Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
The Longevity Revolution 鈥 Crisis or Opportunity?
National Press Club Address
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Nulungu Reconciliation Lecture
Acknowledgements Thank you for your kind welcome and can I reciprocate as I begin today by respecting the Yawuru, the traditional owners of Rubibi the place that is now known as Broome. I thank them for allowing me on their country. I salute the Elders who are here today, those that have gone before...
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
Sister Clare Condon - Sanctioned Violence: What does it do to our society and relationships?
I acknowledge the Gadagal People of the Aora nation on whose land we meet. I pay my respects to the elders past and present. I come here today as an ordinary citizen. I am not an academic, nor a lawyer. I am simply a concerned citizen. There are many nuances to the meaning of the word violence. It...
Rights and Freedoms
Lessons from RDA debate should not be forgotten - Opinion piece
A uniting, not dividing, approach is needed to reform restrictions on free speech, writes Human Rights Commissioner Tim Wilson, in an opinion piece first published in The Australian on 9 August 2014. View the news story from the Commission's website.
Rights and Freedoms
Starting a national conversation about free speech - Opinion piece
In an opinion piece for the Sydney Morning Herald, Human Rights Commissioner Tim Wilson says this week's Free Speech Symposium, together with the Prime Minister's decision not to proceed with changes to the Racial Discrimination Act, marks the beginning of a national conversation about free speech. V...
LGBTIQ+
Launch of the Safe Schools Coalition NSW
Promoting safe schools and tackling LGBTI bullying, a vital project supported by bipartisan efforts. A speech by Tim Wilson.
Rights and Freedoms
Accessing Justice 鈥 The Australian Experience
20th International AIDS Conference, Melbourne
Corporate Australia should act on Thorpe's challenge - Opinion piece
The legacy of Ian Thorpe鈥檚 鈥渃oming out鈥 is whether corporate Australia will dispel the myth that it won鈥檛 support gay and lesbian Australians reaching their full potential, says Human Rights Commissioner, Tim Wilson, in an opinion piece first published in The Australian. Ian Thorpe won the...
Race Discrimination
The Asianisation of Australia?
Keynote speech to Asian Studies Association of Australia Annual Conference, 鈥淎siaScapes: Contesting Borders鈥
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Council 3rd Year Celebrations
Friends, today marks the three year anniversary of when the western system, through the Federal Court, recognised the Quandamooka system by acknowledging you as the owners of this land.
Disability Rights
National Press Club address
(check against delivery) I acknowledge the traditional owners of this land. 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. I saw much of the disadvantage Aboriginal people experience during my...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
96th NSW Teachers Federation Annual Conference
Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. Some of you may recall that I addressed your conference 2 years ago and 2 years before that I spoke at your Council meeting. Obviously, this shows the enormous respect and admiration that I have for all of you as educators. But I think it also shows just how crucial I think that teachers are to progressing our human rights and social justice agenda.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Alcohol reform requires balanced approach - Opinion Piece
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Mick Gooda, wrote in The Australian that the way to tackle alcohol abuse is to empower communities to make decisions about alcohol management that are reasonable, proportionate, and necessary.
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