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    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice8 May 2019Media ReleaseOur Choices, Our Voices: Celebrating Success on National Close the Gap DayThe Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO and the Co-Chair of the National Congress of Australia鈥檚 First Peoples Rod Little, will today release the 2019 Close the Gap report 鈥 鈥淥ur Choices, Our Voices鈥. The report, prepared by the Lowitja Institute, is being released at a community event at Tharawal Aboriginal Corporation 鈥 Aboriginal Medical Service鈥
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    Disability Rights8 May 2019Media ReleaseMedia Statement - Draft Terms of Reference for the Disability Royal CommissionMedia Statement from Alastair McEwin, Australian Disability Discrimination Commissioner I welcome today鈥檚 release of the draft terms of reference for the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability and the government鈥檚 commitment to establish a Royal Commission. I am pleased that the draft terms of reference propose a broad scope for the Royal
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    Race Discrimination8 May 2019Media ReleaseNational Consultations with Australian MuslimsThe Race Discrimination Commissioner Chin Tan will today announce a series of national consultations with the Muslim community in Australia about their experiences of hate speech and violence and about their ideas for change. Commissioner Tan will make the announcement at a Harmony Day Event in Sydney. 鈥淚n the aftermath of the horrific attacks in Christchurch, I want to hear the voices of鈥
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    Complaint Information Service7 May 2019WebpageConciliation 鈥 how it worksMany complaints that the 黑料情报站 receives are resolved through conciliation. Conciliation is an informal, flexible approach to resolving complaints – matters can be settled by an exchange of letters, a telephone negotiation between the Commission and the people involved, a telephone conciliation conference or a face to face conciliation conference. We will discuss鈥
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    Age Discrimination5 May 2019Publication  Older Women鈥檚 Risk of Homelessness: Background Paper (2019)This background paper provides context regarding older women鈥檚 homelessness. It offers some potential solutions to reduce women鈥檚 risk of homelessness with a focus on preventative and innovative approaches that look beyond social and community housing as the answer.
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    黑料情报站s Rights5 May 2019VideoWhat are Human Rights?his animated video introduces the concept of human rights 鈥 what are they, where do they come from and why are they important in Australia today? This video was developed to complement 鈥楾he Story of Our Rights and Freedoms鈥 classroom resources for Years 7-10 History and Civics and Citizenship. These resources were developed in partnership with Cool Australia. You can view and download the
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    Rights and Freedoms5 May 2019Video黑料情报站 30th anniversaryA special video about 30 years of the 黑料情报站, which has been working in the community to advance human rights for everyone, everywhere, every day. This video was played at the 2016 Human Rights Awards, for more information see http://www.humanrights.gov.au/news/st...
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    Rights and Freedoms5 May 2019VideoHuman Rights Awards 2018The Honourable Justice Peter McClellan AM and Chrissie Foster have won the prestigious 2018 Human Rights Medal for their enormous contribution to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. The Young People鈥檚 Human Rights Medal went to Saxon Mullins, who received a standing ovation. Saxon told her story of sexual assault on national television and highlighted the鈥
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    Disability Rights5 May 2019VideoCarly Findlay gives the 2019 Matt Laffan Memorial AddressIn March 2009, Sydney Law School alumnus Matt Laffan passed away after he fought and lost the biggest battle of his colourful and active life. On 27 February 2019, Carly Findlay, writer and appearance activist, will deliver a memorial address to celebrate the significant impact Matt made in his short life. The 2019 address is jointly co-hosted by Sydney Law School and the Australian Human鈥