Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Launch of the Australian Law Reform Commission’s special issue of Reform 93 on ‘Native Title’ and inaugural Reconciliation Action Plan Tranby Aboriginal College, 13 Mansfield street, Glebe NSW
Commission – General
There is just one month to go. On Friday 11 August entries close for the Human Writes personal essay and Rights in Perspective art competitions. HREOC encourages young people living in Australia from the ages of 11 to 18 to enter.
Commission – General
An index of Australian Human Rights Commission Media Releases published in 2011 is available below. For further information, please contact the Public Affairs Unit via: media@humanrights.gov.au.
Rights and Freedoms
Homelessness has, I'm sure, been on your agendas for many years. More recently, both Parity and the Rudd federal government (if I can put you both in the same league) has given it a much increased focus. Today, I want to identify the many human rights issues raised in the context of homelessness, and suggest how a human rights framework would help address what is an ever-increasing problem in our society.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
I too would like to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land where we meet today, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, and I pay my respects to their elders.
Commission – General
Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner Pru Goward has welcomed the passage of the Bill through the House of Representatives and congratulates all parliamentarians who contributed to the debate for the forthright expression of their opinions and the decisive manner in which the House agreed to the Bill.
Commission – General
This morning’s formal support from the Australian Government for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is likely to go down in history as a watershed moment in Australia’s relationship with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Tom Calma said today.
Rights and Freedoms
Firstly I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we stand and by so doing remind ourselves that Australia's cultural traditions stretch back many thousands of years.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
I would like to begin by acknowledging the Gadigal peoples of the Eora nation, the traditional owners and custodians of the land where we are gathered today, and pay my respects to their elders and to the ancestors. I would also like to acknowledge:
Commission – General
President of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, John von Doussa QC, expressed concerns at the government’s plans to rush its new anti-terrorism legislation through the Senate process without allowing time for proper political and public scrutiny.
Commission – General
Taxi drivers around Australia are dropping the ball when it comes to transporting blind passengers, Commissioner responsible for Disability Discrimination Graeme Innes will tell the Australian Taxi Industry Association Conference in Adelaide today.
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