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Disability Rights
7 June 2024Webpage
Guidelines on the rights of people with disability in health and disability care during COVID-19 (2020)
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Rights and Freedoms
6 June 2024Media ReleaseHow were you affected by COVID measures?
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Age Discrimination
5 June 2024SpeechParticipation in Public Life and Decision-Making Processes
Address by Age Discrimination Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald: Intervention of the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ to 14th session of the UN Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing. Delivered on 23 May 2024. -
Commission - General
4 June 2024E-bulletin (Monthly)June 2024: Commission News | President's letter
Dear friends,  I'm delighted to welcome the appointment of Hugh de Kretser as our President. For over 20 years, he has been a dedicated and effective advocate for positive change for people and communities whose human rights are at risk. We look forward to him taking the Commission into its next phase in promoting and protecting human rights in Australia when he commences in the position on… -
Race Discrimination
30 May 2024Opinion pieceRace Discrimination Commissioner: Why ABC chiefs should back Laura Tingle for calling out racism
This opinion piece by Race Discrimination commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman appeared in The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. -
Rights and Freedoms
30 May 2024Media Release
Government must seize the moment for a National Human Rights Act
A new parliamentary report recommending a National Human Rights Act as part of a revitalised Human Rights Framework brings Australia closer than ever before to establishing the basic legal protections that Australians need. The report, tabled in Federal Parliament today, includes an example of legislation for a National Human Rights Act, building on decades of work and reinforcing… -
Rights and Freedoms
29 May 2024Opinion piece
In silence, anti-Semitism and racism flourishes
This opinion piece by Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay appeared in The Nightly on Wednesday 27 March 2024. The foundation of universal human rights lies in recognising the inherent dignity and equal rights of every single human being. Human rights can’t be applied selectively. Every Australian, regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, or any other distinction, has the… -
Sex Discrimination
28 May 2024Opinion pieceWhen it comes to domestic violence, the response cannot be one-size-fits-all
In the past weeks, we have seen tens of thousands of Australians united in a single message: no more violence against women. From the time emergency National Cabinet was called to the time they met; three more women had been killed. We have an epidemic of gendered violence in this country, and we must - and can - do better. On Wednesday, the federal government announced a commitment of $925 … -
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