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Learn how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls face challenges with their health, wellbeing and education and how this is being addressed.

Uncover detailed insights on human rights education and promotion from the 2006-07 annual report.

Gain insights on human rights education and promotion from the 2003-2004 annual report.

A central function of HREOC is to undertake education programs that increase public awareness and generate discussion of human rights and anti-discrimination issues within Australia. HREOC’s legislative responsibilities are:

Download the Report Download (PDF) Download (DOC) Don’t you think that there is something drastically wrong when we’re in the year 2018 and the deterioration of our people has just tripled? We're missing something somewhere along the line … [we need to be] putting preventative measures in place and really educating our people with empowerment to be able to lend to their own understanding of …

Back to Contents Social Justice Report 2008 Chapter 3: Remote Indigenous education Download in PDF Download in Word Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Setting the scene – the challenge of delivering a quality educational service in remote Australia 1 Remote Australia 2 Are education services available and accessible in remote Australia? 3 Are Indigenous students in remote Australia receiving…

Education is a key determinant in predicting health and well-being, longevity, employment, housing and economic stability. This section documents the issues emerging from the consultations and public submissions in relation to education.

In Port Hedland there is a school outside ... I used to stand on a chair and look out at them. I like to see what they looked like in their school uniform. There was an officer … and she pulled my shoulder down and put me on the ground and said, ‘You are not allowed to look at those people because they are different to you.’ And I was like ‘Why are they different to me?…

Learn about issues that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls face and the legal and social initiatives that work to address them.

There are not enough services available to students with disability to match the requirements. In early education, a mix of services is often required. In schools, physical access limits choice, as does provision of support services and a selection of schools prepared to provide full access to the curriculum. Rural, regional and isolated areas provide minimal option (see also transitional…