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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Project
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
29 July 2024Media Release
Commissioner Katie Kiss welcomes Malarndirri McCarthy as new Minister for Indigenous Australians
Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss has welcomed the appointment of Senator Malarndirri McCarthy as the new Minister for Indigenous Australians. Senator McCarthy was sworn in today following the resignation last week of former Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney, who has left the frontbench and will not contest the next election. … -
14 December 2012Book page
Chapter 4: Beyond the Apology - an agenda for healing: Social Justice Report 2008
On 13 February 2008 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, on behalf of the Australian Parliament, made a historic and long overdue national Apology to the Stolen Generations. With eloquence and emotion, Prime Minister Rudd said what so many Australians have wanted to say, and what so many Indigenous peoples have needed to hear: -
14 December 2012Book page
A last resort? - Summary Guide: Australia's Detention Policy
While a short period of detention may be permitted for the purpose of conducting preliminary health, identity and security checks, Australia's detention system requires detention well beyond those permitted purposes. In fact, Australia's immigration detention laws and practices create a detention system that is fundamentally at odds with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. -
14 December 2012Book page
Commission Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
The National Ethnic Disability Alliance (NEDA) is the peak body in Australia for people from a non-English speaking background (NESB) with disability, their families and carers. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
30 August 2024Media Release
Call for urgent child justice reforms following death of teenager in WA youth detention centre
Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss, National Children's Commissioner Anne Hollonds, and Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay have expressed their sadness and disappointment following the death yesterday of a First Nations teenager who was incarcerated in Western Australia’s Banksia Hill youth detention centre. -
Legal
14 December 2012WebpageNotice of Grant of Temporary Exemption under section 44(1) of the Age Discrimination Act 2004 (Cth) [2012]
By this instrument, under section 44(1) of the Age Discrimination Act 2004 (Cth)(ADA), the Australian Human Rights Commission grants an exemption to the State of New South Wales - Department of Family and Community Services, Ageing Disability and Home Care (the Applicant) from the operation of sections 28 and 29 of the ADA. The exemption is granted for a period of one year from the date of this… -
14 December 2012Book page
Education: African Australians - Compendium (2010)
Education is a key determinant in predicting health and well-being, longevity, employment, housing and economic stability. This section documents the issues emerging from the consultations and public submissions in relation to education. -
LGBTIQ+
29 August 2024Media ReleaseSex Discrimination Commissioner calls on Fed Gov to reverse LGBTIQA+ Census backflip
Australia’s Sex Discrimination Commissioner Dr Anna Cody has called on the Federal Government to reconsider a decision to renege on a commitment to have LGBTIQA+-related questions and topics in the 2026 Census. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Independent Interim Report on CEDAW
Para 29: The Committee encourages the State party to continue its efforts to tackle the persistent problem of violence against women and urges the State party to adopt national legislation and adopt, implement and adequately fund as a matter of urgency the National Action Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and Their Children, including a mechanism for independent monitoring. -
14 December 2012Book page
Commission Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
Learn about the national inquiry into children in immigration detention. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
25 July 2024Media Release
Commissioner Katie Kiss pays tribute to Linda Burney
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss today paid tribute to Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney, who has resigned from the frontbench and will not contest the next election. -
Race Discrimination
25 July 2024Media ReleaseRace Discrimination Commissioner welcomes Multicultural Framework Review
Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman has welcomed the release of the Multicultural Framework Review by the Federal Government, calling it a significant step towards the greater recognition of the rights of racially marginalised Australians. The review, led by an independent panel, was released by Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs Minister Andrew Giles on… -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2005 :
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) was established in 1990 by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989 (Cth). The Act made provisions for the establishment of 35 representative Regional Councils on behalf of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia. -
22 October 2020Webpage
Partnerships and Upcoming Events
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Education5 April 2016Webpage
Homelessness
Explore educational resources on homelessness and human rights, provided by the Australian Human Rights Commission. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
2 May 2018Speech
2018 Grace Vaughan Memorial Lecture, University of Western Australia
Acknowledgments Good evening everyone. I would like to acknowledge the Noongar people the custodians of this land, and all their elders, past, present and emerging. Yaningi warangira ngindaji yuwa muwayi ingirranggu, Wurundjeri yani U. Balangarri wadjirragali jarra ningi – gamali ngindaji yau muwayi nyirrami ngarri thangani. Yaningi miya ngindaji Muwayi ingga winyira ngarragi thangani… -
14 December 2012Book page
Native Title Report 2006: Chapter 7: The Yarrabah Housing Project
Underpinning the Government’s partnerships approach to Indigenous policy is the belief that economic development is the key to sustainable improvement in the quality of life of residents of Indigenous communities.1 -
Commission – General
25 June 2024WebpagePortfolio Budget Statement
About the Portfolio Budget Statement The purpose of the Portfolio Budget Statement is to inform senators, members of parliament, and the public of the proposed allocation of resources to government outcomes. Agencies within a relevant portfolio are required to have a Portfolio Budget Statement. The Australian Human Rights Commission is an agency that is situated within the Attorney-General's… -
Business and Human Rights
23 February 2021Project
Bringing a gender lens to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
In light of the unique and disproportionate ways that business-related human rights abuses are experienced by women and girls, in 2017 the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights (Working Group) launched a project considering the gender dimension of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). This project included regional consultations including a consultation in