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Children’s Commissioner to Launch Final Report

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Australia’s first Children’s Commissioner, Megan Mitchell will on Monday launch her final report – one of the most comprehensive assessments of children’s rights ever produced in Australia. 

The report makes clear that the mental health of Australian children is not being cared for sufficiently and that Governments must do more to ensure children’s wellbeing.  

New guidelines launched to promote the inclusion of transgender and gender diverse people in sport

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Sport and human rights leaders are encouraging all Australians to “stand for inclusivity”, launching new guidelines that promote the inclusion of transgender and gender diverse people in sport.

Guidelines - Including transgender and gender diverse people in sport

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Terminology

Tuesday 3 July, 2018

The Australian Human Rights Commission recognises that respect for individuality impacts on a person’s self-worth and inherent dignity. The use of inclusive terminology respects individuality and enables visibility of important issues.

The Commission supports the right of people to identify their sexual orientation and gender identity as they choose. The Commission also recognises that terminology is strongly contested, particularly terminology to describe gender identity and intersex variations.

Brotherboys, sistergirls and LGBT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Tuesday 3 July, 2018

Brotherboys, sistergirls and other LGBT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples experience a number of significant and intersecting points of discrimination and marginalisation in Australia.

The Commission’s Resilient Individuals: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & Intersex Rights report considered the intersecting issues of racism, homophobia and transphobia faced by these communities. No information was received about intersex issues.

Participants involved in consultations for the report raised some of the following issues:

LGBT older people

Tuesday 3 July, 2018

Older people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or gender diverse or intersex can face particular issues later in life, especially in accessing safe and inclusive aged care services.

The Commission has highlighted some of these concerns in previous reports.*

The Resilient Individuals: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & Intersex Rights report raised the following concerns:

Research by Government Reform Bodies involving Vulnerable People and Populations

 

Ethics Training Day: Dealing with Vulnerability

Princeton Room, Bond University, 14 University Drive, Robina, Qld
 

 

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Introduction


I represent an organisation that works extensively with people who can be part of “vulnerable populations”. My background is as a human rights lawyer. While human rights and human ethics are not the same thing, there are some important cross-overs in how we work.

Religion and Human Rights in Modern Australia: Friends, Foes or Ships in the Night?

 

Western Sydney Open Forum
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Acknowledgements

• Traditional Aboriginal owners: the Darug Nation
• Dr Sev Ozdowski AM

If you’ve read the papers or seen the news in the last few weeks, you might be forgiven for thinking that human rights are somehow radically incompatible with religion, or at least with ‘religious freedom’.