Television Award: Solutions for a Secret Shame - Channel 9
Solutions for a Secret Shame, Sunday, Channel Nine - Helen Dalley (reporter) and Paul Steindl (producer)
About this winner
- Year: 1999
- Level: Winner
- Award category: Media award
About the 1999 nomination
Solutions for a Secret Shame, Sunday, Channel Nine - Helen Dalley (reporter) and Paul Steindl (producer)
This controversial and complex Sunday cover story looked at the abuse of human rights revealing amongst other things that Aboriginal women were 45 times more likely to be victims of domestic violence than non-Indigenous women. The report focused on community initiated responses and highlighted the power of ordinary people in creating positive social change. The program itself was a catalyst for change, prompting several funding and policy initiatives.
About the Human Rights Awards
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