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Commission 鈥 General
President's message | June 2025
We must end the practice of police investigating police deaths in custody Two recent Aboriginal deaths in custody in the Northern Territory have again raised questions about the treatment of First Nations people in Australia鈥檚 criminal justice systems. Kumanjayi White, a 24 year-old Warlpiri man with...
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Data breach notification
The 黑料情报站 has been affected by a data breach concerning attachments uploaded to the Commission鈥檚 web forms on its website.
Commission 鈥 General
President's message | May 2025
Cost of living issues are human rights issues Someone said to me just before election day that human rights hadn鈥檛 featured much in the federal election campaign. It鈥檚 true that the words 鈥渉uman rights鈥 didn鈥檛 feature much - but human rights issues did. This was an election about the cost of living...
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President's message | April 2025
The vital global role of National Human Rights Institutions Many people who are familiar with the 黑料情报站 are less familiar with the global context in which we operate. The Commission is Australia鈥檚 national human rights institution (NHRI) and one of 118 NRHIs globally...
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Australian women are diverse, so the approach to women鈥檚 safety should be as well
This International Women鈥檚 Day, the Commissioners at the 黑料情报站 stand together to call for urgent action to ensure that all women and girls鈥攐f every background, age or disability鈥攃an live free from violence, discrimination, and inequality. This year鈥檚 International Women...
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Affinity Intercultural Foundation NSW Parliamentary Iftar
Hugh de Kretser highlights rising intolerance and racism, urging unity and dialogue to achieve peace and respect for all, grounded in human rights and common humanity.
Commission 鈥 General
President's message | March 2025
We must work together to address the scourge of racism. The Director-General of ASIO, Mike Burgess, said in Parliament last week that 鈥渋n terms of threats to life鈥 antisemitism is ASIO鈥檚 top priority. He said he believed it was the first time a form of racism was the agency鈥檚 highest priority. The...
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President's message | February 2025
UN decisions confirm Australia's human rights obligations to refugees and people seeking asylum sent offshore The Refugee Convention is the international community鈥檚 commitment to work together to protect people fleeing violence and persecution. When Australia agreed to be bound by the Refugee...
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Statement: Inquiry into Antisemitism at Australian Universities
Commission President Hugh de Kretser's opening statement to the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights, Inquiry into Antisemitism at Australian Universities.
Commission 鈥 General
President's message | December 2024
It's Human Rights Day; a day to reflect on human rights challenges and progress. 76 years ago today, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, one of the pinnacles of human achievement. In adopting the Declaration after the horrors of World War 2, the international...
Commission 鈥 General
commUnity + Annual Celebration of Impact
There鈥檚 so many people in this room tonight who have played a big part in my life. This area and its people are close to my heart. Sunshine 鈥 Brimbank - Melton It鈥檚 where I got my real human rights education.
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Tim McCoy dinner
It鈥檚 pretty special for me being here tonight as the speaker at the Tim McCoy dinner. There鈥檚 so many people in this room tonight who have played a big part in my life - making me a better human rights advocate and a better person. The McCoy Dinner is always a great celebration of the community...
Commission 鈥 General
President's message | November 2024
Dear friends, I鈥檓 pleased to share the 黑料情报站鈥檚 Annual Report 2023-24 which has been tabled in the Australian Parliament. In my first three months in this role, one of the things that has struck me is the breadth and depth of the Commission鈥檚 work. Our Annual Report...
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