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Social Inclusion and Human Rights in Australia

Chain Reaction Foundation Breakfast Cafe KPMG Level 15, 10 Shelley Street, Sydney Tuesday 20 August 2013 7:45am (Check against delivery) Social Inclusion and Human Rights in Australia I would like to acknowledge the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation, the Traditional Owners of the land upon which we...

Category, Speech
Rights and Freedoms

United Nations of Association of Australia National Conference

United Nations of Association of Australia National Conference Great Hall, University House Australian National University, Canberra 10 August 2013 9.40am Professor Gillian Triggs President, Australian Human Rights Commission Australia and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Download slides I...

Category, Speech
Children's Rights

Address to the Annual Coalition Meeting

Families Australia Annual Coalition Meeting CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Time of event: 8:30am Time of speech: 10:15-10:40am Chair: Brian Babington Other speakers: No other speakers – keynote Length of speech: 30 minutes Contact on the day: Stella Conroy 0422 384 000 1. Acknowledgments Slide 1 – Opening...

Category, Speech
Children's Rights

Listening to children and young people from refugee backgrounds

Refugee Youth In Focus: National Forum on young people from refugee backgrounds CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Acknowledgments Thank you, Carmel. I would like to thank Carmel, Nadine Liddy, and the Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network (MYAN) Australia for inviting me to speak at as part of the plenary...

Category, Speech
Rights and Freedoms

Freedom of Speech and giving offence: can a balance be struck?

Annual Kirby Lecture on International law: ANZSIL 2013 Thursday 4 July 2013 6:30 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...

Category, Speech
Children's Rights

Walking the talk: Towards authentic child voice

It’s fantastic to be amongst so many people committed to the wellbeing of Australia’s children. I’m thrilled to have been invited today by Prue Warrilow, Brian Babington and Families Australia and feel honoured to deliver the Berry Street Childhood Institute Families Australia Oration as my first speaking engagement as inaugural National Children’s Commissioner.

Category, Speech
Rights and Freedoms

Tweaking the draft bill could preserve core reforms

The proposed anti-discrimination law has critics, but it delivers a balanced package. If the release of the exposure draft of the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012 was intended to stimulate public discussion about an important reform initiative, it has clearly done what it set out to do.

Category, Opinion
Disability Rights

Confessions of an ABC lover (2012)

For people who are blind or vision impaired, watching ABC TV has been a much richer experience lately. Unfortunately, that is about to change, writes Graeme Innes.

Category, Opinion
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Solidarity is key to a reconciled Australia (2012)

The following opinion pieces have been published by the President and Commissioners. Reproduction of the opinion pieces must include reference to where the opinion piece was originally published.

Category, Opinion
Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Security rethink can protect refugee rights (2012)

The following opinion pieces have been published by the President and Commissioners. Reproduction of the opinion pieces must include reference to where the opinion piece was originally published.

Category, Opinion

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