Rights and Freedoms
Annual Kirby Lecture on International law: ANZSIL 2013 Thursday 4 July 20136:30 pm Finkel Theatre, John Curtin School of Medical Research,Garran Rd, Australian National University (Check against delivery) Freedom of Speech and giving offence: can a balance be struck? I was especially pleased to be...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
District and County Courts of Australia and New Zealand Conference.
Rights and Freedoms
Introduction Good morning everyone, thank you for inviting me to come to speak to you today, and for the warm welcome.I would like to acknowledge the Ngunnawal people, who are the traditional owners and custodians of the land upon which we meet today. I pay my respects to their elders, past and...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
NSW Police Seminar, University of Western Sydney
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
Explore a speech delivered by the former President of the Human Rights Commission, Professor Gillian Triggs, to the Refugee Advice and Casework Service.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
AIATSIS National Native Title Conference, Alice Springs
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Ms Mandy Doherty and Ms Jenny Bedford delivered the following joint statement on 22 May 2013 to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on behalf of the Australian Government and the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ. We would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Mick Gooda addresses lateral violence at Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service (QIFVLS) Gala Dinner
Sex Discrimination
UN Women 2013 International Women’s Day Panel: Implicit stereotypes, explicit solutions: overcoming gender-based discrimination in the workplace Conference Room 2, North Lawn Building, UN 1.15 – 2.30pm, Friday 8 March ** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY** The different faces of gender discrimination in...
Sex Discrimination
[Statement read by Alison Aggarwal, Principal Adviser, Sex Discrimination Team, ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ] Thinking Big: A Convention on Eliminating Violence Against Women and Girls AWAVA Parallel Event Commission on the Status of Women, 57 th Session 10th Floor, Church Centre. 12.30pm...
Rights and Freedoms
Freedom of speech is alive and well in Australia but, with respect to Voltaire, we will not defend to the death those who abuse this right by vilifying others in public on the ground of race.
Rights and Freedoms
The proposed anti-discrimination law has critics, but it delivers a balanced package. If the release of the exposure draft of the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012 was intended to stimulate public discussion about an important reform initiative, it has clearly done what it set out to do.
The Human Rights Day Oration was delivered by James Spigelman, Chairman of the ABC and former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of NSW from 1998 until 2011. His keynote speech tackled the topical issue of ‘Where do we draw the line between hate speech and free speech?’
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Keynote address by Geoff Scott, Chief Executive Officer, New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Mick GoodaAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice CommissionerºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վSydneyFriday 30 November 2012 It is with respect and gratitude that I acknowledge that we sit on the lands of the Gadigal peoples of the Eora Nation. Thank...
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