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Education14 December 2012Publication
Voices of Australia - RightsED
Educational teaching and learning resources that allow students to share ideas about each other, to explore their own family history and experiences of diversity, discrimination, race relations, friendships and signs of respect. -
14 December 2012Book page
'Voices of Australia' Story Deadline Extended (2005)
Acting Race Discrimination Commissioner, Tom Calma, announced today that the closing date to submit stories to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission’s 'Voices of Australia' project has been extended to Monday, 15 August 2005. -
14 December 2012Book page
Voices of Australia: Resource sheet 5 - human rights education
Back to Voices of Australia Voices of Australia - Resource sheet 5 [Download PDF or Word] Protection of human rights in Australia Key words Federal system : a political system in which governmental power is shared between a central or federal government having power over the whole country, and regional governments having power over their respective regions. The Australian federal system… -
14 December 2012Book page
ell us your story for our ‘Voices of Australia’ project (2005)
To mark the 30 th anniversary of the Racial Discrimination Act (RDA), the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission is putting together ‘Voices of Australia ’ – a magazine and audio CD of real-life stories about diversity and living together in contemporary Australia. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice11 December 2013Project
Social Justice and Native Title Reports
Learn how the Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act has meant there is no longer a legal requirement for an annual Social Justice and Native Title Report. -
14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 06-07: Chapter 2 - Human Rights Education and Promotion
Uncover detailed insights on human rights education and promotion from the 2006-07 annual report. -
Rights and Freedoms11 March 2015Opinion piece
Is freedom under pressure globally?
Behind human rights is the still revolutionary idea that every human being is free and equal, that individuals own their own bodies and should be free to pursue their lives, opportunities and enterprise. Human rights provide the foundation for our liberal democracy, our market economy and our civil society. It was the signing 800 years ago of the Magna Carta, or Great Charter of 1215, by… -
14 December 2012Book page
Overview: African Australians - Compendium (2010)
As Professor Graeme Hugo's background paper indicates, there is a long history of migration between African and Australia - however in recent years, it has accelerated. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice14 December 2012Project
Close the Gap: Indigenous Health Campaign
Working together to achieve health and life expectation equality for Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.