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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

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.

2 November, 2011

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Strengthening our relationships over lands, territories and resources

Let me begin by acknowledging and paying my respects to the Traditional Owners of the place upon which we sit and talk tonight. I honour your Elders that have come before us, those that are here tonight and I await in optimistic anticipation for those Elders who are yet to emerge.

24 October, 2011

Disability Rights

"Other status": disability and human rights (2011)

Amnesty International conference: Human rights challenges and opportunities in the 21st century Brisbane 6 October 2011 Graeme Innes, Disability Discrimination Commissioner

6 October, 2011

Commission - General

University of Western Sydney – Graduation Address (2011)

Chancellor, Professor Peter Shergold AC, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, International and Development, Professor John Ingleson, academic staff, senior University management, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, and importantly, graduands.

29 September, 2011

Sex Discrimination

Inclusion and diversity: The foundations of a more effective response to LGBTIQ domestic violence?

Let me begin by acknowledging the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. I pay my respects to their elders past and present, and all the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and women who work tirelessly to reduce domestic violence.

16 September, 2011

Commission - General

The empowered citizen: the importance of education and equality for a modern democracy (2011)

The empowered citizen: the importance of education and equality for a modern democracy The Hon. Catherine Branson QC City Hall, Newcastle Tuesday, 30 August 2011 Acknowledgements I would like to begin this evening by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the Awabakal...

30 August, 2011

Commission - General

University of South Australia – Graduation Address (2011)

Chancellor Dr Ian Gould AM, Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Peter Hoj, Members of University Council, Doctors, Emeritus Professors, Fellows and Senior Management and staff of this fine University, Graduands, Ladies and Gentlemen.

25 August, 2011

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Symposium on Indigenous Sentencing, Punishment and Healing (2011)

I am a Gangulu person from the Dawson Valley in Central Queensland and when I speak to my Elders, they ask me to pass on my salutations to the Traditional Owners of the land I visit for their continued fight for their country and their culture.

5 July, 2011

Age Discrimination

Reflections on age discrimination: The price we pay for growing older

But first let me acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. I pay my deepest respects to their elders both past and present.

21 June, 2011

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Our relationships in native title: starting the conversation

Our relationships in native title: starting the conversation AIATSIS Native Title Conference: Keynote address Mick GoodaAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice CommissionerºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ Brisbane Thursday 2 June 2011 Click here to download the speech

2 June, 2011

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Effective engagement: The tonic for a reconciled nation (2011)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda charts an agenda of hope that can guide us towards a reconciled Australia.

30 May, 2011

Commission - General

President Speech: Current issues in human rights (2011)

Current issues in human rights The Honourable Catherine Branson QC Charles Darwin University 30 May 2011 I would like to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the Larrakia peoples. I pay my respects to their elders both past and present. Thank you, Nancy, for...

30 May, 2011

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Recognising opportunities for all of us: a rights approach (2011)

With respect and gratitude I acknowledge that we sit on the lands of the Kombumerri People of the Bundjalung Nation and I thank the Traditional Owners for allowing us to do so.

26 May, 2011

Commission - General

President Speech: Human Rights 2011 (2011)

Thank you Indira - and thank you Michael for your welcome to country. On behalf of the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ, I acknowledge the Gadigal peoples of the Eora nation and pay our respects their elders past and present.

23 May, 2011

Disability Rights

Celebration of the commencement of the Premises Standards (2011)

On behalf of the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ I would like to welcome you to this event to mark the commencement of the Disability (Access to Premises - buildings) Standards (Premises Standards).

2 May, 2011