Opinion Pieces
This section contains articles and opinion pieces by the various Commissioners and staff of the Australian Human Rights Commission.
John von Doussa QC - President, Australian Human Rights Commission
- The right to live free from violence
Published in On Line Opinion, 8 July 2007 - It's About Time: Women, men, work and family
9 March 2007 - No
need to abandon human rights to be tough on terror
Published in The Canberra Times, 20 September 2006 - Australia’s
human rights obligations as part of the “coalition of the willing”
Published in The Canberra Times, 21 June 2004 - Excerpt
from the 2003 Mitchell Oration, delivered by John von Doussa, QC
Published in the Adelaide Advertiser, 24 November 2003
Ms Elizabeth Broderick, Sex Discrimination Commissioner and Commissioner responsible for Age Discrimination
- The 'burden' that should be a blessing
Published in Australian Financial Review, 1 October 2008 - Small business needs to think big about paid maternity leave
Published in Sydney Morning Herald, 18 June 2008 - Time to Adjust the work-life balance
Published in The Australian, 11 April 2008 - Maternity scheme is overdue
Published in The Age, 8 April 2008 - Time to induce paid maternity leave
Published in The Newcastle Herald, 28 February 2008 -
Profession should be re-engineered to help women reach the top
Published in The Australian, 8 February 2008 - Improper sexual behaviour still rife
Published in The Canberra Times, 6 February 2008 - Let’s not take another quarter century to end sexual harassment
Published in The Advertiser, 11 January 2008 - Flexibility the key to a better work environment
Published in Sydney Morning Herald, 21 Decemeber 2007 - Women's business is everyone's business
Published in the Sydney Morning Herald, 8 October 2007
Mr Tom Calma, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner & Race Discrimination Commissioner
- Australia needs to declare support for Indigenous Peoples in words and actions
Published in Koori Mail, 24 September 2008 - Racial equality re-examined
Published in On Line Opinion on 24 April 2008 & Published in Lawyers Weekly on 9 May 2008 - Overcoming the native title gridlock
Published in the Australian Financial Review, 11 April 2008 - Our first commitment must be to ensure that children and women can live without fear for their safety, 12 December 2007
- Dealing with a national tragedy - failure is not an option
Published in Arena Publications, 15 August 2007 - Reinvigorating multiculturalism is not just an option, it is a necessity for a healthy, functioning democracy.
16 August 2007 - Close the gap in Indigneous and non-Indegenous health
4 April 2007 - Sick lives cut short
Published in Herald Sun, 12 December 2006 - Options for indigenous economic development
Published in The Canberra Times, 11 May 2005
Mr Graeme Innes AM, Human Rights Commissioner and Disability Discrimination Commissioner
- Delay in same-sex fairness is wrong
Published in The Canberra Times, 20 June 2008 and Gay Destination, 26 June 2008 - Protecting Australian’s rights
Published in On Line Opinion, 28 April 2008 - A question of human rights
Published in The Age, 17 April 2008 - Immigration detention laws need reviewing
Published in The Newcastle Herald, 17 January 2008. - It's hard to argue against equality
Published in On Line Opinion, 1 March 2007
Opinion pieces from previous commissioners
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