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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice14 December 2012Speech
Australian Government Responses to the Bringing Them Home Report
I too would like to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land where we meet today, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, and I pay my respects to their elders. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice14 December 2012Speech
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I begin by acknowledging the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, the traditional owners of the land where we meet today, and pay my respects to their elders. I would also like to thank the LIME conference organisers -- and Gregory Phillips and Lisa Jackson-Pulver in particular -- for inviting me to speak tonight and for organising this event and for ensuring that Indigenous health – so often overlooked in the ongoing debates about health and health reform in Australia – receives the attention it deserves in this context. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice14 December 2012Speech
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Thank you Sharron for your introduction, and thank you Uncle Lewis O’Brien for your warm welcome to country. And congratulations to the Taikurtinna Dancers for a great performance and oration. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice14 December 2012Speech
The campaign for Indigenous health equality within a generation
I begin by acknowledging the Kaurna people, the traditional owners of the land where we meet today and pay my respects to their elders. I would also like to thank the Department for the Premier and Cabinet and, in particular, Sonia Waters of the Social Inclusion unit for inviting me to speak to you today and I acknowledge my fellow speakers April and Nerida. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice14 December 2012Speech
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I would like to begin by acknowledging the Nganawal people, the traditional owners of the land where we meet today and to pay my respects to their elders. I would also like to thank the Australian Medical Students Association and Shayne McArthur for organising this National Leadership Development Seminar, and ensuring that Indigenous health – so often overlooked in the ongoing debates about health and health reform in Australia – receives the attention it deserves in this context. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice14 December 2012Speech
Speeches 2007: 40 years on: what does the ‘Yes’ vote mean for Indigenous Australians?
Anglicare, Tasmania Annual Social Justice Lecture 22 August, 2007 TOM CALMA Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner National Race Discrimination Commissioner Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice14 December 2012Speech
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Good evening distinguished guests, my Indigenous brothers and sisters and non Indigenous friends. May I begin by acknowledging the Wurrundjeri People of the Kulin Nation on whose land we are meeting on tonight, and thank the dancers for cultural expression and your welcome to country. Thank you also to the Vice Chancellor, Professor Paul Johnson for your introduction, and to La Trobe University for inviting me to present this year’s Hyllus Maris Memorial Lecture. May I also acknowledge Ms Lois Peeler and the other family members of Hyllus Maris who are with us tonight. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice14 December 2012Speech
Indigenous health: real solutions for a chronic problem (2007)
I would like to acknowledge the Yolngu people on whose land we are today. I would also like to thank Charles Darwin University for inviting me to speak at this Garma festival where we celebrate the Yolngu culture and world view. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice14 December 2012Speech
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I’d like to acknowledge the traditional owners of this country and pay my respect to Elders past and present. I’d like also to acknowledge my fellow panel members and thank Richard for inviting me to speak tonight. -
Disability Rights6 December 2021Publication
Disability Action Plan Guide (2021)
The Commission's Disability Action Plan Guide is intended to support business and government to develop action plans which promote more accessible and inclusive workplaces, businesses and communities. -
Business and Human Rights9 December 2021Publication
FIFA 2023 Women’s World Cup Human Rights Risk Assessment (2021)
The AHRC and NZHRC have been asked by FIFA to conduct an independent human rights risk assessment in preparation for the tournament (Human Rights Risk Assessment). -
Rights and Freedoms10 December 2021Publication
Free and Equal: A reform agenda for federal discrimination laws (2021)
This Position Paper sets out the Australian Human Rights Commission’s proposals for reforming federal discrimination law in Australia. It forms part of the Commission’s Free and Equal project: A National conversation on human rights. -
Rights and Freedoms10 December 2021News story
The case to modernise Australia’s federal discrimination law
A new discussion paper outlining 38 recommendations for reform of Australia’s federal discrimination law system has been released by the Australian Human Rights Commission. The Discrimination Law Position Paper, part of the Commission’s major project Free and Equal: An Australian conversation on human rights, is the result of an extensive consultation process undertaken in 2020 and 2021. The paper ... -
Rights and Freedoms10 December 2021News story
2021 Human Rights Award winners announced
The Australian Human Rights Commission is proud to announce the winners of the 2021 Human Rights Awards, recognising the outstanding human rights achievements of individuals and organisations across the country. This year, the awards took on a new and streamlined format across three categories: the Human Rights Medal, the Young People’s Medal and Community Human Rights Champion. The winners are ... -
14 December 2012Book page
Recommendations: Social Justice Report 2009
In accordance with the functions set out in section 46C(1) (a) of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth), this report includes 4 recommendations on justice reinvestment to reduce Indigenous over-representation in the criminal justice system, 7 recommendations for the protection of Indigenous languages and 1 recommendation for sustaining Aboriginal homeland communities. -
Commission – General10 December 2021Speech
Human Rights Day Oration 2021: Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher
Human Rights Day Oration 2021 Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM President, Australian Human Rights Commission Friday, December 10, 2021 Introduction On behalf of the Australian Human Rights Commission, welcome to Human Rights Day for 2021! I am speaking today from the traditional lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation and pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging—and to ... -
Business and Human Rights22 December 2021Media Release
Australian and New Zealand Human Rights Commissions and FIFA publish Human Rights Risk Assessment ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™
The Australian Human Rights Commission, the New Zealand Human Rights Commission along with FIFA have today published a Human Rights Risk Assessment for the next FIFA Women's World Cup , to be held in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand in 2023. The assessment examined the potential human rights impact of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ on players, spectators, workers and local communities in ... -
Commission – General18 January 2022Webpage
Senate File Listing: 1 July 2021 – 31 December 2021
Senate File List for the Australian Human Rights Commission for 1 July 2021 – 31 December 2021. < See previous Prefix ID Title Created CPW 2021/0824135113 19 - Friday 2 July 2021 2/7/21 CPW 2021/0823144128 Case law 2/7/21 RDT 2021/0824152521 Visit Victoria - Staff Offsite Day 2/7/21 INT 2021/082115632 6. AI_HR Team 2/7/21 INT 2021/0816125015 Correspondence 3/7/21 EXEC 2021/0828995 Meeting 3 papers ... -
Rights and Freedoms21 January 2022Opinion piece
Novak Djokovic drew global attention to Australia's immigration detention regime. Now we need proper scrutiny of all places of detention
Novak Djokovic’s recent detention at Melbourne’s Park Hotel drew international attention to Australia’s use of hotels as Alternative Places of Detention by immigration authorities. But while Djokovic’s detention was measured in days, others still remaining in the Park Hotel measure their detention in years. Hotels are simply not appropriate places to detain people for extended periods. The hotels ... -
Race Discrimination27 January 2022Project
International Student Principles
The International Student Principles (‘The Principles’) were developed to address the human rights concerns of international students living in Australia. The development of the Principles began in 2009, following several incidents of racist violence directed at international students.
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