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Disability Rights23 February 2017Speech
National Disability Services NSW State Conference ‘Turning Plans into Outcomes’
<p>I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation and pay my respect to their elders past and present.&nbsp; I also pay respect to Aboriginal people present here today.</p> <p>Anne Bryce – thank you for the introduction. NDS board members, NDS members, guests and friends.<br> <br> It’s a great pleasure to be here today to deliver the keynote address.</p> -
Rights and Freedoms14 December 2012Speech
“Child Migrants and Human Rights in our Time”: Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM (2005)
I should add, at this point, that my work over the past few years and my inquiry on children in immigration detention (CIDI), in Australia, the report of which "A last resort?" was tabled in the Australian Federal parliament in May of 2004, has made me even more keenly aware of the fragility of child asylum seekers. But more on that later! -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice24 May 2023News story
Uluru Statement anniversary
<p><img alt="Commissioner June Oscar AO at the Uluru National Convention 2017" height="581" loading="lazy" src="https://humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/files/styles/full_content_hero_image/public/2019-05/June%20Signing%20Uluru%20Statement.jpg?itok=zq2ma92J" typeof="foaf:Image" width="870"></p> <p>The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO said she’s encouraged by the growing support among Australians for the Uluru Statement from the Heart.</p> -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice8 September 2023Speech
CEW Leadership Summit
<p style="margin-top:16px; margin-bottom:16px">Introduction in language</p> <p>Hello everyone.</p> <p>I acknowledge the traditional custodians of Naarm, all the Countries of the Kulin Nations, and I pay my respects to Elder’s past, present and emerging. I recognise our First Women, our mothers, sisters, aunties, and daughters who have cared for our communities, shared knowledge and culture, and nurture future generations through women’s ways of knowing, doing and being.</p> -
Children's Rights3 February 2020Publication
Children’s Rights Report 2019
The Children’s Rights Report 2019 — In Their Own Right tells the story of how well children’s rights are protected and promoted across Australia. -
Rights and Freedoms18 November 2020Webpage
How are our human rights protected in law in Australia during COVID-19?
Discover how existing human rights laws continue to apply in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic to protect the rights of all citizens. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice11 February 2015Opinion piece
We must keep striving to close the gap in Indigenous health
<p>"Just in the last week, three of my closest friends and a relative have been diagnosed with cancer. This is not an uncommon story, to be – as a community – constantly in grief, loss and trauma."</p> <p>These words, from Janine Mohamed, chief executive of the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives, will be familiar to our communities across Australia.</p> -
14 December 2012Book page
Close the Gap: Indigenous Health Equality Summit - Statement of Intent
Our challenge for the future is to embrace a new partnership between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. The core of this partnership for the future is closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians on life expectancy, educational achievement and employment opportunities. -
Technology and Human Rights16 December 2019Publication
Discussion Paper: Human Rights and Technology
Learn more about protecting and promoting human rights from the risks of AI, to better develop and deploy ethical AI. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice3 June 2021Speech
Kimberley Remote Community Leaders Forum
<p><em>Yaningi warangira ngindaji yuwa muwayi ingirranggu, Bunuba yani U. Balangarri wadjirragali jarra ningi – gamali ngindaji yau muwayi nyirrami ngarri thangani. Yaningi miya ngindaji Muwayi ingga winyira ngirranggu thangani.&nbsp; Yathawarra, wilalawarra jalangurru ngarri guda.</em></p> <p>I acknowledge the Yawuru people of the land we gather on today and I pay my deep respects to elder’s past, present and emerging.</p> -
Children's Rights12 July 2019Speech
Children’s Rights in Australia: looking back and moving forward
<p>Good morning everyone. I’d like to begin today by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land, the Widjabul people of the Bundjalung nation. I acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make. I also pay my respects to elders past, present and emerging.</p> -
Rights and Freedoms21 January 2022Opinion piece
Novak Djokovic drew global attention to Australia's immigration detention regime. Now we need proper scrutiny of all places of detention
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">Novak Djokovic’s recent detention at Melbourne’s Park Hotel drew international attention to Australia’s use of hotels as Alternative Places of Detention by immigration authorities.</span></span> <span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt; font-size:12.0pt; padding:0cm"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="color:#201f1e">But while Djokovic’s detention was measured in days, others still remaining in the Park H</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> -
14 December 2012Book page
Close the Gap - Part 2 Outcomes from the National Indigenous Health Equality Summit
Our challenge for the future is to embrace a new partnership between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. The core of this partnership for the future is closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians on life expectancy, educational achievement and employment opportunities. -
Rights and Freedoms17 January 2019Speech
Human rights in the 21st century
<h2>Human rights in the 21st century—Reflections on the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights</h2> <h3>Australian Council for International Development National Conference<br>Human Rights in the 21st Century—People. Planet. Peace.</h3> <p>Opening Address<br>30 October 2018<br>UNSW, Sydney<br>by<br>Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM<br>President, Australian Human Rights Commission*</p> <p>[Professor Croucher spoke to this paper]</p> -
Race Discrimination30 March 2019Speech
Race Discrimination Commissioner, Mr Chin Tan, on Nelson Mandela Day
<p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Thank you for the very kind welcome. May I extend particular thanks to the Nelson Mandela Day Commemorative Committee (NMDCC) for the invitation and for having me here this evening.</p> <p>Let me start by acknowledging the traditional custodians of this land where we gather tonight, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation, and pay my respects to their elders past, present and emerging.</p> -
Commission – General14 December 2017Speech
Sexual Harassment - Safer Workplaces
<p>The Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins delivered the keynote address at the Women in Film and TV NSW - Safer Workplaces Strategies forum.</p> <p>Good morning everyone. I would like to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which you meet, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, and paying my respects to their elders past and present.</p> <p>I also pay my respects to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, as it is their land that I present to you from.</p> -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice14 December 2012Speech
2009 Speech: Launch of Social Justice and Native Title Reports 2008
I begin by paying my respects to the Gadigal peoples of the Eora nation, the traditional owners of the land where we gather today. pay my respects to your elders, to the ancestors and to those who have come before us. And thank you, Allen Madden, for your generous welcome to country for all of us. -
Sex Discrimination19 March 2020Speech
Leaving no one behind
<h2>Leaving no one behind: delivering justice for all survivors of sexual harassment</h2><h3>UN Women High Level Virtual event (Live Webinar)<br>March 19, 2020<br>Kate Jenkins, Sex Discrimination Commissioner</h3><p>“Thank you … for giving many of us a voice during this inquiry, and I hope that those of us who have spoken out can find comfort in knowing that no matter how small or large your contribution ... this inquiry will bring [change] and by speaking out others will be encouraged to also.”</p> -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice14 December 2012Speech
UN DPI NGO 63rd World Conference on Global Health (2010)
I'd like to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land we are meeting on today, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation, and pay my respects to their Elders and Ancestors. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice25 August 2022Speech
Sir Wallace Kyle Oration
<p>Jalangurru lanygu balangarri. Yaningi Yatharra ngindaji muwayi indirranggu, Kaurna yani U.</p> <p>It is wonderful to be here with you today on Noongar Boodja country. I would also like to acknowledge all the country from around this state and beyond that people may joining in from online.</p> <p>My deepest respects to all our elders past, present and emerging.</p>