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14 December 2012Book page
It's About Time - Chapter 2
2.1 Introduction 2.2 What the Australian community told us 2.3 Responding to conflicts in paid work and caring responsibilities 2.4 Paid and unpaid work and the national interest: Prosperity and social wellbeing 2.5 Conclusion -
Education14 December 2012Webpage
Bringing them home - Community Guide - 2007 update
A community guide to the findings and recommendations of the National Inquiry into the separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children From Their Families -
14 December 2012Book page
Bringing them Home - Chapter 7
Following the founding of the Swan River Colony in 1829 relations between the British settlers and local Indigenous peoples in Western Australia became characterised by conflict. As a result of fierce fighting, -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012SpeechNational Local Roads and Transport Congress
Read a speech that highlights the importance of transport that is inclusive of people with disabilities so they can participate in all aspects of life. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012SpeechThe Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission and the Protection of Human Rights at the Federal Level: Graeme Innes AM (2006)
I would like to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we stand, and pay my respects to their elders both past and present. -
Rights and Freedoms
30 April 2013Webpage
Right to self determination
<p><a href="https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/rights-and-freedoms/rights-and-freedoms-right-right"><em>Back to Rights and Freedoms: right by right</em></a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Opinion pieceNational Congress will be more representative than all previous models (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. -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Speech
1996 Kenneth Jenkins Oration
I am honoured and delighted to be here to deliver the Kenneth Jenkins Oration. My participation continues the involvement of members of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission with this event. -
Commission – General
14 December 2012Speech125th anniversary of the Law Society of South Australia.
Today, on its 125th anniversary, we celebrate the very considerable achievements of the Law Society of South Australia. This is an occasion to reflect on these past successes, to consider their present significance, and to think about the future. -
Rights and Freedoms
13 May 2013Webpage
Scrutiny by human rights treaty bodies
<h3><span style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.538em;">Each of the main human rights treaties requires parties to submit regular reports to a specialist Committee on their implementation of their obligations.</span></h3> <p>These Committees are composed of independent experts elected by the parties to the treaty. A number of eminent Australian experts have served on these Committees, including&nbsp;</p> -
International
10 January 2024VideoThe Universal Declaration of Human Rights: 75 Years On Video Series
In a video series commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we hear from a diverse group of Australians about what human rights means to them and where our nation still needs to improve. View the rest of the series here. -
14 December 2012Book page
Bringing them Home - Chapter 16
That's why I wanted the files brought down, so I could actually read it and find out why I was taken away and why these three here [siblings] were taken by [our] auntie ... Why didn't she take the lot of us instead of leaving two there? ... I'd like to get the files there and see why did these ones here go to the auntie and the other ones were fostered. Confidential evidence 161, Victoria. -
14 December 2012Book page
Native Title Report 2005 : Media Release : Social Justice Commissioner argues a different approach to the Indigenous land tenure debate
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commissioner, Tom Calma, argues in the Native Title Report 2005 that the Australian Government's proposal to encourage individual leases on Indigenous land will not necessarily lead to improved economic outcomes for Indigenous people. -
Sex Discrimination
25 July 2014PublicationPregnancy and Return to Work National Review Report
In 2013, the Australian Government asked the Sex Discrimination Commissioner, on behalf of the Australian Human Rights Commission, to undertake a National Review into discrimination related to pregnancy, parental leave and return to work after parental leave. -
27 January 2015Book page
6 The Diversity Strategy’s Objectives
<p>The internal objectives of the Diversity Strategy have been distilled to employment related activities under the headings Planning, Sharing, Learning, Monitoring and Creating. The Commission’s other external diversity activities relating to engagement and service delivery are well covered under our RAP, DAP and AMP commitments and cross referenced in Annexure A.</p> <p>Our Diversity Strategy enables us to meet our commitments under Goal 4.4 of the Commission’s Strategic goals for 2014-2018.</p> -
14 December 2012Book page
HREOC Website: Isma - Listen: National consultations on eliminating prejudice against Arab and Muslim Australias
The consultation was organised by Houssam Abiad and facilitated by Omeima Sukkarieh, HREOC (notes). Franco Parrella from the South Australian Equal Opportunity Commission also attended the meeting. Eight young people participated. -
27 March 2015Book page
2 The consultation process
<p><em>Rights &amp; Responsibilities 2014</em> took place between August and December 2014. The process of consultation involved the following steps:</p> <h2><a name="_Toc413932252"></a><a name="Heading150"></a>Discussion paper</h2> <p>A discussion paper, titled <em>Rights &amp; Responsibilities 2014</em>, was released on 29 August 2014.<sup><a href="#fn3" name="fnB3">[3]</a></sup> The paper set out the context of the consultation, including a brief overview of and questions about the rights to freedom of expression, religion, association, and property rights.</p> -
Sex Discrimination
28 January 2020Publication
Respect@Work: Sexual Harassment National Inquiry Report (2020)
Workplace sexual harassment is prevalent and pervasive: it occurs in every industry, in every location and at every level, in Australian workplaces. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
20 October 2023Media Release
Commissioners distressed by death of boy after being detained in Perth prison
<p>Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO, and National Children's Commissioner Anne Hollonds have issued a joint statement following the death of a First Nations teenager who had been held in a youth detention unit at the Casuarina adult prison in Perth.</p> <p>Commissioner Oscar: “My thoughts are with the family and community of the 16-year-old boy who passed overnight after being found unresponsive in his cell at Casuarina Prison. This is incredibly sad.</p> <p>"Prison is no place for our children.</p> -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Speech
Innes: Towards a National Mental Health and Disability Employment Strategy
20 years ago today Kay Cottee sailed into Sydney Harbour, after spending 189 days as the first Australian, and the first woman, to circumnavigate the globe solo. As a sailor myself, I truly appreciate this epic achievement. When she set foot on land, she was asked how it felt to have conquered a man's world. "I was brought up to believe there is no such thing as a man's world or a woman's world" she said, "its everyone's world."