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14 December 2012Book page
Commission Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
This submission to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission's Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention Centres is the result of the work and contributions of many people. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
17 November 2017Speech2017 Narrm Oration
2017 Narrm Oration Resilience and Reconstruction: the agency of women in rebuilding strong families, communities and organisations The University of Melbourne June Oscar Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Australian Human Rights Commission Thursday 16 November 2017 Acknowledgements Yaningi warangira ngindaji yuwa muwayi ingirranggu, Wurundjeri yani U… -
14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report - Significant Achievements for 1999 - 2000
Back to 1999 - 2000 Annual Report Contents Annual Report 1999 - 2000 Significant Achievements for 1999 - 2000 Youth Challenge Program - A program for secondary school students Community Information/Education Program Commission Website update Engagement by President and Commissioners in media debate on range of issues Release of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice… -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012SpeechAssociation of Childrens Welfare Agencies Conference
I am delighted to be invited to speak today at the Biennial Conference of the Association of Childrens Welfare Agencies, in association with partner organisations dedicated to the wellbeing of children. -
16 June 2020Redacted submissions
Redacted : OPCAT in Australia: Consultation Paper, Stage 2
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Children's Rights
11 March 2013WebpageGuides
Resources for children and young people For general information about human rights, see the Information for Students page. For information about the special rights of children and young people, see the About Children's Rights page. See also our poster showing 12 key rights in the Convention. Resources for teachers, parents and carers For resources for teaching about children's rights, see… -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2007 - Appendix 1
[1] The full text of the Bilateral Agreement is available online at: http://www.dia.wa.gov.au/Publications/Files/Bilateral_Agreement.pdf, accessed 24 January 2008. [2] Andrews, K., (Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations), CDEP 2006-07 To Build On Success, Media Release, 1 July 2006. [3] Bishop, J., (Minister for Education, Science and Training), Early childhood focus for Indigenous… -
28 November 2014Book page
Lessons
Lesson 1 What makes a community liveable for diverse groups of people? Australian Curriculum links ACHGK043 The factors that influence the decisions people make about where to live and their perceptions of the liveability of places investigating students’ interpretations of the concept of liveability and choices about where to live, including considerations of a broad range of disabilities … -
Disability Rights
23 February 2017SpeechNational Disability Services NSW State Conference ‘Turning Plans into Outcomes’
I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation and pay my respect to their elders past and present. I also pay respect to Aboriginal people present here today. Anne Bryce – thank you for the introduction. NDS board members, NDS members, guests and friends. It’s a great pleasure to be here today to deliver the keynote address… -
Age Discrimination
26 May 2016PublicationQualitative study: Employment discrimination against older Australians
In 2015 the Australian Human Rights Commission engaged EY Sweeney to conduct qualitative research to supplement the 2014 quantitative national prevalence survey. -
14 December 2012Book page
It's About Time - Chapter 7
7.1 Introduction 7.2 What children want and need 7.3 Early childhood education and care services and children's wellbeing 7.4 Government provision of early childhood education and care services 7.5 How do we make child care services more family-friendly? 7.6 Making early childhood education and care services more accessible for parents and children with disability 7.7 Integration of child care… -
14 December 2012Book page
Commission Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
Centacare Newcastle is the official welfare arm of the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle. The service was established in 1961 and is one of the longest standing welfare agencies in the Hunter. Centacare aims to provide high quality services concerned with the alleviation of conditions which lead to injustice or misery through poverty, alienation, unemployment, marital disharmony, child abuse… -
Legal
3 December 2013SubmissionChild Safe Institutions
Child Safe Institutions 11 October 2013 AUSTRALIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION RESPONSE TO THE ROYAL COMMISSION INTO INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSES TO CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE: ISSUE PAPER 3 Downloads Download PDF Download Word Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Recommendation 3 Outline of children’s rights in the context of ‘child safe organisations’ 4 The essential elements of establishing a ‘child safe -
Disability Rights
6 October 2016Opinion piece
The NDIS: delivering results, delivering equality and even delivering your coffee
Getting a morning coffee on the way to work is a ritual many of us take for granted. Not Jeremy, who is a young man with a communication disability. The thought of not only being able to order coffee, but run a business, was a pipe dream. Until the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) arrived in Lake Macquarie. The NDIS created an opportunity for Jeremy to start communicating for the… -
Commission – General
14 December 2012SpeechPresident Speech: Current issues in human rights (2011)
I would like to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the Larrakia peoples. I pay my respects to their elders both past and present. -
Rights and Freedoms
2 March 2016Speech
Religion, Law and Social Stability
Speech: ‘Religion, Law and Social Stability’ by Tim Wilson Australia’s Human Rights Commissioner 22nd Annual International Law and Religion Symposium, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA -
14 December 2012Book page
Chapter 4: Cultural safety and security: Tools to address lateral violence - Social Justice Report 2011
Lateral violence is a multilayered, complex problem and because of this our strategies also need to be pitched at different levels. In Chapter 3 I have looked at the big picture, with the human rights framework as our overarching response to lateral violence. In this Chapter I will be taking our strategies to an even more practical level, looking at how we can create environments of cultural… -
Commission – General
7 September 2020E-bulletin (Monthly)
September ebulletin
However, given the extraordinary circumstances of 2020 we believe a new and different approach is needed to celebrate the many human rights heroes who have emerged this year. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
4 September 2018Speech
Launch of Gilbert and Tobin papers addressing discrimination against people with FASD in Commonwealth and State and Territory law and policy
Recognition: A pathway to realising our rights and ending discrimination Introduction in Bunuba I recognise the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, and pay my respects to their elders past, present and emerging. Good morning everyone, and welcome to the launch of a number papers addressing discrimination experienced by people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders – FASD – across Australia… -
14 December 2012Book page
Commission Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
The Australian Early Childhood Association (AECA) is a national non-government, non-profit advocacy organisation that speaks out on behalf of all young children from birth to eight years. It stands as the voice for children and aims to ensure that the best interests of children are always at the forefront of decision making. Members include childcare services, schools, peak early childhood…