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Rights and Freedoms

Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2018

1    Executive Summary 1.    The Australian Human Rights Commission makes this submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, in response to its review of the Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2018 (Cth) (Bill) introduced by the Australian...

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Rights and Freedoms

Current Issues in Prison Management

Learn more about the Australian Human Rights Commission's summary of issues in Australian adult corrections and youth detention.

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Rights and Freedoms

Launch of Give Me Shelter: Dr Sev Ozdowski (2001)

Lord when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food or thirsty and gave you to drink; a stranger and we welcomed you, naked and clothed you, sick or in prison and we visited you?

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Rights and Freedoms

Submission to the Committee Against Torture (2022)

This submission is made by the Australian Human Rights Commission (Commission). The Commission is an ‘A status’ national human rights institution, operating in conformity with the Paris Principles. This submission is based on work that has been undertaken by the Commission in accordance with our...

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Rights and Freedoms

Australian Lawyers Alliance Conference (2009)

As lawyers who work every day with ordinary people, you will all have first hand experience of the value that we, in Australia, place on human rights. You will also be acutely aware of the significant gaps in human rights protection in Australia.

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Rights and Freedoms

A Human Rights Act for Australia

I would also like to acknowledge the presence of Members of Parliament - Mike Reynolds (Speaker of the Legislative Assembly), Linda Lavarch, Dean Wells, Evan Moorhead; Christine Smith, Desley Scott, Kate Jones, Dianne Reilly and Vicky Darling.

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Rights and Freedoms

Rights for all: Building inclusive communities for all generations Chris Sidoti (1999)

Thank you to the Public Health Association for inviting me to deliver the Sax Oration this year. I am honoured to follow so many distinguished speakers who have delivered the oration over the years. I am honoured too to be able to commemorate the work of Sidney Sax, one of the most significant people shaping health care policy and practice in Australia.

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