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Education25 February 2014Publication
Human Rights Examples for the Australian Curriculum
Human Rights Examples for the Australian Curriculum (English, History, Geography, Science and Maths – Foundation to Year 10) -
Disability Rights6 April 2016Speech
NDIS Housing Innovation Showcase
Good morning. I’m pleased to be able to be here with you all today. I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the Wangal people, and pay respect to their Elders both past and present. There are really only a few things that are more fundamental to us than having a place to live. The right to safe and suitable accommodation is a basic human right, a… -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Morton v Queensland Police Service D75/08. (2008)
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (‘the Commission’)[1] has been granted leave to appear as an amicus curiae in the hearing of this appeal. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Commission submission: IVF
(a) whether section 8 of the Infertility Treatment Act 1995 (Vic) ('ITA') is inconsistent, in terms of section 109 of the Constitution, with section 22(1) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) ('SD Act'); and -
Education21 January 2016Publication
Disability rights: Facilitating the empowerment of people with disability
This unit of competency has been designed to provide learners with the skills and knowledge required to facilitate the empowerment of people with disability, through the delivery of services driven by a person-centred, rights-based approach. Download the Trainer's Manual here, the Learner Guide and individual teaching topics within the Trainer’s Manual are available for download below. -
Business and Human Rights2 December 2015Publication
Human rights in supply chains: Promoting positive practice (2015)
In a landmark collaboration, the Australian Human Rights Commission partnered with two leaders in the business and human rights field to produce this report: the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility and the Global Compact Network Australia. -
Disability Rights16 April 2014Publication
The good, the bad and the ugly: Design and construction for access
The purpose of this resource is to explain how people with a disability benefit from good design and construction and why precise application of relevant technical specifications is necessary to achieve the greatest level of access for the greatest number of people. -
Rights and Freedoms4 April 2014Speech
Queensland Law Society Mandatory Sentencing Policy Paper Launch
Acknowledgements Thank you for your kind introduction. I would like to begin by acknowledging the Turrbal People, the traditional owners of the lands on which we are meeting today. I would also like to acknowledge: The Honourable Justice, Margaret McMurdo AC Queensland Law Society President, Ian Brown Bar Association of Queensland President, Peter Davis QC Queensland Anti-Discrimination -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice14 September 2015Publication
Targeted recruitment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
This guideline will help employers to use the ‘special measure’ provisions in the federal Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) and state and territory discrimination laws, to target Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for recruitment. -
Age Discrimination22 April 2015Publication
National prevalence survey of age discrimination in the workplace 2015
Download the National Prevalence Survey of Age Discrimination in the Workplace 2015 and learn about how age discrimination is a barrier to entry for employment. -
Race Discrimination16 March 2015Opinion piece
Free thinking?
Many say freedom of expression means nothing if it doesn’t entail a freedom to offend others. Enjoying such freedom means that you may also have to tolerate hurtful or distasteful speech. But what if the burden of tolerance is not borne equally? What if some forms of speech wound not merely sensibilities but also another person’s dignity? How should a liberal democracy treat forms of speech… -
Children's Rights20 November 2014Speech
Privileging the Voice of Children
Megan MitchellNational Children's Commissioner Early Childhood Australia Riverina Dinner Evening25 August 2014 Check Against Delivery IntroductionGood evening everyone and thank you for having me here. Thank you in particular to Julia Ham, Riverina Early Childhood Australia, for inviting me to attend and speak this evening.Before I begin I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of… -
29 January 2013Book page
Appendix E – 2011 ADFA Unacceptable Behaviour Survey Results
The following tables present survey results from the 2011 Unacceptable Behaviour Survey that are relevant to the Review. A total of 599 cadets completed the survey, however, the below figures do not always total 599 (or 100% for proportional items). This is due to incomplete responses, instances where respondents skipped questions, and rounding. The tables and figures cited below are taken… -
Race Discrimination6 September 2016Project
Race hate and the RDA
Learn about racial vilification laws in Australia, including sections 18C and 18D of the RDA. -
Rights and Freedoms31 May 2016Speech
Female Genital Mutilation Conference
Check against delivery Female Genital Mutilation Conference A Human Rights Perspective I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, and their elders past and present. May I welcome each of you to the Australian Human Rights Commission. Congratulations to the organizers, the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit and NO FGM, and especially… -
Rights and Freedoms12 December 2017Speech
Human Rights Awards 2017
Acknowledgments Thank you, Aunty Norma Ingram, for your very warm welcome to country. The Australian Human Rights Commission is honoured to be here today on the ancestral lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. I pay my respects to elders past, present and future and warmly welcome any Indigenous guests attending today. Attorney-General and other very distinguished guests,… -
Commission – General14 December 2012Speech
President Speech: A human rights-based approach to immigrant women’s issues (2011)
I would like to begin by joining other speakers in acknowledging the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation, the traditional owners of the land upon which we meet. I pay my respects to their elders, both past and present. -
Business and Human Rights2 December 2015Speech
Launch of Human Rights in Supply Chains: Promoting Positive Practice
After years of debate and consultation led by Professor John Ruggie, the United Nations Special Representative for Business and Human Rights, there is now clarification at the international level about the responsibility of business through the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice27 November 2015Publication
Social Justice and Native Title Report 2015
Executive Summary I am delighted to present my sixth Social Justice and Native Title Report 2015 as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner. I am required to report every year to Parliament on the exercise and enjoyment of the human rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This also includes reporting on the operation of the Native Title Act 1993 … -
Children's Rights20 November 2014Speech
Children as Citizens Book Launch
Megan MitchellNational Children’s Commissioner Children as Citizens Book LaunchUniversity of South Australia8 August 2014 Check Against Delivery Introduction Hello everyone and thank you for having me here. Thank you, Dr Dobson, for the kind introduction. Thank you in particular to Professor Pauline Harris, from the University of South Australia, and Harry Manatakis, Department for Education…
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