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COVID19 and Human Rights

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Rights and Freedoms

COVID-19 vaccinations and federal discrimination law

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Rights and Freedoms

What are human rights?

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Rights and Freedoms

What human rights are at particular risk of being restricted during a pandemic?

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Rights and Freedoms

How are our human rights protected in law in Australia during COVID-19?

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Rights and Freedoms

What is the Commission’s view on limiting human rights during COVID-19?

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Rights and Freedoms

Where is the line on COVID-19 emergency measures?

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Greater focus needed on kids during pandemic

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Impacts of COVID-19 on children and young people who contact Kids Helpline (2020)

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Disability Rights

Guidelines on the rights of people with disability in health and disability care during COVID-19 (2020)

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Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Commission concerned for detainees during COVID

Commission - General

COVID-19's unexpected lessons

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Learning from crisis

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Disability Rights

Bringing a disability lens to the COVID-19 health policy response