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Report card on Australian Universities response to Change the course report
The Australian Human Rights Commission has conducted an audit of responses to the landmark Change the course report into sexual assault and sexual harassment at Australian universities.The Change the course report released in August 2017 found one in five (21%) students reported experiencing sexual...
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APS Human Rights Network - Speech by Greg Manning
IntroductionI would like to begin by acknowledging the traditional custodians of this land, the Ngunnawal people, and pay my respects to their elders, past and present.The Attorney-General’s Department is pleased to be a co-sponsor of this event, and I thank you all for attending. I also thank...
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APS Human Rights Network - Speech by Stephanie Foster
Like Gillian, I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land we’re meeting on, and pay my respects to elders past and present, and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island employees joining us today.And hello to all. It’s wonderful, as Deputy PS Commissioner, to see such a level of...
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APS Human Rights Network - Speech by Prof. Gillian Triggs (2015)
Thank you for the introduction, and in this glorious atmosphere in Canberra can I also acknowledge the Ngunnawal people, the traditional custodians of the land on which we now gather. I pay my respects to elders, past and present.Thank you to the Attorney-General’s department for co-hosting this...
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Education and Human Rights – Recognising one, realising all
Speech delivered to the Centre for Equality event “Education Under Fire”Speech by Professor Gillian TriggsPresident, Australian Human Rights CommissionWednesday, 28 November 2012Chief Justice, your honours, friends and colleagues, students, ladies and gentlemen:May I acknowledge the traditional...
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APS Human Rights Network - Speech: Mr Harry Jenkins MP (2012)
It is a pleasure to be here today at this meeting of the APS Human Rights Network. It is good to see Commonwealth public servants regularly coming together to think about how human rights relate to their work.
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2010 Media Release: Enhanced focus on human rights education and community engagement programs
The Australian Human Rights Commission will be focusing on building understanding and respect for rights through a range of community engagement and human rights education programs following recent announcements by the federal Government.
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2010 Media Release: New teaching resources will help students understand human rights
Teachers and students now have access to a new range of interactive human rights education resources, released by the Australian Human Rights Commission today.
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Why doing the ‘rights’ thing is good for business (2009)
Despite the global financial crisis, growing numbers of Australian companies are recognising that doing business in a way that demonstrates respect for human rights makes good business sense.
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Youth Challenge Online - Teaching Human Rights and Responsibilities
May I begin by welcoming you all here today, including Senator Marise Payne who is representing the Commonwealth Attorney General, Professor Gordon Stanley, President of the NSW Board of Studies, Mr Duncan McGuiness from the NSW Parents Council and Mr Roger O'Sullivan from the Council of Catholic School Parents and Mr Kevin Bradburn from the NSW Department of Education. I also welcome the 30-odd students who have been selected to participate in this event and their teachers, and our guest speakers Mr Richard Shearman, Ms Sue Simpson and Ms Beverly Baker.
