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Commission - General

President Speech: Mandatory immigration detention of children in Australia: how far have we come and where to from here? (2010)

I knew Brad well and admired him a great deal. We met when he joined the Crown Solicitor’s Office and we worked closely together in that office for a number of years. He was appointed Crown Solicitor of South Australia when I left that position to practice at the private Bar. He was subsequently appointed Solicitor-General of South Australia, the office from which, I believe, he made his greatest contribution to Australian public law.

18 November, 2010

Commission - General

President Speech: From international principles to everyday reality: human rights education in Australia (2010)

I join with those who have spoken before me in acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the Dharug people, and pay my respects to their elders, both past and present.

4 November, 2010

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Towards a reconciled Australia: National Press Club speech (2010)

With respect and gratitude I acknowledge that we sit on the lands of the Ngunnawal peoples and I thank the Traditional Owners for allowing us to do so.

3 November, 2010

Rights and Freedoms

All people have a fundamental human right to seek asylum from persecution (2010)

Learn about the right to seek asylum from persecution.

2 November, 2010

Commission - General

President Speech: Conservation, Participation and Human Rights

Conservation, Participation and Human Rights Australasian Conference of Planning and Environment Courts and Tribunals in Sydney The Honourable Catherine Branson QC, President, ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ 1 September 2010 1 Introduction First, may I acknowledge the traditional owners of the...

1 September, 2010

Rights and Freedoms

President Speech: Religion in the public square

Religion in the public square Religion in the Public Square Colloquium, Assembly Hall, Melbourne The Honourable Catherine Branson QC, President, ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ 23 July 2010 Acknowledgement of Country I would like to begin today by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land...

23 July, 2010

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Indigenous inclusion is good for our constitution (2010)

Learn about the benefits of Indigenous inclusion in the constitution.

9 July, 2010

Rights and Freedoms

Opening a door on the bleak truth of homelessness (2010)

Learn about the harsh realities of homelessness.

18 June, 2010

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Seeing reconciliation through is an ongoing challenge but ultimately rewarding (2010)

Learn about the challenges and rewards of reconciliation.

2 June, 2010

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

New National Congress has every chance of being an organisation of which we can be proud (2010)

Learn about the potential of the new National Congress.

6 May, 2010

Commission - General

President Speech: The role of the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ in protecting and promoting human rights in Australia

I would like to begin by saying how delighted I am to be here speaking this evening about the work of the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ. I hope also to learn more about the protection of human rights in Japan and about your proposal for a national human rights institution in Japan. This is my first time to Japan and I am thrilled to be here. I am grateful for all the work that has gone into the preparation for this session and for my visit. And I thank those who have looked after me so well since I arrived in your country.

27 April, 2010

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

National Congress will be more representative than all previous models (2010)

Learn about the representativeness of the National Congress.

11 January, 2010

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Juvenile justice continues to focus on locking up kids rather than providing services that curb crime (2009)

RECENT announcements notwithstanding, there's no getting around the fact that young people in South Australia are being detained in overcrowded and outdated conditions in breach of Australia's human rights obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

30 September, 2009

Commission - General

President speech: Speech to the UNSW UN Society

May I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the Gadigal people of the Eora nation and the Darug language group. I also pay my respects to all Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders present today.

23 September, 2009

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Let's finally give Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders a voice (2009)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are not represented in our Federal Parliament. Five years ago, they ceased altogether to have a representative voice when the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) was abolished. We have suffered as a result.

18 September, 2009