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30 January 2013Webpage
Radio Award
Radio Award from left: Sarah Dingle, Carol Dowling, Tim Bishop, Ann Arnold The Radio Award is awarded for a news or current affairs program or documentary (either a single program, a series or a compilation of highlights) broadcast in Australia. The finalists are: Carol Dowling, Another Stolen Generation, Noongar Radio. This feature highlights the disproportionate placement of Aboriginal… -
30 January 2013Webpage
Television Award (sponsored by Al Jazeera)
Television - Top left: Four corners, Bottom: Innocence Betrayed, Jenni Walters/Morteza Poorvadi (Living with the Enemy), Utopia The Television Award is awarded for a TV drama, news or current affairs program or documentary broadcast in Australia. The finalists for 2014 are: Geoff Thompson, Karen Michelmore, Anne Worthington, Patricia Drum and Connie Agius, The Manus Solution, Four Corners,… -
30 January 2013Webpage
Community Individual Award – Tony Fitzgerald Memorial Award
Community Award - Individual Finalists - from left: Alex Mills, Anna Brown, Damian Griffis, Kat Armstrong The Tony Fitzgerald Memorial Community Award – Individual is awarded to a person with a track record in promoting and advancing human rights in the Australian community on a not-for-profit basis. The following people are shortlisted: Kat Armstrong, who established the Women In Prison… -
30 January 2013Webpage
Young People’s Human Rights Medal (sponsored by King & Wood Mallesons)
Young People's Medal Finalists - from top left: Woodville High, Daniel Haile-Michael & Maki Issa, Nathan Basha, James Clarke The Young People’s Human Rights Medal is awarded to an individual who is under the age of 25 years (on 30 September 2014) and who has made an outstanding contribution to advancing human rights in Australia. The finalists for 2014 are: James Clarke for raising… -
Sex Discrimination
31 May 2016SpeechAustralasian Law Reform Agencies Conference
Domestic and family violence and human rights - We all have a right to live our lives free from violence, especially in our relationships, our families and in our homes. -
14 December 2012Book page
Commission Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
We, the Solidarity Committee of the Marist Brothers Province of Melbourne, wish to make the following submission to the National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention. -
14 December 2012Book page
Commission Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
We, the Social Action Committee of the CLRCV, wish to make a submission to the National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention. Our message is simple. We believe that immigration detention is profoundly bad for children. -
14 December 2012Book page
A last resort? Responses
Responses to the Report Government Response HEREOC Inquiry into Children in Immigration Report Tabled - Joint Press Release - Senator Amanda Vanstone, Minister for Immigration with Attorney-General the Hon. Philip Ruddock MP (13 May 2004) Media Releases Amnesty International: Prime Minister Urged to Release All Children from Immigration Detention (13 May 2004) Australian Democrats: HREOC -
14 December 2012Book page
Why was the Racial Hatred Act introduced?
The Racial Hatred Act aims to prevent racial vilification in the media, reinforcing professional standards and promoting impartiality and accuracy. -
14 December 2012Book page
Woman of the World - What can you do
Raise awareness amongst your friends, family and colleagues about the importance of human rights - whether through informal discussion, or by taking a stand against inappropriate behaviour, such as sexual or racist harassment. -
14 December 2012Book page
Commission Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
We needed more classrooms to run the classes so as to provide adequate contact time for both children and adults. To compensate for the lack of classrooms we used the messes and at times recreational rooms in the compounds. This didn’t provide nearly enough teaching venues and was really inappropriate as a teaching environment. Over the whole centre the total number of allocated classrooms … -
14 December 2012Book page
It's About Time - Launch Photos
back to contents It's About Time - Launch Liz Broderick (Blake Dawson Waldron), Wendy Harmer, the Hon. John von Doussa QC Charles 'Bud' Tingwell AM, Wendy Harmer, the Hon. John von Doussa QC , Liz Broderick (Blake Dawson Waldron) the Hon. John von Doussa QC, President HREOC Wendy Harmer Charles 'Bud' Tingwell AM People at the launch 29 January, 2008 . -
14 December 2012Book page
The UK Human Rights Act as a ‘parliamentary model’ of rights protection: lessons for Australia (2009)
Murray Hunt is currently Legal Advisor to the UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights. He was a key founding member of Matrix Chambers, London and has specialised in human rights law and public law. -
14 December 2012Book page
Commemorate Human Rights Day: Resource sheet 2 - rightsED
To help your school celebrate International Human Rights Day, here are some suggestions that you could consider taking to the person or group responsible for planning the occasion – or you could volunteer to be part of the group and help: -
14 December 2012Book page
Voices of Australia: Resource sheet 5 - rightsED
Sales person needed Company seeks young, motivated Asian woman to work in local shoe shop. Must have long, dark hair and a pleasant smile. Single women only. Drivers licence essential. Call 858585. -
14 December 2012Book page
Voices of Australia: Activity sheet 7 - rightsED
In and out, in and out always stuck in Don Dale Always been in Darwin, never seen my land Have to see the world and stop wasting my time Always in here for doing the crime. We have to get back to that great big school We need to get ourselves some qualifications and edification We have to get out and get ourselves a job and Get on with our lives in the big wide world. Wanna put my effort into my… -
14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 2008-2009: Appendix 2
Annual Report 2008 - 2009 Appendix 2: Commission publications released during 2008-09 Back to Contents General About Us: Australian Human Rights Commission brochure (updated 2009) Australian Human Rights Commission Annual Report 2007-08 (tabled report 2008) 2008 Human Rights Medals and Awards brochure (2008) Strategic Plan 2008-2011 (2008) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice… -
14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 2008-2009: Appendix 3
The Commission frequently receives international visitors and participates in meetings with individuals and representatives of organisations concerned with human rights. -
14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 06-07: Appendix 3
During 2006–07, HREOC received 18 initial requests for access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act. HREOC was also asked to conduct an internal review of two of those decisions. -
14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 1999-2000: Appendix 2
Back to 1999 - 2000 Annual Report Contents Annual Report 1999 - 2000 Appendix 2 Commission publications released during 1999-2000 Human Rights Rural & Remote School Education Report - January 2000 Emerging Themes - The National Inquiry into Rural & Remote Education Report 1 - March 2000 Recommendations the report of the National Inquiry into Rural & Remote Education - June 2000 …