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2010 Human Rights Medal and Awards Winners

Commission – General
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2010 Human rIghts Meda Winner: Thérèse Rein
  1. The prestigious 2010 human rights medal
    Thérèse Rein - for her longstanding work along side people with a disability.
  2. The young people’s human rights medal
    25 year old Jack Manning Bancroft - for his work with young indigenous Australians.
  3. The law award (sponsored by the law council of Australia)
    The Northern Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency
  4. The community (organisation) award
    GetUp!
  5. highly commended certificate for the community (organisation) award
    the Immigrant Women’s Support Service
  6. The community (individual) award (sponsored by ihr Australia)
    Nina Funnell
  7. The print media award (sponsored by vibe Australia)
    Chris Graham - for the Grass is Always Greener.., published in the National Indigenous Times.
  8. highly commended certificate for the print media award
    Stephen Lunn, from The Australian - for his National Disability Insurance Scheme series.
  9. The literature (non-fiction) award (sponsored by the co-op bookshop)
    John Host with Chris Owen - for It’s Still in My Heart, This is My Country.
  10. highly commended certificate for the literature (non-fiction) award
    Sandy Jeffs - for Flying with Paper Wings: Reflections on Living with Madness.
  11. The radio award
    ABC Radio National’s ‘360 documentaries’ - for The Too Hard Basket.
  12. highly commended certificate for the radio award
    Lorena Allan and Mark Don - for No Ordinary Piece of Bush – The High Price of Coronation Hill, ABC Radio National’s ‘Hindsight.’
  13. The television award (sponsored by avant card)
    Dan Goldberg, Adam Kay, Thierry Bled, Scott Barnett and Lucas Sudbury - for Football United: Passport to Hope, North One Television Australia for Foxtel’s Bio.