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14 December 2012WebpageCERD Index
This submission is prepared by Australia's national human rights institution, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC). It provides information in relation to the Australian Government's combined 13th and 14th periodic report under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD). All of the material contained in this document has previously been brought to the attention of the Australian government through a range of Commission publications and submissions. -
Disability Rights
16 April 2024Webpage
Ambassador Profile - Heidi La Paglia Reid
30-year-old Autistic advocate and mum, Heidi talks IncludeAbility, and making the world a better place for women and people with disability. -
Disability Rights
22 March 2024Webpage
The IncludeAbility Employer Network - Rio Tinto
Learn of Rio Tinto’s commitment to all voices and cultures being respected, and a variety of perspectives not only being welcome, but essential to success. -
14 December 2012Book page
Chapter 2: Lateral violence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities - Social Justice Report 2011
Last year I set out my priorities for my term as Social Justice Commissioner.[1] My priorities revolve around the central idea that to address the disadvantage faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and build a more reconciled nation, we need to develop stronger and deeper relationships: -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2005 :
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) was established in 1990 by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989 (Cth). The Act made provisions for the establishment of 35 representative Regional Councils on behalf of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia. -
Legal
7 December 2017Project
Train exemption
Learn how the Commission received a joint application from the Queensland government and Queensland Rail for temporary exemptions to disability acts. -
Disability Rights
16 April 2024Webpage
Ambassador Profile - Simon McKeon
Australian of the Year and and IncludeAbliity Ambassador, Sam talks about life and tips and advice for employers and people with disability in employment. -
Disability Rights
2 May 2024Webpage
Preparing for an interview
Tips on researching organisations you’re applying to, preparing for interview questions and answers and logistics like requesting reasonable adjustments to be made. -
14 December 2012Book page
Commission Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
1. Save the Children Save the Children is the world's largest independent child development organisation, with 32 member countries and programs in over 100 countries. Save the Children works for: -
4 April 2022Webpage
Corporate info
Explore a range of corporate publications by the Commission including compliance reports, archived budget reports and a diversity strategy. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Submission - Inquiry into Paid Maternity, Paternity and Parental Leave (2008)
The Australian Human Rights Commission (‘the Commission’)[1] makes this submission to the Productivity Commission in its Inquiry into Paid Maternity, Paternity and Parental Leave (‘the Inquiry’). -
Disability Rights
9 April 2024Webpage
Ambassador profile - Simon Katterl
IncludeAbility Ambassador Simon Katterl talks about reforms he's worked on in the disability sector, including at the Royal Commission and in human rights. -
Disability Rights
5 April 2024Webpage
Sam Drummond
Hear how IncludeAbility Ambassador Sam Drummond has lived with pseudoachondroplasia while producing high-profile radio shows and working in federal politics. -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Project
How to attract more customers by providing better access to your business
Missed Business is a guide developed by the Australian Human Rights Commission and Marrickville Council. It aims to provide small businesses with information on how they can make their businesses more accessible to all their customers, particularly people with disabilities. -
Disability Rights
9 April 2013Project
Twenty Years: Twenty Stories
Celebrating 20 years of the Disability Discrimination Act -
Disability Rights
22 March 2024Webpage
The IncludeAbility Employer Network - Microsoft
Read about Microsoft’s belief that a workforce including people with disabilities is essential to empower every person and organisation on the planet. -
Employers18 February 2015Quick Guide
Discrimination
Employers have a legal responsibility to take all reasonable steps to prevent discrimination. Find out more in this quick guide. -
Disability Rights
16 April 2024Webpage
Ambassador Profile - Jane Spring
Chair of the Disability Council NSW, IncludeAbility Ambassador Jane Spring talks about the professional lives for people with disability. -
14 December 2012Book page
HREOC Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
DR OZDOWSKI: I would like to formally open this public hearing which is one of a series of hearings conducted around Australia. My name is Sev Ozdowski and I'm the Human Rights Commissioner. I have two colleagues sitting with me, Mrs Robin Sullivan who is Queensland Children's Commissioner, who is assisting with the Inquiry and Dr Trang Thomas who is Professor of Psychology at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology who is the second Assistant Commissioner. I also have Ms Vanessa Lesnie, sitting to my left and she is Secretary to the Inquiry and she will also ask some of the questions. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
INQUIRY INTO CIVICS AND ELECTORAL EDUCATION
1. The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (the Commission) welcomes the opportunity to make this submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters (the Electoral Committee) regarding its Inquiry into Civics and Electoral Education.