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Commission – General30 January 2013Webpage
2013 Human Rights Medal and Awards Winners
Human Rights Medal Sister Clare Condon Sister Clare Condon is the Congregational Leader of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan of the Order of St Benedict. Sister Clare has been with the Sisters of the Good Samaritan for about 40 years. Under her leadership, the Sisters of the Good Samaritan have helped provide emergency housing for women and children experiencing domestic violence and have strongly ... -
Sex Discrimination14 December 2012Speech
Launch of ‘Medical responses to adults who have experienced sexual assault: an interactive educational module for Doctors’
Launch of ‘Medical responses to adults who have experienced sexual assault: an interactive educational module for Doctors’ Speech by Pru Goward, Sex Discrimination Commissioner, RANZCOG College House, East Melbourne, 31 March 2005 Acknowledgements. Thank you for inviting me to launch this module today. Congratulations on the leadership role the College has taken. It is important for reputable ... -
Disability Rights10 June 2014Video
Commission to send seven young Australians with disability to the UN
Transcript: Hi, I'm Graeme Innes. And, I'm Disability Discrimination Commissioner, for Australia. And, I'm excited to be involved with this event. Where a delegation of young people from non-government organizations, is taking part in the Conference of States Parties. The Conference of States Parties is a United Nations event. Where all the countries who have signed up to the Disability Convention ... -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2006
This appendix summarises the main findings from research and consultations conducted by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission between 2001 and 2006 that relate to family violence and abuse in Indigenous communities. The summary has also been published in a more detailed research paper prepared by the Social Justice Commissioner in 2006 entitled Ending family violence and abuse in Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander communities: Key issues.[1] -
Commission – General14 December 2012Speech
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To be honest, this is a rare occasion for me. Much of my career has been spent in the monastic cells of academic institutions teaching the young about different legal systems; their origins and growth, their strengths and weaknesses. Your world - the world of business and industry, finances, profit and loss, sales and marketing - is largely foreign to me in a practical sense. -
22 July 2013Book page
Chapter 8: Midshipmen and Cadets are Young People and Future Leaders (Recommendations 16-18)
Key findings of Review Given their age, most undergraduates enter ADFA without much ‘real world’ experience, with many having never lived away from home before. 1 The differing levels of maturity of undergraduates, combined with the pressures of living, working and studying together, can present substantial risk factors for ADFA. In particular, the Review findings indicated that: A number of ... -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice21 August 2014Speech
Nulungu Reconciliation Lecture
Acknowledgements Thank you for your kind welcome and can I reciprocate as I begin today by respecting the Yawuru, the traditional owners of Rubibi the place that is now known as Broome. I thank them for allowing me on their country. I salute the Elders who are here today, those that have gone before us, and those who are yet to come. My people are freshwater people, the Gangulu, from the Dawson ... -
Commission – General9 December 2013Webpage
2013 Human Rights Medal and Awards Winners
Human Rights Medal 2013 winner Sister Clare Condon Human Rights Medal Sister Clare Condon Sister Clare Condon is the Congregational Leader of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan of the Order of St Benedict. Sister Clare has been with the Sisters of the Good Samaritan for about 40 years. Under her leadership, the Sisters of the Good Samaritan have helped provide emergency housing for women and ... -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Temporary Exemption Application -Catholic Education Office
I am writing on behalf of the Catholic Education Office, Archdiocese of Sydney, ('the CEO') to request an exemption under section 44 of the Sex Discrimination Act ('the Act'). -
Commission – General14 December 2012Speech
The role of HREOC in the industrial relations scene: recent developments and future directions
I'll start with what's stayed the same. The fundamental restructuring of Australia's workplace relations system has left the functions of HREOC untouched. In particular there is no change in its responsibilities to investigate and conciliate complaints of unlawful discrimination. -
Race Discrimination10 July 2014Speech
The Asianisation of Australia?
Keynote speech to Asian Studies Association of Australia Annual Conference, “AsiaScapes: Contesting Borders” -
31 January 2013Webpage
2000 Human Rights Medal and Awards Winners
The 2000 Medal and Awards presentation ceremony was held on 10 December 2000 at Star Court, Darling Harbour in Sydney. The guest speaker was Dr Barney Pityana, President of the South African Human Rights Commission. The judges were: Andrea Durbach, Faith Bandler, Peter Nugent MP, Ulrike Schuermann, Prashanth Shanmugan, Caroline Frohmader, Michael Curtotti, Greg Thompson, Sue Zelinka, Geraldine ... -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice16 October 2015Speech
Charles Perkins Oration 2015
Acknowledgements Thank you Stephen for your sincere welcome and can I also thank Uncle Chicka for your generous Welcome to Country. I begin by acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the land on which we sit this evening, the Gadigal Peoples of the Eora Nation. I honour your Elders that have come before you, those that are here today and wait in optimistic anticipation for those Elders who are yet ... -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2007 - Chapter 2: Indigenous communities dealing with family violence and abuse
Family violence and abuse occurs at unacceptable rates in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) communities. We have heard many tragic stories of women, children and young people who have experienced devastating sexual abuse and family violence. It is a scourge that is causing damage and trauma among Indigenous communities, to our women and children, and to the fabric of Indigenous cultures. -
14 December 2012Book page
HREOC Website: Isma - Listen: National consultations on eliminating prejudice against Arab and Muslim Australias
The meeting was chaired by Ms Susan Booth, Anti-Discrimination Commissioner Queensland. It was attended by 15 invited participants. Dr Bill Jonas, Acting Race Discrimination Commissioner, and Omeima Sukkarieh attended from HREOC. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice22 May 2013Speech
QIFVLS Gala Dinner
Mick Gooda addresses lateral violence at Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service (QIFVLS) Gala Dinner -
Legal28 March 2018Media Release
Pathways to Justice - ALRC report welcomed by Commissioner June Oscar AO
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO has urged Federal, State and Territory governments to genuinely consider the Australian Law Reform Commission’s report into the over-representation of Indigenous people in custody. The report, tabled in Federal Parliament today, contains 35 recommendations to address community safety and imprisonment rates amongst ... -
Commission – General3 November 2016Publication
Annual Report 2015-2016
Also available: Complaint Statistics 2015-2016 | President’s statement This Annual Report sets out the performance of the Australian Human Rights Commission in the 2015–16 financial year. This year has been both a challenging and rewarding one for the Commission. We have achieved the highest conciliation rates of complaints under the four discrimination laws since our inception 30 years ago ... -
Human Resources18 March 2015Webpage
Culture and Diversity
Learn about how the Commission supports a diverse and positive workplace culture knowing that diversity is a key element of any effective organisation. -
14 December 2012Book page
It's About Time - Chapter 4
4.1 Introduction 4.2 The key issues 4.3 Workplace relations framework 4.4 Recognising the relationship between paid work and caring work 4.5 Certainty and flexibility in the workplace 4.6 Structural change to support gender and carer equality 4.7 The need for expanded legal rights 4.8 Workplace culture and use of family-friendly policies 4.9 A life cycle approach to work and a universal approach to family-friendly flexibility 4.10 Community concern about WorkChoices and its impact on paid work and family/carer responsibilities 4.11 Conclusion
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