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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012SpeechOptions for Australia’s new national Indigenous representative body
I begin by paying my respects to the Noongar peoples, the traditional owners of the land where we gather today. I pay my respects to your elders, to the ancestors and to those who have come before us. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Webpage
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Panel Discussion: ‘Managing Indigenous Local Governments: balancing traditions with emerging challenges’
Can I begin by thanking the Secretariat of the Permanent Forum as well as the Division for Public Administration and Development Management for the invitation to participate in this panel today. -
14 December 2012Book page
About the Australian Human Rights Commission (2012)
We work to find practical and long-term solutions to the human rights issues facing people in Australia, as well as to build greater understanding and respect for human rights in our community. -
14 December 2012Book page
Bringing them Home - Appendix 6
The Protector of Aborigines made the legal guardian of every `aboriginal and half-caste child' whose parents are dead or unknown, or one of whom agrees, until the age of 21. Any two Justices, with the consent of the Governor and one of the parents, may apprentice `any half-caste or other aboriginal child having obtained a suitable age' until the age of 21 provided that `due and reasonable provision is made for the maintenance, clothing and humane treatment of any apprentice.' -
14 December 2012Book page
Native Title Report 2006: Information Sheet 3 – Housing
The federal Government has made a commitment to ‘normalise’ Indigenous communities by increasing Indigenous home ownership and reducing reliance on subsidised rental accommodation. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Speech
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I would like to begin by acknowledging all the traditional owners of the land where we meet, the Ngunawal Ngambri people. Thank you Matilda House for your welcome and for joining us here today. It is a pleasure to jointly address the Press Club with Fred Chaney from Reconciliation Australia. The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission and Reconciliation Australia have a history of working in partnership together. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
12 May 2015Speech
Rob Riley Lecture
Thank you Sue for your kind introduction and Simon (Forrest) can I acknowledge your warm welcome and can I reciprocate by paying my respects to the Whadjuk people of the Noongar nation, the traditional owners of the place that is now known as Perth. I thank you for allowing me on your country. I salute the Elders who are here today, those that have gone before us, and those who are yet to come. -
14 December 2012Book page
Native Title Report 2004 : Summary
The Native Title Report 2004 looks at how the native title system can contribute to the economic and social development goals of Indigenous peoples. The report seeks to answer the following questions: -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Speech
Minerals Week 2008
I’d also like to thank the Minerals Council of Australia for inviting me to speak today and I acknowledge all distinguished guests and participants. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Speech
The Power of Identity: Naming Oneself, Reclaiming Community
Thank you Peter for your kind words of introduction and thank you Krystelle (Jordan) for your welcome to country. Krystelle, can I begin by acknowledging and paying my respects to the your people, the traditional owners of this place upon which we sit and talk here tonight. I honour your Elders that have come before us, those Elders who are here tonight and I await in optimistic anticipation of those Elders, like you, who are yet to emerge. My people are the Gangulu from the Dawson Valley in Central Queensland. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
21 December 2017Media Release
Close the Gap Campaign statement on Remote Housing program
<p>Federal Government must listen to First Peoples in Closing the Gap ‘Refresh’<br><br>The Close the Gap campaign is deeply concerned at reports that the Federal Government is making an 85 per cent cut to the National Partnership Agreement on Remote Housing. This cut will see previously committed funding from the Federal government drop from $776 million over two years to just $100 million.<br></p> -
Commission – General
20 February 2018WebpageSenate file listing: 1 July 2017 - 31 Dec 2017
<h2>SENATE FILE LIST FOR AUSTRALIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION 1 JULY 2017 - 31 DECEMBER 2017</h2> <p><a href="/node/13917">see previous</a></p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="607"> <tbody> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="88"> <p><strong>File Id</strong></p> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="415"> <p><strong>File Name</strong></p> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="104"> <p><strong>Create Date</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="top" width="88"> <p>2011/71-5</p></td></tr></tbody></table> -
14 December 2012Book page
Appendices3 - Annual Report 2009-2010: Australian Human Rights Commission
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11 February 2014Book page
Summary
<p>Access to justice in the criminal justice system for people with disabilities who need communication supports or who have complex and multiple support needs (people with disabilities) is a significant problem in every jurisdiction in Australia. Whether a person with disability is the victim of a crime, accused of a crime or a witness, they are at increased risk of being disrespected and disbelieved and of not enjoying equality before the law.</p> -
14 December 2012Book page
Commission Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
The current mandatory detention policy of the Commonwealth of Australia breaches the fundamental principle of the rights of the child which is that children should be able to develop to their full potential. The policy breaches every article of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The policy violates the right to health as established by international law. -
14 December 2012Book page
Native Title Report 2008 - Chapter 6
Water is vital to life, essential to agriculture and a valuable energy source which may be utilised in the mitigation of climate change impacts. Water is extremely valuable globally to both Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples and is used for many different purposes. Water is also important to both for different reasons. -
Legal
14 December 2012WebpageCERD: Concluding observations - Australian 2005
1. The Committee considered the 13 th and 14 th periodic reports of Australia, respectively due in 2000 and 2002, submitted as one document (CERD/C/428/Add.2), at its 1685 th and 1686 th meetings (CERD/C/SR/1685 and 1686), held on 1 and 2 March 2005. At its 1699 th meeting, held on 10 March 2005 , it adopted the following concluding observations. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Webpage
Indigenous International Rights: The United Nations system and human rights protection
Learn how the UN system for the promotion and protection of human rights consists of two types of bodies, treaty-based bodies and charter-based bodies. -
LGBTIQ+
3 July 2018WebpageBrotherboys, sistergirls and LGBT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
<p>Brotherboys, sistergirls and other LGBT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples experience a number of significant and intersecting points of discrimination and marginalisation in Australia.</p> <p>The Commission’s Resilient Individuals: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity &amp; Intersex Rights report considered the intersecting issues of racism, homophobia and transphobia faced by these communities. No information was received about intersex issues.</p> <p>Participants involved in consultations for the report raised some of the following issues:</p> -
14 December 2012Book page
Corporate Responsibility - Developing principles on Resource Development on Indigenous land: Agreement-Making in Australia
In 2001 Rhonda Kelly and Ciaran O'Faircheallaigh were commissioned by HREOC to undertake a report on Corporate Social Responsibility, Agreement Making and native title in Australia. This Report includes a substantial amount of information on a range of agreements from different parts of Australia and one agreement from Canada. Some of that information is confidential.