Rights and Freedoms
Free and Equal: An Australian conversation on human rights
What makes an effective system of human rights protection for 21st century Australia? What are we doing well and what steps do we still need to take?
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Rights and Freedoms
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Bringing Them Home - interactive educational resource
Bringing them Home was the name given to the final report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ from Their Families conducted by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (now called the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ). The National...
Race Discrimination
In our own words - African Australians: A review of human rights and social inclusion issues (2010)
In 2007, the former Race Discrimination Commissioner, Tom Calma, had a vision to develop a human rights initiative based on the experiences of African Australians, to inform future policy and programs.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
2007 Conference: Ten years later: Bringing them home and the Forced Removal of ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ
Conference: Friday 28 September 2007 Ten years later: Bringing them home and the Forced Removal of ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ In April 1997 the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission released Bringing them home. The report followed a two-year National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Bringing them home: anniversary
The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, The Hon Jenny Macklin MP, launched the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ's ‘Us Taken-Away Kids’ magazine in Sydney on 11 December 2007.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice