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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Racial Justice Fundraising Dinner
Introduction: Country, Sovereignty, Truth Good evening, all. Ladies, gentlemen, distinguished guests. As a proud Kaanju, Birri/Widi Woman from North Queensland who grew up on the lands of the Darumbal People in Rockhampton, I acknowledge and pay my deepest respects to the Gadigal people of the Eora...
Race Discrimination
50th Anniversary of the Racial Discrimination Act - Whitlam Institute
Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman gave the keynote for the Whitlam Institute's special event marking 50 years of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975.
Race Discrimination
50th Anniversary of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975
On the 17 June 2025, Race Driscrimination Commissioner, Giridharan Sivaraman, gave the keynote address at the Whitlam Institute's Community Forum: 50th Anniversary | Racial Discrimination Action 1975 at Parramatta Town Hall.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
We must end the national shame of Aboriginal deaths in custody
Commission - 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...
Race Discrimination
The key to ending racism? It's right here in these PMs' speeches
Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman reflects on how two speeches from two Prime Ministers, half a century apart, hold the key to ending racism. It comes at a significant marker in Australia鈥檚 history, fifty years since the Racial Discrimination Act came into effect.
Age Discrimination
Advocates unite to promote older people鈥檚 human rights
A new Australian network to promote the human rights of older persons within Australia and internationally has been launched, bringing together key civil society organisations and individuals. As Australia ages, the need for enforceable human rights for older persons becomes more urgent. The Human...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
2025 AIATSIS Summit: Voices of Empowerment Strengthening our Future
This keynote speech, delivered on Larrakia Country by Commissioner Katie Kiss at the 2025 AIATSIS Summit calls for urgent reform of the Native Title system and implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to achieve true empowerment, justice, and self-determination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Mabo Oration 2025 One Land 鈥 Two Laws 鈥 It鈥檚 Black and White
Acknowledgements Good evening, all Distinguished guests, Elders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander family, community, friends and colleagues - and my family, children and grandchildren who are here tonight 鈥 particularly my sister Kerry who has travelled from Rockhampton to be here, and my Aunty...
Sex Discrimination
黑料情报站 to take action to address gender pay gap
New data from Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) shows the 黑料情报站 has a 13.5% median gender pay gap, despite women making up 85% of Commission staff. 鈥淕ender inequality is widespread in Australia. The Commission鈥檚 results underscore the work we must do to address...
Commission - General
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 - 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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