Current Projects

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Close the Gap: Indigenous Health Campaign

Working together to achieve health and life expectation equality for Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

The Declaration is the most comprehensive tool we have available to advance and protect the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. I use the Declaration as my guide as Social Justice Commissioner.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Native Title Report 2021

Read the latest insights from the Native Title Report 2021.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Social Justice and Native Title Reports

Learn how the Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act has meant there is no longer a legal requirement for an annual Social Justice and Native Title Report.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Constitution reform to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the nations Constitution

The last few years have seen a growing feeling that the Constitution needs to be brought up to date to reflect the reality of Australia in the 21st century.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Bringing Them Home - interactive educational resource

Bringing them Home was the name given to the final report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families conducted by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (now called the Australian Human Rights Commission). The National...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Native Title

Native title is a property right which reflects a relationship to land which is the very foundation of Indigenous religion, culture and well-being. The non-discriminatory protection of native title is a recognised human right.