Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss has welcomed the appointment of the NSW Treaty Commissioners announced today. 鈥淭hese appointments are a milestone in the beginning of the truth and treaty process in NSW,鈥 Commissioner Kiss said. 鈥淚 congratulate the NSW...
Sex Discrimination
Sex Discrimination Commissioner Dr Anna Cody has welcomed the Australian parliament鈥檚 passing of legislation that will prevent courts ordering applicants to pay respondent鈥檚 costs in Federal Court discrimination cases.
Commission - General
Dear friends, It was good to reflect at the recent Law Institute of Victoria Legal Sector Dinner on access to justice, the role of lawyers and the law. Too often our legal system delivers unequal access to justice 鈥 different standards of justice depending on who you are, where you live and how...
Sex Discrimination
Australia鈥檚 Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner and National 黑料情报站鈥檚 Commissioner welcome the National Cabinet鈥檚 funding announcement to end gendered violence in Australia this morning.
黑料情报站s Rights
In an opinion piece published in The Guardian Australian, National 黑料情报站's Commissioner Anne Hollonds reflects on the urgent need for child justice reform after the release of a landmark report by the AHRC.
黑料情报站s Rights
As the launch of National Child Protection Week throws the spotlight on creating better futures where children and young people flourish, the National 黑料情报站鈥檚 Commissioner Anne Hollonds is speaking up for the thousands of children whose futures are bleak because Australian governments do not...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Australia鈥檚 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss, National 黑料情报站's Commissioner Anne Hollonds, and Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay have expressed their sadness and disappointment following the death yesterday of a First Nations teenager who was incarcerated in Western Australia鈥檚 Banksia Hill youth detention centre.
Commission - General
Our legal system frequently provides unequal access to justice, with varying standards based on one鈥檚 identity, location, and financial status. Rights granted by law are ineffective if they cannot be enforced. A speech by Hugh de Krester.
Sex Discrimination
Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner Micaela Cronin states that Australia needs to take threats of gendered violence as seriously as it takes terrorist threats.
黑料情报站s Rights
The Queensland Government鈥檚 鈥楥ommunity Safety Act鈥 allowing more children to be locked up in the first instance is another step backwards for child justice and community safety, National 黑料情报站鈥檚 Commissioner Anne Hollonds said. 鈥淲e all want to live in communities where kids can flourish and where...
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