The 1994 Human Rights Awards presentation ceremony was attended by approximately 500 people at the ABC Centre in Sydney. The Attorney-General, the Hon Michael Lavarch, presented the 1994 Human Rights Medal to Dr Roberta Sykes. In addition to the Human Rights Medal, there were 15 awards covering four categories: Media, Literature and Other Writings, Film and Corporate.
The Commission acknowledges the support of QANTAS and the ABC, who provided sponsorship support for this event.
human rights medal
Winner: Dr Roberta B Sykes
songwriting award
Winner: Passage - Jon-Clair Lee - Director/Writer and Jeamin Lee - Composer/Musician
fiction award
Winner: Safe Houses - Rose Zwi
non - fiction award
Winner: Creating a Nation - Patricia Grimshaw, Marilyn Lake, Marian Quartly and Ann McGrath
children's literature award
Winner: The Collectors - Robert Carter
tv drama award
Winner: Heartland - ABC TV Drama - Penny Chapman and Bruce West, Executive Producers
radio documentary/current affairs award
Winner: Deafness as Culture - Late Night Live, ABC Radio National - Gary Bryson, Executive Producer and Peter McEvoy, Producer
tv news/current affairs award
Winner: In Detention - 7.30 Report, ABC TV - Michael Cordell, Reporter/Producer
major metropolitan newspapers award
Winner: The Killing Time - The Age - Rosemary West
regional newspapers award
Winner: Dying in the Dust - Northern Star Lismore, Peter Ellem
magazines award
Winner: May Day Magazines - Mark Crossin, Publisher
corporate award
Winner: Employment Equity Program - Sydney Electricity
poetry award
Winner: Collected Poems - Judith Wright
drama award
Winner: Dead Heart - Nicholas Parsons, Playwright
feature film award
Winner: Only the Brave - Fiona Eagger, Producer and Ana Kokkinos, Director
documentary film/television award
Winner: Exile and the Kingdom - Frank Rijavec, Producer Director
