Disability Rights
Disability Discrimination Commissioner Dr Ben Gauntlett - “Australia’s Disability Strategy, Human Rights and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities”. In Australia we value “fairness”; a “fair go”; an “opportunity”. Almost all Australians likely think of themselves as open-minded and respectful of difference.
Sex Discrimination
KATE JENKINS SEX DISCRIMINATION COMMISSIONER AUSTRALIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION SDA VICTORIA BRANCH, MELBOURNE 29 OCTOBER, 2019 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY I would like to begin my remarks today by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the people of the Kulin nations. I am...
Rights and Freedoms
As the Federal Senate debates the Modern Slavery Bill this week, the 2018 Australian Dialogue on Business and Human Rights takes place in Sydney today with modern slavery prevention as the key theme. It’s the fifth time the Global Compact Network Australia and the Australian Human Rights Commission...
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