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Explore a speech by Professor Gillian Triggs, President of the Australian Human Rights Commission, in relation to the state of human rights in Australia.

13 November 2006</p> Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Forum, Sydney I would like to acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, the traditional owners and custodians of the land where we are meeting on today. I would also like to thank our distinguished guests, the Attorney General, the Honorable Philip Ruddock MP, and Professor George Williams for participating in this forum. BALANCING NATIONAL SECURITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS

When I first entered the law 'benchbooks' were closely guarded, leather bound books into which judges carefully entered notes as a case progressed - usually I thought adverse comments and exclamation marks about one's arguments or less than flattering remarks about one's principal witness. These books seemed to be some kind of secret code to the outcome of cases and never saw the light of day.

I would like to begin by joining other speakers in acknowledging the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation, the traditional owners of the land upon which we meet. I pay my respects to their elders, both past and present.

I’d like to begin by acknowledging the Noongar people, the traditional owners of the land where we meet today, and pay my respects to their elders past and present.

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

&lt;h2&gt;The role of the Australian Human Rights Commission as the national human rights body in promoting and protecting rights&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;Freedom18—the limits of religious freedom&lt;br&gt;NSW Parliament House&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;23 May 2018&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;[&lt;em&gt;Professor Croucher spoke to this paper&lt;/em&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Introduction&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;

I would like to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the Ngunnawal peoples, and pay my respect to their elders past and present.

I would like to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation, and pay my respects to their elders past and present.

It is almost 40 years since the last man was hanged in Australia. Today, the death penalty has been abolished in every Australian jurisdiction. Opposition to the death penalty attracts bi-partisan political support. Yet in a region where many of our closest neighbours still maintain the death penalty, I believe Australia can - and should - take a stronger stand against state sanctioned execution.