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<p>International Bar Association</p> <p>Section on Public and Professional Interests</p> <p>12 October 2017</p> <p>Sydney</p> <p>by Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM<br>President, Australian Human Rights Commission</p> <p> </p> <p>[<em>Professor Croucher spoke to this paper</em>]</p>

I would like to 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 both past and present.

<p>Jalangurru lanygu balangarri. Yaningi warangira ngindaji yuwa muwayi ingirranggu, Nambiri, Ngunnawal yani U. Balangarri wadjirragali jarra ningi – gamali ngindaji yau muwayi nyirrami ngarri thangani. Yaningi miya ngindaji Muwayi ingga winyira ngirranggu thangani.  Yathawarra, wilalawarra jalangurru ngarri guda.</p>

<p>Jalangurru lanygu balangarri. Yaningi Yatharra ngindaji muwayi indirranggu, Noongar yani U.</p> <p>I acknowledge all the countries we gather on today. My deepest respects to all our elder’s past, present and emerging.</p> <p>I would also like to take the opportunity to pay tribute to the memory of Mr Eddie Koiki Mabo and his co-claimants Reverend David Passi, Sam Passi, James Rice and Celuia Mapo Salee.</p>

<h4><strong>Hon Dr Kay Patterson AO</strong></h4> <h4><strong>Age Discrimination Commissioner</strong></h4> <h2><strong>Keynote Address to National Press Club of Australia, Canberra</strong></h2> <h4><strong>Wednesday, 28 June, 2023</strong></h4> <p>CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY</p> <h4><strong>Welcome</strong></h4> <p>Thank you Andrew Tillett <em>(National Press Club Vice President)</em> for your kind introduction. I am sometimes introduced incorrectly, but maybe more accurately, as the Ageing Discrimination Commissioner. </p>

<h2><strong>2017 Narrm Oration </strong><br><br> <strong>Resilience and Reconstruction: the agency of women in rebuilding strong families, communities and organisations</strong></h2> <p><strong>The University of Melbourne</strong><br><br> June Oscar<br><br> Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner<br><br> Australian Human Rights Commission</p> <p>Thursday 16 November 2017</p> <p> </p>

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’.

<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> </p> <p> </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>

<p><strong>Dr Ben Gauntlett<br><br> National Labor Disability Summit<br><br> Melbourne<br><br> November 1, 2019</strong></p> <p><br><br> Good disability policy benefits all Australians.  When we think of disability policy, it is not “us” and “them”, it is "we", we the people of Australia need good disability policy because it reflects our values of diversity and inclusion.  It reflects our human rights obligations and there are critical economic arguments for why we need to have good disability policy.</p>

<p>I would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land we gather on today, and across Australia, and pay my respects to Elders past, present and future. Thanks to UNICEF for the opportunity to share the moment in which both our reports are submitted, and Anne Sherry in particular. Congratulations also to UNICEF and the Child Rights Taskforce on this fabulous report.</p>

<h2>The role of the Australian Human Rights Commission as the national human rights body in promoting and protecting rights</h2><p>Freedom18—the limits of religious freedom<br>NSW Parliament House</p><p>23 May 2018</p><p>[<em>Professor Croucher spoke to this paper</em>]</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 and present, and to acknowledge emerging community leaders of the Gadigal peoples of the Eora Nation and acknowledge any Indigenous guests attending today.</p>