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Sex Discrimination
24 March 2014PublicationIt starts with us - The Leadership Shadow
Chief Executive Women and the Male Champions of Change share a common goal: to make a significant and sustainable change to the low levels of women in leadership in Australia. We are working together to identify approaches, put them into practice and disseminate those that are successful. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
17 September 2014SpeechThe Longevity Revolution – Crisis or Opportunity?
National Press Club Address -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012SpeechHuman rights for people with intellectual disabilities in Australia: where to from here?
I will not speak in detail about human rights conventions and disability because this topic is addressed by my co-speaker in this session, Karl Lachwitz. I will say though that international human rights law and human rights debate has not yet acknowledged adequately or sufficiently clearly that people with a disability are part of what the "human" in human rights means. Equally, there has not always been enough attention to human rights dimensions in disability discourse. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012SpeechACFID Awards Night Presentation: Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM (2005)
I would like to commence my brief remarks tonight by acknowledging the success of the member organizations of ACFID. Clearly any organization whose constituent members in 2004 raised $487.4 million, or around 70%, annually of their funds, from the public with only about 14% coming from the government via AusAID is a very effective one indeed. This statistic is also vitally important when one considers the ramifications of how best to engage in constructive policy dialogue with federal governments of any political persuasion. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
13 November 2013Speech
The Changing Face of Humanitarian Action
Red Cross, Humanitarian Forum – Conflict, Disruption and Displacement -
14 December 2012Book page
HREOC Website: Isma - Listen: National consultations on eliminating prejudice against Arab and Muslim Australias
Eight members of the refugee women’s group and two EMC workers attended the consultation which was facilitated by Omeima Sukkarieh (transcript and translating) and Susanna Iuliano from HREOC. The Ecumenical Migration Centre was established in 1962 and became a part of the Brotherhood of St Laurence in 1999. -
Commission – General
14 December 2012SpeechLaunch of the Social Justice and Native Title Reports 2008
<!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="BodyText" --><h2 class="text-align-center"><strong>President speech: Launch of the </strong><em><strong>Social Justice and Native Title Reports 2008</strong></em></h2> <p class="text-align-center"><strong>11.00am-1.00pm, 4 May 2009</strong></p> <p class="text-align-center"><strong>Turner Hall, Ultimo, Sydney, NSW</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="/sites/default/files/content/podcasts/20090506_sjntlaunch/president.mp3">Audio of Speech in mp3 format</a> [6.88MB]</p> -
14 December 2012Book page
Statement on the Same-Sex: Same Entitlements Bill 2007
As this Committee knows well, in April 2006 the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission launched the Same-Sex: Same Entitlements National Inquiry. Since that time we have travelled around Australia to hear, first hand, about the impact of discriminatory laws on same-sex couples and their children. We produced two discussion papers and received 680 written submissions from across Australia. And our final report was tabled in Parliament on 21 June 2007. -
14 December 2012Book page
HREOC Website: Isma - Listen: National consultations on eliminating prejudice against Arab and Muslim Australias
The meeting was facilitated by Ms Randa Kattan, Executive Director of the AACC. The meeting was introduced with brief presentations by Mr Hassan Moussa, AACC chair, Dr Bill Jonas, Acting Race Discrimination Commissioner, and Ms Omeima Sukkarieh, Community Liaison Officer, HREOC. It was attended by some 27 invited participants. Also attending were Ms Meredith Wilkie (notes), Dr Susanna Iuliano and Mr Paul Oliver from HREOC. -
Rights and Freedoms
27 May 2021Video
Accessible technology: Human Rights and Technology 2021
New technology can make our community more inclusive – but we need smart design that works for everyone. The Australian Human Rights Commission's new report on Human Rights and Technology recommends new standards to ensure accessible technology for all, as Human Rights Commissioner Edward Santow explains. Read more: https://tech.humanrights.gov.au -
Commission – General
14 September 2020Video
Celebrating human rights in 2020 - a different approach
Every year the Commission holds the Human Rights Awards to celebrate human rights achievements. 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. Stay connected with us on Facebook/Instagram for further announcements or sign up for our newsletter. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Speech
The current challenges facing Indigenous people in Australia
The position of Social Justice Commissioner was created in 1993 in response to the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody and HREOC"s National Inquiry into Racist Violence. It was created to ensure an ongoing, national monitoring agency for the human rights of Indigenous peoples. -
Race Discrimination
14 December 2012SpeechSite navigation
Centuries ago a great many of the inhabitants of this beautiful island were wiped out by colonization and its aftermath. The disappearance of so many is a solemn reminder of the injustice done to the first peoples of this land. Their violent absence is a presence that calls for us to reflect on injustices, suffering and reconciliation in the broadest sense. To them I pay my respects. -
Race Discrimination
7 February 2017Opinion piece
The AHRC and the Racial Discrimination Act: setting the record straight
<p><span style="font-size: 13.008px;">Federal racial hatred legislation and the complaints-handling processes of the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) are currently the subjects of an inquiry by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights. The Committee’s ‘Freedom of speech in Australia’ inquiry, due to report by 28 February 2017, is giving particular attention to sections 18C and 18D of the Racial Discrimination Act.</span></p> -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Speech
"THE REFUGEE CONVENTION - WHERE TO FROM HERE?": Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM (2001)
Thank you for inviting me to speak today. Firstly I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we are now meeting, the Gadigal people. -
14 December 2012Book page
Stop the Traffic 2 Conference Closing remarks (2003)
As Kathleen pointed out this morning this conference attempts to reflect the trafficking trail, to view the process from the perspective of the women involved. I am indebted to her for her clear discussion of the bravery and strong agency of trafficked women. In a context where it is very difficult for trafficked women to speak for themselves, because of the nature of trafficking and their own experiences, it is very important for us continually to carry with us in all our work a central recognition of the lives and circumstances of the women concerned. -
LGBTIQ+
16 June 2017SpeechOf bedrooms and bodies: law reform in relation to sexual orientation, gender identity and intersex status
<p><span style="font-size: 13.008px;">Speech given to NSW Bar Association&nbsp; (B/174 Phillip St, Sydney)</span></p> <div class="box" style="text-align: center;"><strong>CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY</strong></div> <h2><br>Acknowledgements</h2> <p>• Gadigal people of the Aeora nation;<br>• Dr Sarah Pritchard SC (Chair, Human Rights Committee, NSW Bar Association);<br>• Prof Andrew Byrnes (discussant).</p> -
Race Discrimination
6 September 2016Project
Race hate and the RDA
Learn about racial vilification laws in Australia, including sections 18C and 18D of the RDA. -
Disability Rights
6 October 2016Opinion piece
The NDIS: delivering results, delivering equality and even delivering your coffee
<p>Getting a morning coffee on the way to work is a ritual many of us take for granted.&nbsp;&nbsp; Not Jeremy, who is a young man with a communication disability.&nbsp; The thought of not only being able to order coffee, but run a business, was a pipe dream.&nbsp; Until the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) arrived in Lake Macquarie.</p> -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Opinion piece
New National Congress has every chance of being an organisation of which we can be proud (2010)
The following opinion pieces have been published by the President and Commissioners. Reproduction of the opinion pieces must include reference to where the opinion piece was originally published.