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8 December 2020Book page
Part 3: Living and belonging
Learn about the Wiyi Yani U Thangani project, which works to improve health, housing and education outcomes for Indigenous women and girls in Australia. -
Rights and Freedoms5 May 2019Speech
40+ years of conciliation
<h2>The Australian Human Rights Commission and Conciliation—a 40+ year success story, but …</h2> <h3>National Mediation Conference, Canberra</h3> <p><strong>Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM</strong></p> <p>[Professor Croucher spoke to this paper]</p> -
Commission – General14 March 2024Speech
Perspectives on Fairness
<h2>ANZOA meeting&nbsp;</h2><h3>Meeting of the Minds&nbsp;</h3><p><strong>Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>President, Australian Human Rights Commission&nbsp;</strong></p><h3>Acknowledgement&nbsp;</h3><p>I would like to begin my presentation by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land where I am delivering my presentation today, the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, and pay my respects to the elders, past, present and emerging.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> -
Rights and Freedoms13 May 2022Speech
Whither human rights and freedoms protections in Australia?
As I reflect on the past two years, it is clear that the pandemic has brought a renewed national focus on the importance of centralising considering rights and freedoms during times of crisis — a greater ‘rights consciousness’. -
Commission – General12 March 2024Speech
A Revitalised National Human Rights Framework for Australia
<h2>Marking the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights</h2><h3>Fraser Oration</h3><p><strong>Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM FAAL FRSA FACLM(Hon)</strong></p> -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees14 August 2014Speech
Sister Clare Condon - Sanctioned Violence: What does it do to our society and relationships?
<p>I&nbsp;acknowledge the Gadagal People of the Aora nation on whose land we meet.&nbsp; I pay my respects to the elders past and present.</p> <p>I come here today as an ordinary citizen.&nbsp; I am not an academic, nor a lawyer.&nbsp; I am simply a concerned citizen.</p> <p>There are many nuances to the meaning of the word violence.&nbsp; It is about violating another; abusing and damaging; often about the abuse of power. It is associated with vehemence of expression.&nbsp; Violence is meant to inflict injury by intimidation, dominance and power or from fear, anger and a lack of trust.</p> -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Submission - REVIEW OF THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (COMMONWEALTH EMPLOYMENT) ACT 1991 (2006)
1. The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) welcomes the opportunity to make this submission to the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations on the review of the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991 (the Act). -
Legal22 March 2024Speech
Probate and Lunatics: A Curious Cameo of Supreme Court History
<h3>ANZOA meeting</h3><h3>Perspectives on Fairness Meeting of the Minds</h3><p><strong>Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM</strong></p><p><strong>President, Australian Human Rights Commission</strong></p><h3>Acknowledgment</h3><p>I would like to begin my presentation by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land where I am delivering my presentation today, the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, and pay my respects to the elders, past, present and emerging.&nbsp;</p> -
Rights and Freedoms5 November 2020Speech
Do we have the necessary legal grammar to talk human rights?
<h2>We’re all talking human rights—but do we have the necessary legal grammar for them?</h2><p>Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM</p><h3>Acknowledgement</h3><p>Chief Justice, Justices, Masters and Registrars, good morning.</p><p>Thank you to Justice Paul Tottle for the invitation to speak with you today.</p><p>I’m sorry I can’t be with you in 3D, but WA once again has distanced itself from the rest of Australia in closing borders to people like me from the east coast.</p> -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
The adequacy of the allowance payment system for jobseekers and others, the appropriateness of the allowance payment system as a support into work and the impact of the changing nature of the labour market
Recommendation 1: The Newstart Allowances and supplements should be increased so that they accurately reflect the costs of living, job-seeking and skill development activity. -
Age Discrimination9 September 2021Speech
Safety and Security for Older Women
<h3><strong>National Summit on Women’s Safety</strong></h3> <h3><strong>Safety and Security for Older Women</strong></h3> <h4>Dr Kay Patterson<br> Age Discrimination Commissioner</h4> <p><strong>Via Video Conference</strong></p> <p><strong>Tuesday 7 September 2021</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3><strong>Introduction</strong></h3> <p>I would like to thank Senator the Hon Marise Payne and Senator the Hon Anne Ruston for inviting me to speak at this National Summit.</p> -
Rights and Freedoms4 February 2019Speech
Roles, responsibilities and challenges
<h2>The Australian Human Rights Commission—roles, responsibilities and challenges</h2> <p><strong>Supreme and Federal Court Judges’ Conference 2019</strong><br><strong>Hobart, 22 January 2019</strong></p> <p>Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM</p> <p>[Professor Croucher spoke to this paper]</p> <h3>Introduction</h3> <p>I begin my presentation by acknowledging the traditional custodians of this land, and pay my respect to the elders, past, present, and emerging.</p> <p>Thank you Justice Pearce for your warm introduction.</p> -
Business and Human Rights30 November 2022Speech
Executive discretion in a time of COVID-19
Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have required very quick action by governments. But those responses have also involved significant limitations on people’s rights and freedoms, especially freedom of movement, and implemented through executive power often with limited parliamentary involvement. -
Commission – General14 December 2012Speech
In defence of human rights
I would like to acknowledge that we are meeting on the traditional country of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation and pay my respects to their elders past and present. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice14 December 2012Speech
Collaborative indigenous policy development
I would also like to thank the conference organisers for two things: – firstly for inviting me to present today, and secondly, for developing a conference on such a critical but very marginalised theme on the national stage – Indigenous policy development – and how we can all do it better. -
Commission – General14 December 2012Speech
Human Rights Day Address
I would like to acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, the traditional owners of the land on which we meet today, and pay respect to their elders. -
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 -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice14 December 2012Speech
Integration of Customary Law into the Australian Legal System: Calma
I’d like to begin by acknowledging the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, the traditional owners and custodians of the land where we are gathered today, and pay my respects to their elders. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice14 December 2012Speech
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I would also like to thank the Law Council of Australia and its Advisory Committee on Indigenous Legal Issues for inviting me to deliver this address, and to take part in the customary law panel discussion later today. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice14 December 2012Speech
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We are on Aboriginal land – and as a mark of respect to the traditional owners of this country – I want to recognise their culture and their law because they are integral to what we now call Coogee.
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