Income inequality is rapidly rising and overlapping crises, like war and climate change, lead to increases in poverty, inequality and discrimination worldwide. But our right to food, water, sanitation, housing and health are all protected under the declaration of human rights and many other treaties. The Australian government must step up now to protect our economic, social and cultural rights. (Write your ideas for this campaign below. Please keep in mind Amnesty International Australia's values and behaviours charter when commenting. Offensive posts will be removed.)
Mobilise teams of volunteers in school to play an interactive game that involves the use of tokens etc to represent resources that then give them an amount that they then have to try to survive on (within the game ) and having to make difficult opportunity cost decisions along the way.
Inequality and economic insecurity needs to be tackled. It is involved in everything. More economic insecurity leads to less social cohesion, more crime, unemployment, mental & physical health deterioration which is in turn an added pressure for health systems. I would like to see a genuine to the root solution to tackle this rather than a bandaid.
Teach the public: 1. Money is created 'ex nihilo'. 2. Currency-*issuing* governments don't need to 'balance their budget' (unlike you and me - ie, USERS of the currency); they need to ensure the resources they want to mobilize (eg labour, materials) are available for purchase in the nation's currency (to avoid inflation).
I feel like a lot of the human rights challenges we face are rooted in the growing inequity in society - e.g. restrictions on the right to protest laws in Tasmania are coded around "jobless wastrels interfering in the forestry industry". Much of the Justice Reinvented stuff comes under this too - if social welfare was adequately prioritised, then it would reduce crime and the need for imprisonment (especially youth crime). How do we make it 'work'? I think we root our Human Rights Act work in economic, social and cultural rights. AI has a long legacy of work on civil and political rights. Let's use those skills to reinforce the fundamentally universal nature of ESC rights.
Talking to politicians about these issues. I would love to get involved in this campaign.
"It's the economy, stupid". Poverty CAN be eradicated.
Human dignity is the core value of equality in all aspect of our life. Every people must enjoy the basic needs in order to live accordingly.
Let us continuously promote the Principle of Solidarity and Subsidiarity because both principles emanate from human dignity.
A more equal country.
Vote for Government that will increase taxes on the super rich.
The gap is widerning and food insecurity is growing. Billionaires are controlling how governments react to these issues. Countries that have benefited off colonisation are doing little to fix these problems.
Tax reform that targets the super rish and corporations. Personal story telling I would be invovled because this is something that is constantly on my mind. The newly re-elected government has to step up and stop trying to appease the rich and take a stronger stand.
I would like to see gender inequality highlighted in the area of economic insecurity and I would like the outcome to be that highschool age children have access to learning and understanding more about this.
Certainly! Here's a refined version with exactly 100 words: The Cost of Inequality Income shapes opportunity. Without it, people lose access to housing, healthcare, education, and dignity. Frustration builds—and sometimes turns to anger or unrest. Society often responds with fear and blame: “They’re from the slums.” “They’re criminals.” But these are people in pain, not problems to be dismissed. This cycle—poverty, anger, fear, harsher policies—only deepens inequality. In Australia, discrimination limits opportunity despite protective laws. Without real accountability, justice remains out of reach. Everyone deserves a fair chance. Inequality isn’t just unfair—it threatens our economy, safety, and unity. The answer isn’t fear. It’s fairness. And equal opportunity for all.
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