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Disability Rights
15 February 2024WebpageMeet the IncludeAbility Ambassadors
Our IncludeAbility Ambassadors advocate for equality in employment for people with disability, offering their leadership and advice to the Project. -
14 December 2012Book page
Bringing them Home - Chapter 21
Indigenous children throughout Australia remain very significantly over-represented `in care' and in contact with welfare authorities. Their over-representation increases as the intervention becomes more coercive, with the greatest over-representation being in out-of-home care. Indigenous children appear to be particularly over-represented in long-term foster care arrangements. A high percentage… -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2007 - Appendix 1
Back to Contents Social Justice Report 2007 Appendix 1 Chronology of events relating to the administration of Indigenous affairs, 1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007 Date Event / summary of issue July 2006 Bilateral Agreement on Service Delivery to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in Western Australia signed. A Bilateral Agreement on Indigenous Affairs was signed by the State of Western… -
14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 2007-2008: Chapter 2 - Human Rights Education and Promotion
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: -
14 December 2012Book page
Chapter 1 - Introduction: Social Justice Report 2008
Social Justice Report 2008 Chapter 1: Introduction Back to Contents Download in PDF Download in Word 1 A time for change 2 Milestone achievements 3 Follow-up action on Social Justice Report 2007 4 Native Title Report 2008 5 Contents of the Social Justice Report 2008 6 Setting a new agenda A united Australia which represents this land of ours; values the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander … -
Legal
14 December 2012WebpageInquiry into the Water Amendment Bill 2008
Inquiry into the Water Amendment Bill 2008 Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Standing Committee 7 November 2008 Download in Word [294KB] Download in PDF [71KB] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Recommendations 4 Scope and Intent of the Bill 5 The Indigenous peoples of the Murray Darling 5.1 Indigenous Peoples’… -
14 December 2012Book page
President and Commissioners - Annual Report 2009-2010: Australian Human Rights Commission
The Hon. Catherine Branson was appointed President of the Australian Human Rights Commission on 7 August 2008 and commenced her five year term on 14 October 2008. On 12 July 2009 she additionally became the Human Rights Commissioner. -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
30 March 2017Publication
Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Human Rights: Snapshot Report (2nd Edition) 2017
The second edition of this Report provides an update on legal and policy developments related to refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia since 2013. The Report is not intended to address all the issues facing refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia. Instead, it focuses on developments which place Australia at risk of breaching its international human rights obligations -
14 December 2012Book page
HREOC Report No. 18
Access HREOC Report No. 18.