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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice8 May 2019Media Release
Our Health, Our Voice, Our Choice
<p>The Close the Gap Campaign has welcomed the Prime Minister’s commitment to work in genuine partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to address the inequality that continues to exist in life expectancy and other outcomes.</p> <p>The Prime Minister Scott Morrison has tabled the Government’s Closing the Gap Report and restated the government’s commitment to work collaboratively in a formal partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.</p> -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice8 May 2019Media Release
Our Choices, Our Voices: Celebrating Success on National Close the Gap Day
<p>The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO and the Co-Chair of the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples Rod Little, will today release the 2019 Close the Gap report – “Our Choices, Our Voices”.</p> <p>The report, prepared by the Lowitja Institute, is being released at a community event at Tharawal Aboriginal Corporation – Aboriginal Medical Service South Western Sydney, as part of National Close the Gap day events around the country.</p> -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice30 March 2019Opinion piece
Our Choices, Our Voices - Celebrating Success on National Close the Gap Day
<p>This Opinion Piece by June Oscar AO and Rod Little was published by Guardian Australia on Thursday March 21, to mark National Close the Gap Day</p> <p>When the Prime Minister Scott Morrison tabled the 2019 Closing the Gap report last month, we were again reminded about the lack of progress made to address the inequality between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.</p> <p>We know the statistics. They are part of the lived realities that confront our families and our communities across the country.</p> -
Commission – General3 June 2020E-bulletin (Monthly)
Community update: COVID-19 (June 2020)
<h1>Commission News</h1> <h3>June 2020</h3> <h3>Commissioner update COVID-19</h3> <p>Dear friends,</p> <p>The last few weeks have seen a gradual return to some of our pre-pandemic freedoms in many parts of Australia. While physical distancing remains a vital element to maintaining low infection rates, it is clear that we welcome the opportunity to visit loved ones, travel and socialise.&nbsp;</p> -
Commission – General2 March 2021E-bulletin (Monthly)
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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 April 2013Publication
Working past our 60s: Reforming laws and policies
As a society, we have been slow to recognise that millions of older Australians are locked out of the workforce by age discrimination. We are only now starting to understand what a terrible waste of human capital this situation represents; a loss to the national economy and to businesses large and small, and a loss to the individual who is pushed out of the workforce prematurely. -
Disability Rights8 April 2013Publication
Know your rights: Disability discrimination
Disability discrimination is when a person with a disability is treated less favourably than a person without the disability in the same or similar circumstances. -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Webpage
Know your rights about disability discrimination and harassment
Disability discrimination is when a person with a disability is treated less favourably than a person without the disability in the same or similar circumstances. -
15 July 2014Book page
Chapter 5: Business and our human rights in the Declaration
<h2><strong>5.1 Introduction</strong></h2> <p>The significant role of business to respect and support our human rights is increasingly being recognised. Although the protection of human rights remains the responsibility of government, business is realising that human rights are both relevant and fundamental to their operations. In many of the conversations I have had with business and community leaders across the country, there is a firm view that business can – and does – play a fundamental role in the realisation of human rights by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.</p> -
15 July 2014Book page
Chapter 3: How do we keep moving forward? A road map for our future
<h2>3.1 Introduction</h2> -
Rights and Freedoms17 January 2019Speech
The Ongoing Legacy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
<p>9th International Conference on Human Rights Education—Unleashing the Full Potential of Civil Society<br>Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM<a href="#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title>&nbsp;</a><br>President, Australian Human Rights Commission<br>27 November 2018</p><p>[<em>Professor Croucher spoke to this paper. Some sections were not addressed fully, given the coverage of some matters by earlier speakers in the program.</em>]</p> -
Sex Discrimination23 February 2017Publication
A Conversation in Gender Equality (2017)
In the second half of 2016, Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins travelled to every state and territory to learn about Australia’s progress towards gender equality. -
14 December 2012Book page
Legal challenges in the adoption of bystander approaches
Having discussed current bystander intervention approaches to violence prevention, the paper now considers some of the organisational and legal challenges in the adoption of bystander approaches. -
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 Justice4 August 2023Webpage
Minimising harm in conversations about the referendum
This section of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum resource kit provides information and practical tips to engage in conversations about the referendum in ways that minimise harm, including: Practise cultural humility, Centre Indigenous knowledges, voices, and perspectives, Remember, there is no one true ‘Indigenous perspective’, Avoid deficit discourse, and Call out and actively combat fear tactics -
14 December 2012Book page
Section 12 - Other actions that could be taken by the Australian Government to protect LGBTI people in Australia - Addressing sexual orientation and sex and/or gender identity discrimination: Consultation Report (2011)
The consultation received a number of suggestions about other ways in which the Australian Government could protect the human rights of LGBTI people in Australia. Many participants argued that while anti-discrimination legislation is an important step towards equality, it is essential that it is accompanied by other actions. Suggestions were often informed by personal experiences of discrimination. -
Sex Discrimination8 November 2019Speech
Invisible women in sport
<h2><strong>Kate Jenkins<br><br> Australian Institute of Sport Conference<br><br> 6 November 2019</strong><br><br> &nbsp;</h2> <p><br><br> Thank you very much for joining me here today.&nbsp;</p> -
14 December 2012Book page
Human Rights 21: Looking ahead
Over the past 21 years HREOC has helped to highlight, investigate and respond to a wide range of complex human rights issues in Australia. During this time there have been many positive changes. It is clear, however, that gaping holes still exist. -
14 December 2012Book page
A Time to Value - Part C
The interim paper, Valuing Parenthood: Options for paid maternity leave set out an extensive range of objectives that paid maternity leave could meet. [242] Many of these objectives were dependent on the structure of the scheme that was implemented.
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