2016 Media

The Castan Centre's academics are the first port of call for many journalists on pressing human rights issues. Click here to see their areas of expertise, or contact us to find out who to talk to. Below is a listing of some of their contributions for 2016.

• Interview with 612 ABC Brisbane Evenings: Surrogacy in Cambodia, Paula Gerber, 24 November 2016
• "Arrests and uncertainty overseas show why Australia must legalise compensated surrogacy", The Conversation, Paula Gerber, 24 November 2016
• Interview with ABC Breakfast on compensated surrogacy, Paula Gerber, 21 November 2016
• "FactCheck Q&A: how much was spent on the Cambodia refugee deal and how many were settled?", The Conversation, Maria O'Sullivan, 21 November 2016
• Opinion piece "The plebiscite is dead, but the quest for marriage equality lives on", The Conversation, Paula Gerber 8 November 2016
• Opinion piece "The plebiscite can now be pronounced dead and given the burial it deserves", Sydney Morning Herald, Paula Gerber, 8 November 2016
• Interview for EJIL: Live!, podcast series in relation to ‘A rival history of self-determination’ 27(3) European Journal of International Law, Victoria University Wellington, New Zealand, Deborah Whitehall, 24 October 2016
• "Australia’s delay in achieving marriage equality is coming at a real cost for our region", The Conversation, Paula Gerber, 15 August 2016
• "Sydney to host forum for Pacific LGBTI activists on fighting for equality", The Guardian, quoting Paula Gerber, 9 August 2016
• Interview with Triple R on the Castan Human Rights Report 2016, Paula Gerber, 9 August 2016
• "Islamophobia has become normal. Our challenge now is dismantling it without doing more damage", Daily Life, Mariam Veiszadeh conference speaker, 8 August 2016
• "When kids’ rights are taken away, bad things happen", Crinkling News, Paula Gerber, 2 August 2016
• "'Abu Ghraib'-style images of children in detention in Australia trigger public inquiry", The Guardian, quoting Stephen Gray, 26 July 2016
• "What next for asylum policy under the Turnbull government?", The Daily Show, Radio 2SER, Sydney,  Maria O'Sullivan, 20 July and 25 July 2016
• "Working for significant social change", 774 ABC Radio, The Conversation Hour, interview with Tory Russell conference speaker, 21 July 2016
• "Young, black and politicised", ABC Radio National, interview with Tory Russell conference speaker, 19 July 2016
• "#NeverTrump at the RNC, Black Lives Matter, and the road to the App Store", Triple J Hack, interview with Tory Russell conference speaker, 19 July 2016
• "Black Lives Matter movement striking a chord with Indigenous Australians, says visiting US activist", ABC News Breakfast, interview with Tory Russell conference speaker, 19 July 2016
• "Black Lives Matter movement striking a chord with Indigenous Australians, says visiting US activist", ABC Radio National, interview with Tory Russell conference speaker, 19 July 2016
• "Comment: What's next for asylum seekers under a re-elected Turnbull government?", SBS and The Conversation, Maria O'Sullivan, 18 July 2016
• ‘Who needs a plebiscite?‘ Law Radio, Paula Gerber, 15 July 2016
• "Indigenous Australians unfairly jailed due to racism in legal system – research", The Guardian, quoting Stephen Gray, 7 July 2016
• "British MPs consider punish Tony Blair over Iraq War", interview with ABC Radio Current Affairs, Sarah Joseph, 4 July 2016
• "Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull wrong on marriage plebiscite", The Age, Paula Gerber, 27 June 2016
• "Orlando shooting is the latest chapter in the global fight for LGBT rights", The Conversation, Paula Gerber, 16 June 2016
• "Australia Can Have An Indigenous Treaty And Constitutional Recognition", The Huffington Post, quoting Stephen Gray, 15 June 2016
• "La Trobe Faces Ultimatum: Reinstate Roz Ward Or Face Court",  New Matilda, quoting Sarah Joseph, 3 June 2016
• "Academic Freedom and the Suspension of Roz Ward", The Conversation, Sarah Joseph, 2 June 2016
• "Indefinite detention likened to 'psychological torture'", interview with ABC Radio National Breakfast, Azadeh Dastyari, 23 May 2016
• Interview with Koori Radio on Blackchat with Lola Forester on the Castan Centre Northern Territory Intervention - an evaluation online report, Stephen Gray, 19 May 2016
• "Indigenous reconciliation in Australia: still a bridge too far?",  The Conversation, Melissa Castan and Kerry Arabena, 19 May 2016
• "Manoeuvring on Manus", Lowy Institute Interpreter, Maria O'Sullivan, 16 May 2016
• "PNG says Manus Island is no longer a detention centre", ABC Radio National Drive, Maria O'Sullivan, 12 May 2016
• "Outrage over Australia’s new mega jail",  Herald Sun, quoting Bronwyn Naylor, 6 May 2016
• "Domestic violence will flourish because of government funding cuts", The Age, quoting Bronwyn Naylor, 2 May 2016
• "Half the men who kill partners have history of domestic violence", The Sydney Morning Herald, quoting Bronwyn Naylor, 29 April 2016
• "Manus Island: The Alternatives", The Daily Show, Radio 2SER, Sydney, Maria O'Sullivan, 29 April 2016
• "If not Manus, then what? Possible alternatives for asylum seekers and refugees in PNG", The Conversation, Maria O'Sullivan, 28 April 2016
• "Tony Abbott’s open contempt for international human rights law", The Conversation, Sarah Joseph, 31 March 2016
• "Iraq militants claim to put Isis fighter's fate to vote on Instagram", The Guardian, Gideon Boas, 29 March 2016
• "Karadzic verdict does little for those suffering say Australian Srebrenica survivors", SBS, Gideon Boas, 25 March 2016
• "‘Dollar Dave’ and the Reserve Bank: a tale of art, theft and human rights", The Conversation, Stephen Gray, 22 March 2016
• Fact Check: Has the number of children in detention     dropped from 2,000 to about 75 under the Coalition?, The ABC, quoting Maria O'Sullivan, 25 February 2016
• "Australia found to have breached the human rights of David Hicks", The Conversation, Sarah Joseph, 22 February 2016
• "Do we need a new human rights commissioner? Yes,     but it's complicated …", The Conversation, Adam Fletcher, 15 February 2016
• "Nigel Scullion scoffs at proposed national target     on Indigenous jail rates" The Guardian, quoting Stephen Gray, 12 February 2016
• "Priority must be to close the gap between     indigenous Australians and the rest", The Age, quoting the Castan Centre Northern Territory Intervention evaluation report, 11     February 2016
• "Research finds Fed Govt's 'Stronger Futures'     initiative has failed to produce tangible progress" ABC     Radio National Breakfast, radio interview with Stephen Gray, 9 February     2016
• NITV news report on the Northern Territory Intervention     evaluation report, SBS, interview with Stephen Gray, 9 February     2016
• "Aboriginal Life Expectancy Gap To Be Closed 'In     495 Years', Says Report", The New Matilda, quoting Stephen     Gray, 9 February 2016
• "Northern Territory intervention fails key     reforms: report" SBS Radio interview with Stephen Gray, 9     February
• "NT Intervention given fail grade" The Wire, interview with Stephen Gray, 8 February 2016
• "Northern Territory intervention 'fails on human     rights' and closing the gap", The Guardian, quoting Stephen Gray and the Castan Centre Northern Territory Intervention     evaluation report, 8 February 2016
• ‘The Concept of Sanctuary’ Channelnews Asia (Television), Maria O'Sullivan, 5 February 2016
• "You have the right to speak...well...",     2ser, radio interview with Sarah Joseph, 4 February 2016