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Rights and Freedoms
13 March 2024SpeechThe Commission’s model for a Human Rights Act for Australia
<h2>The Australian Human Rights Commission’s model for a Human Rights Act for Australia</h2><h3>Macquarie University Law School and MULS&nbsp;</h3><p><strong>Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM FAAL FRSA FACLM(Hon) FRSN&nbsp;</strong></p><p>[<em>Check against delivery</em>]&nbsp;</p><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Let me begin by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet, on the Wattamattagal Campus of Macquarie University, and pay my respect to Elders, past, present and emerging, and also to acknowledge any Indigenous guests attending today.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> -
Commission – General
9 February 2017WebpageJune Oscar AO - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner
<h2>June Oscar AO</h2><h3>Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner 2017 - 2024</h3><div class="card"><div class="card-section"><div class="grid-x grid-padding-x"><div class="cell medium-shrink"><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/June%20Oscar%20AO%20Headshot.png" data-entity-uuid="53c308a6-821c-4a27-a0c4-e35cf03a307f" data-entity-type="file" alt="June Oscar AO" width="200" height="300" class="align-left" loading="lazy"></div><div class="cell medium-auto"><p>June Oscar AO is a proud Bunuba woman from the remote town of Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia’s Ki</p></div></div></div></div> -
Commission – General
22 March 2024Speech
Women’s Club – Foundation Day Club Lunch
<p><strong>Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM</strong>&nbsp;</p><h2>Introduction</h2><p>Thank you Danielle Asciak, for inviting me here today.&nbsp;</p><p>Let me begin by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation and pay my respect to Elders, past, present and emerging, and also to acknowledge any Indigenous guests attending today.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> -
Age Discrimination
8 August 2023SpeechBuilding a better cultural inheritance for an ageing Australia
<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.&nbsp;</p> -
Disability Rights
2 May 2016Publication
Willing to Work: National Inquiry into Employment Discrimination
Learn how the right to work is a fundamental human right, though one that many older people and people with disability in Australia do not enjoy. -
Commission – General
12 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> -
Age Discrimination
9 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> -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
5 August 2019SpeechGarma: Voices speech
<p><em>Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO addressed Garma in the Northern Territory on August 3. The topic was 'Voices'. </em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Jalangurru lanygu balangarri. Yaningi yatharra ngindaji yuwa muwayi ingirranggu, Gumatj, Yolngu yani U.</p> <p>Galwurruy, djawa, Djapirri and your family thank you for hosting us.</p> -
Children's Rights
22 August 2019SpeechSport as an Enabler of Human (Children’s) Rights - Craig Foster
<h2>Child Safe Organisations – Launch of the National Principles</h2><p><strong>&nbsp;21 August 2019</strong></p><p><strong>Sport as an Enabler of Human (Children’s) Rights</strong></p><p>Craig Foster</p><hr><p>Putting the child at the centre of sport, now there’s a novel idea. One that presents a direct challenge to the win-at-all-costs mentality. As we will find out today, that cost is can be a very high, human one, and often a child’s future.</p> -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
5 May 2019Speech
Human Rights Dinner 2019 - Human Rights Law Centre
<p>Jalangurru lanygu balangarri. Yaningi warangira ngindaji yuwa muwayi ingirranggu, Gadigal yani U.</p> <p>I acknowledge the Gadigal people of Eora Nation whose land we gather on tonight, and all your elders past, present and emerging.</p> <p>And I acknowledge all of my esteemed colleagues from the Australian Human Rights Commission including Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher.</p> <p>There are many other names around the table there, and in this room – too many to mention. Many of you are close friends and wonderful professional partners in the very important work we do.</p> -
Commission – General
14 March 2024Speech
‘Bringing rights home—mapping an agenda on human rights in Australia
<h2>‘Bringing rights home—mapping an agenda on promoting, protecting and fulfilling human rights in Australia</h2><h3>Michael Kirby Justice Oration 2021</h3><p><strong>Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM</strong></p><p><strong>President, Australian Human Rights Commission</strong></p><p><em>The annual Kirby orations pay tribute to Michael Kirby’s commitment to social justice and human rights and his relationship as friend, colleague and mentor to Victoria University’s College of Law &amp; Justice.</em></p> -
Rights and Freedoms
1 August 2019Publication
Discussion paper: Priorities for federal discrimination law reform
This paper sets out the Commission’s preliminary views on the priorities for federal discrimination law reform. It identifies the need for reform, the principles that should guide it, and the 11 major priority areas for reform to ensure effective protection against discrimination at the federal level. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Project
Close the Gap: Indigenous Health Campaign
Working together to achieve health and life expectation equality for Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. -
Rights and Freedoms
17 January 2019Project
Free and Equal: An Australian conversation on human rights
What makes an effective system of human rights protection for 21st century Australia? What are we doing well and what steps do we still need to take? -
Disability Rights
19 July 2019Speech
The critical task of changing community attitudes towards disability
<p><em>The following speech was an opening presentation delivered by Disability Discrimination Commissioner Ben Gauntlett at a workshop on community attitudes towards people with disability convened by the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Disability, held in Melbourne on June 28, 2019.</em></p> -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
15 February 2022Publication
Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women’s Voices) - Implementation Framework (2022)
This Implementation Framework provides guidance for translating the substantial findings of the Report into meaningful action and provides examples of innovative First Nations women and girl-led initiatives across a wide range of sectors. -
Disability Rights
22 November 2019Speech
Speech to National Labor Disability Summit
<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. &nbsp;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. &nbsp;It reflects our human rights obligations and there are critical economic arguments for why we need to have good disability policy.</p> -
Sex Discrimination
14 December 2012SpeechIt's Over to You
We all know why we're here today. You're here because men aren't seeing enough of their children, that after divorce they're lone fathers if they're lucky and cheque books on legs if things turn out badly. Sadly, there are some men who just disappear as dads altogether. -
Race Discrimination
30 March 2019SpeechRace 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> -
Rights and Freedoms
11 December 2020Video
Rosemary Kayess: Human Rights Day Oration 2020
<p>Watch Human Rights Medal winner&nbsp;<strong>Rosemary Kayess</strong>&nbsp;present&nbsp;the 2020 Human Rights Day Oration.</p> <p>Rosemary Kayess is a leading human rights advocate for people with disability in Australia and worldwide. Rosemary contributed to drafting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and successfully lobbied for its ratification in Australia. Last year, Rosemary was awarded the prestigious 2019 Human Rights Medal in recognition of her work in international human rights law for people with disability.</p>