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31 January 2013Webpage
2011 Human Rights Medal and Awards Winners
2011 Finalists Human rights medal (sponsored by rio tinto) Ron Merkel QC For 40 years, Ron Merkel has devoted himself to access to justice for people who are marginalised and disadvantaged, having a long and outstanding commitment to the promotion and advancement of human rights as a legal practitioner. He is widely recognised as one of Australia's leading public and administrative law -
Commission – General
30 January 2013Webpage2013 Human Rights Medal and Awards Winners
Human Rights Medal Sister Clare CondonSister Clare Condon is the Congregational Leader of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan of the Order of St Benedict. Sister Clare has been with the Sisters of the Good Samaritan for about 40 years. Under her leadership, the Sisters of the Good Samaritan have helped provide emergency housing for women and children experiencing domestic violence and have… -
30 January 2013Webpage
Print and Online Media Award (sponsored by Telstra)
Print and Online Media Finalists - from left: Nick Olle, Jewel Topsfield, Peter Mares, Ellena Savage The Print and Online Award is awarded for work published on human rights in Australian magazines, newspapers and websites. The four finalists are as follows: Ellena Savage, Right Now – Secret Warzone. A powerful examination of domestic violence, incorporating the personal accounts of women… -
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… -
Commission – General
30 January 2013Webpage
Community Award – Organisation
Community Award - Organisation Finalists The Community Award – Organisation is awarded to a not-for-profit community-based organisation with a track record in promoting and advancing human rights in the Australian community. The shortlisted community organisations are: Settlement Services International: a not-for-profit organisation that provides resettlement and case management services to … -
30 January 2013Webpage
Literature Award
Literature Award Finalists The Literature Award is awarded for a non-fiction work published in Australia. Examples could include books focussed on social history, social commentary, biography or human rights. The finalists for 2014 are: Nicholas Clements, The Black War: Fear, Sex and Resistance in Tasmania (University of Queensland Press) Kate Richards, Is There No Place for Me?: Making… -
30 January 2013Webpage
Law Award (sponsored by the Law Council of Australia)
Law Award Finalists - from left: Stephen Kenny, Professor Paul Redmond, Darren Fittler and Allens The Law Award is awarded to an individual or an organisation with a track record in promoting and advancing human rights in Australia through the practice of law. The finalists for 2014 are: Stephen KennyFor over 25 years, barrister and solicitor Stephen Kenny has demonstrated a dedication to… -
30 January 2013Webpage
Business Award (sponsored by Audrey Page & Associates)
Business Award Finalists The Business Award is awarded to a corporation that has made a practical and/or policy commitment to the promotion and advancement of human rights in the Australian community. The finalists for 2014 are: KPMG For its Reconciliation Action Plan, which fosters equal access to employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and provides support… -
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… -
30 January 2013Webpage
Finalists 2012
Human Rights Medal 2011 - Ron Merkel QC, accepted by Bianca Merkel Finalists for the Human Rights Medal have been announced with all remaining category finalists to be announced next week Nominees are entered in either general categories or media categories. General categories include the Human Rights Medal, Young People’s Human Rights Medal, Law, Business, Community (Individual), Community … -
30 January 2013Webpage
Human Rights Medal
Human Rights Medal Finalists - from left: Dorothy Hoddinott AO, Noel Tovey, Michael Traill AM, Dr John Falzon The Human Rights Medal is awarded to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of human rights in Australia. The medal has a rich history of prestigious winners. The finalists for 2014 are: Dorothy Hoddinott AO Dorothy Hoddinott AO is the principal of … -
Sex Discrimination
29 January 2013WebpageSubmissions for Phase One: Treatment of Women in the Australian Defence Force Academy
Written submissions sought in Phase One related to the following aspects of the project Terms of Reference: The treatment of women at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) with a particular focus on the adequacy and appropriateness of measures to: promote gender equality, ensure women’s safety, and to address and prevent sexual harassment and abuse, and sex discrimination, and… -
Sex Discrimination
29 January 2013Webpage
Submissions for Phase Two: Treatment of Women in the Australian Defence Force
Written submissions sought in Phase Two related to the following aspects of the project Terms of Reference: The effectiveness of cultural change strategies recommended by the Chief of the Defence Force Women’s Reference Group in the Women’s Action Plan including the implementation of these strategies across the Australian Defence Force Measures and initiatives required to improve the… -
29 January 2013Book page
Appendix C – 2011 ADFA Unacceptable Behaviour Survey Administered 14 June 2011
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29 January 2013Book page
Appendix D – Survey Method and Analysis
This appendix expands on the Review’s examination and analysis of the Unacceptable Behaviour Survey . It notes the methodology and limitations of the exercise, and presents a brief review of the SEQ (which forms the gender and sex-related harassment section of the surveys). Methodology, Analysis and Limitations The administration of the 2011 ADFA Unacceptable Behaviour Survey was organised… -
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… -
29 January 2013Book page
Appendix F – Diversity of the Cadet Body at ADFA
The ADFA Attitude Surveys consist of two questionnaires administered at the beginning and end of Year One Familiarisation Training (YOFT) to first year cadets each year from 2004-2009. Some demographic data about the makeup of first year cadets was collected for the purposes of the Surveys, though this was not collected in a consistent way each year. For example, in 2004 biographic data was… -
29 January 2013Book page
Appendix G – After Hours Supervision – the Academy Duty Officer System
Formal arrangements for ‘after hours’ staff supervision at ADFA are set out in Chapter 5 the Academy Standing Orders (ASOs). This outlines the Academy Duty Officer System. ADFA advises that other staff are called in as required to deal with issues as they arise. For example, there is a duty padre and a duty psych that are always available by phone, and the DO, DSNCO or OC are called in to…