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Asylum Seekers and Refugees23 January 2013Publication
Immigration detention on Christmas Island - Observations from visit to Immigration detention facilities on Christmas Island
Immigration detention on Christmas Island Observations from visit to Immigration detention facilities on Christmas Island -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice10 April 2013Publication
Draft guidelines: Ensuring income management measures compliancy
The Commission has issued these draft guidelines to provide practical assistance to Parliament and the Government in designing and implementing income management measures that protect human rights and are consistent with the RDA. They are also intended to increase awareness among affected communities about the application of the RDA to income management regimes. -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Opinion piece
Smart and perceptive? Don't bank on it. (2011)
The following opinion pieces have been published by the President and Commissioners. Reproduction of the opinion pieces must include reference to where the opinion piece was originally published. -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Opinion piece
Opinion Pieces - Bikies had no answer as blind justice took over (2009)
FOR BABY boomers who have kids, part of summer holiday long drives is the time for telling exaggerated stories of derring-do from one's youth. One such story popped into my head as we drove past the dog sitting on the tucker box at Gundagai on our way home from the Snowy Mountains several weeks ago. -
Disability Rights24 June 2015Webpage
Willing to Work – Consultations
Back to Willing to Work main page Consultations Consultations have now been conducted in every capital city and some regional centres. The consultations are a critical part of understanding the key concerns and challenges, as well as identifying leading practices and effective strategies. The Inquiry is interested in hearing the views, experiences and ideas for change from as many people as ... -
Commission – General4 October 2017Media Release
Powerful anti-racism message comes to a screen near you
Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner Tim Soutphommasane has brought the anti-racism message home, launching a set of advertisements for broadcast on national TV and for streaming to millions of desktop computers and hand-held devices around the country. The campaign depicts casual racism in the workplace and the provision of goods and services. “Independent research has found that racist ... -
Commission – General3 November 2017Media Release
Finalists announced for Community Organisation Award
The Australian Human Rights Commission has announced five finalists for the Human Rights Awards in the Community Organisation category. The award is presented each year to a non-government or community based organisation with a proven track record in promoting and advancing human rights in the Australian community. This year’s shortlist includes a diverse range of organisations. • End Rape on ... -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice14 December 2012Speech
LAUNCH - SOCIAL JUSTICE AND NATIVE TITLE REPORTS 2001
I'd like to welcome the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission to Arrernte country. In particular, I welcome Dr William Jonas, the Social Justice Commissioner. We are here this afternoon to launch the Social Justice and Native Title Report 2001. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Submission to the Senate Committee's inquiry into the stolen generation
Explore a submission by the Australian Human Rights Commission in relation to the Senate Committee's inquiry into the stolen generation. -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Webpage
D.D.A. guide: Buying goods and using services
A person with a disability has a right to obtain goods and use services and facilities in the same way as people without a disability. This includes goods, services and facilities from: -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Webpage
D.D.A. guide: A place to live
A person with a disability has a right to obtain accommodation in the same way as people without a disability. This includes renting a flat, house, unit, a room in a boarding house, hotel or motel. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
NOTICE OF TEMPORARY EXEMPTION UNDER THE DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT: AIRNORTH
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission gives notice of a decision made on 13 October 2003 under section 57 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 ("DDA") concerning access to regional air services operated by Airnorth. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
NOTICE OF TEMPORARY EXEMPTION UNDER THE DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT: AIRNORTH
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission gives notice of a decision made on 15 February 2006 under section 57 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 ("DDA") concerning access to aircraft operated by Capiteq Ltd trading as AirNorth. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Notice of temporary exemption under the DDA: Subscription Television Captioning
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission gives notice of a decision made on 10 June 2008 under section 57 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 ("DDA") concerning captioning of subscription television programming. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
application for exemption: gladstone touch association
The Commission has received a request under section 55 of the Disability Discrimination Act from the Gladstone Touch Association, a voluntary sporting association, for exemption from liability under the Act regarding lack of ramp access to their currently proposed clubhouse facility, to be erected above existing facilities. -
Race Discrimination10 April 2018Media Release
Australian leadership falls short on cultural diversity
Race Discrimination Commissioner Tim Soutphommasane has revisited his Leading for Change (2016) report and found a persistent lack of cultural diversity among leaders in business, politics, government and universities. On 11 April 2018, the Commissioner launches new research that establishes Anglo-Celtic Australians and those of European background continue to dominate the ranks of Australian ... -
Commission – General8 November 2017Media Release
Media Award Finalists
This year saw a substantial increase in the number of nominations for the Media Award. “The large number of nominations for the media category is testament to the strength of Australian journalism despite a rapidly changing media landscape. “It is encouraging that so many journalists are producing high quality work on human rights issues,” said President Rosalind Croucher. The 5 finalists are: The ... -
Commission – General14 November 2017Media Release
Human Rights Medal finalists announced
The Australian Human Rights Commission has announced six finalists for the 2017 Human Rights Medal. Among them is Chrissie Foster and her husband Anthony. Sadly, Anthony passed away earlier this year, aged 64. The couple spent more than twenty years advocating and campaigning for survivors of child sex abuse, after two of their three daughters were abused by a Catholic priest in Melbourne. Their ... -
Rights and Freedoms15 December 2017Media Release
We must act on lessons of Royal Commission
The Australian Human Rights Commission acknowledges the survivors, witnesses and families who contributed to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse and calls on all Australian governments to implement its final recommendations. “It wasn’t until they were adults that so many Australians who suffered unimaginable emotional, physical and sexual abuse as children were ... -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice16 February 2018Media Release
National talks for the Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women’s Voices) project begin in Victoria
The first in a series of community visits for the Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women’s Voices) project will begin in Victoria next week. The Wiyi Yani U Thangani project is being led by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO to hear from Indigenous women and girls around the country. “We’re looking forward to starting our national talks in the regional city of ...
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