Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Thank you Madam Chair for the opportunity to be part of this Interactive Panel on the implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples at this, the Sixth Session on the Expert Panel on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. I believe Interactive Panels provide an opportunity for...
Rights and Freedoms
Annual Kirby Lecture on International law: ANZSIL 2013 Thursday 4 July 20136:30 pm Finkel Theatre, John Curtin School of Medical Research,Garran Rd, Australian National University (Check against delivery) Freedom of Speech and giving offence: can a balance be struck? I was especially pleased to be...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
District and County Courts of Australia and New Zealand Conference.
Rights and Freedoms
Today I want to talk to you first generally about Australia’s human rights obligations, and the role of the Commission. I will then move to discuss three key human rights obligations which are relevant to decisions which some officers within the Department make every day.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
NSW Police Seminar, University of Western Sydney
Age Discrimination
Forgetful. Slow. Inactive. Inflexible. Technophobic. Prone to illness. Unable to learn new things. Bad drivers. Vulnerable. Grumpy. Isolated. Lonely. If I were to ask you which group of people these terms are often used to describe, I’m sure it would not take you long to arrive at ‘older’ people. Yet...
Disability Rights
Project launch in partnership between the Australian Human Rights Commission and Granville College, South Western Sydney Institute.
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
Explore a speech delivered by the former President of the Human Rights Commission, Professor Gillian Triggs, to the Refugee Advice and Casework Service.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
AIATSIS National Native Title Conference, Alice Springs
Children's Rights
Opening plenary session of 5th SNAICC National Conference - For Our Children: Living and Learning Together
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Ms Mandy Doherty and Ms Jenny Bedford delivered the following joint statement on 22 May 2013 to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on behalf of the Australian Government and the Australian Human Rights Commission. We would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land...
Children's Rights
Network of Community Activities, International College of Management, Manly NSW
Disability Rights
Australian Network on Disability Annual Conference. Panel - Big Ideas to change the employment of people with disability: Moving Australia from 21 out of 29 OECD countries, to the top ten.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Mick Gooda addresses lateral violence at Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service (QIFVLS) Gala Dinner
Children's Rights
I want to start by sharing with you the views of 14-year-old Rani who was – as part of a custody case – the subject of a lengthy dispute about contact. Rani had an independent children’s lawyer and a family report to present ‘her best interests’ to the judge. However she still felt totally excluded from the decision-making process.
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