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14 December 2012Book page
Bringing them Home - Chapter 18
Indigenous mental health is finally on the national agenda. As participants in the National Mental Health Strategy, States and Territories acknowledge the importance of the issue. Some of the effects of removal including loss and grief, reduced parenting skills, child and youth behavioural problems and youth suicide are increasingly recognised. -
Legal
14 December 2012WebpageThe protection of genetic information of Indigenous peoples
This submission is made by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. It considers the human rights implications of the use of the genetic information of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders (herein, Indigenous peoples) and the adequacy of current levels of protection. -
Disability Rights
2 July 2014SpeechNational Press Club address
<p>(check against delivery)</p> <p>I acknowledge the traditional owners of this land.&nbsp; I do so not as a formulaic beginning, but as a sincere recognition of the place which the land holds in the lives and culture of our first Australians.&nbsp; I saw much of the disadvantage Aboriginal people experience during my time as Race Discrimination Commissioner, and fail to understand why - at a time when we are seeking to recognise them in our constitution - we would be changing laws to reduce their protection from the serious challenges of racial vilification.</p> -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012WebpageStatement by the National Native Title Council on behalf of the Indigenous Peoples Organisations Network of Australia
Before I begin, the IPO Network of Australia welcomes the proposed visit by the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to discuss extractive industries and their relationship with the State and Indigenous peoples in Australia. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
5 December 2017Speech
Australian Indigenous Governance Institute Indigenous Women in Governance Masterclass
<h2>‘I have the right, and so do you: The power of Indigenous women in governance’</h2> <h3>[Introduction in Bunuba]</h3> <p>Jalangurru lanygu wiyi yani gurama yani.</p> <p>I want to pay my respects to the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the traditional owners of the land we meet on today, and to their elders both past and present.</p> <p>My sincere condolences to family, countrymen, friends and colleagues as we have heard of the passing of one of our Indigenous leaders.</p> -
Rights and Freedoms
12 June 2015SpeechFreedom, Parliament and the Courts. Speech to the Human Rights Dinner
<p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Please check against delivery</strong></p> <hr> <p>Distinguished guests, friends and colleagues- thank you for your welcome tonight.</p> <p>I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land, the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, and pay respect to their elders past and present.</p> <p>I am honoured to be a patron of Justice Connect that has so successfully aligned <em>probono</em> lawyers with clients to provide legal advice and services for migrants, the homeless and older Australians.</p> -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Commission Submission - Giblet & Ors
On 21 April 2006 the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner and Acting Race Discrimination Commissioner (‘the Commissioner’) filed a Notice of Motion seeking leave to appear as amicus curiae in proceedings QUD 300/2005 Giblet & Ors v Queensland & Anor, QUD 301/2005 Chong & Ors v Queensland & Anor and QUD 389/2005 Douglas & Ors v Queensland. The Notice of Motion was supported in each case by an affidavit of the Commissioner affirmed on 21 April 2006. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Opinion piece
New National Congress has every chance of being an organisation of which we can be proud (2010)
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. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Speech
'Still Riding for Freedom’ (2008)
I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land where we are meeting tonight, the Gadigal peoples of the Eora nation. I pay my respects to your elders and to those who have come before us. And thank you to Chicka Madden for your generous welcome to country. Chicka and I spent a term together on the Board of Aboriginal Hostels. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
15 September 2017Speech
10th Anniversary of the UN General Assembly adopting the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) ACT Human Rights Commission
<p>[Introduction in Bunuba]</p> <p>Jalangurru garrwarri balanggarri.</p> <p>Good afternoon everyone.<br>Thank you Violet Sheridan for your warm welcome to country.</p> <p>I would like to begin by acknowledging your people, the Ngunnawal people, the Traditional Owners of the land upon which we meet today.</p> <p>Thank you President and Human Rights Commissioner, Dr Helen Watchirs of the ACT Human Rights Commission and your staff for inviting me to speak here today.</p> -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Access and Equity: Inquiry into the responsiveness of Australian Government services to Australia’s culturally and linguistically diverse population
The Australian Human Rights Commission makes this submission to the Access and Equity Inquiry Panel in its inquiry into the responsiveness of Australian Government services to Australia’s culturally and linguistically diverse population. -
31 January 2013Webpage
2005 Human Rights Medal and Awards Winners
<p style="margin-top: 0px; padding-right: 15px; padding-left: 15px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">The 2005 Medal and Awards presentation ceremony was held on 9 December 2005 at a luncheon at the Sheraton on the Park hotel in Sydney. The Human Rights Day address was delivered by Commission President, the Hon. John von Doussa QC and Julie McCrossin was the MC.</p> -
14 December 2012Book page
Close the Gap - Part 2 Outcomes from the National Indigenous Health Equality Summit
The Council of Australian Governments has agreed to a partnership between all levels of government to work with Indigenous Australian communities to achieve the target of closing the gap on Indigenous disadvantage. COAG committed to: -
Commission – General
14 December 2012SpeechPresident speech: Using human rights to inform administrative decision-making
The right to non-discrimination on the basis of sex and immigration regulations: Abdulaziz, Cabales and Balkandali v The United Kingdom (28 May 1985) Eur Court HR -
14 December 2012Book page
Building understanding and respect for human rights - Annual Report 2009-2010: Australian Human Rights Commission
Our aim is to make this a reality. To that end we strive to build understanding in the Australian community about what human rights are and their relevance for everyday life. We have made good progress on our journey, but we know we have more work to do. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
13 May 2021News story
Indigenous Voice must guarantee self-determination
<p><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">In its submission to the Indigenous Voice co-design process, the Australian Human Rights Commission has called for a model that guarantees self-determination and independence from government, and is informed by international principles for the political representation of Indigenous peoples.</span></span></span></span></span><br><br> <br><br></p> -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Commission submissions: Mulrunji
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ('the Commission') makes these submissions in relation to the comments that may be made by the Coroner in this matter. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Speech
Indigenous Forum, National Mental Health Services Conference (2010)
I would like to begin by acknowledging the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, the traditional owners of the land where we meet today, and pay my respects to their elders both past and present. -
Rights and Freedoms
6 June 2016Speech
Jessie Street Trust Annual Lunch 2016
Jessie Street Trust Annual Lunch - I am pleased to join you today to honour the work and annual birthday of Jessie Mary Grey Lillingston Street, a remarkable, and very modern Australian woman. Well before the First World War, she was an advocate for many of the social issues we care about today; equality for women, constitutional recognition of indigenous Australians, world peace and for disarmament. -
14 December 2012Book page
Native Title Report 2005 : Chapter 4 : Leasing on Indigenous land: a human rights appraisal
This report has focused on proposals for the leasing or alienation of Indigenous land, with a specific focus on the Indigenous Land Tenure Principles released by the National Indigenous Council (NIC). The purpose of this Chapter is to discuss these Principles from a human rights perspective, with a particular focus on the right to development.