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Rights and Freedoms
19 June 2018PublicationOPCAT in Australia. Consultation Paper: Stage 2
In this second stage of consultation with civil society, the Commission invites comments on the proposals set out in the Interim Report, as well as a further set of questions regarding how OPCAT should be implemented in Australia. The two stages of the Commission’s consultation are intended to be complementary -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
24 May 2018Opinion pieceThe Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women's Voices) project so far...
The following opinion piece by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar appeared on ABC Online on May 24, 2018 Next month, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians will celebrate NAIDOC week — with the theme Because of Her We Can. It's because of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO that… -
Rights and Freedoms
23 May 2018Speech
The role of the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ
The role of the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ as the national human rights body in promoting and protecting rights Freedom18—the limits of religious freedom NSW Parliament House 23 May 2018 [ Professor Croucher spoke to this paper] Introduction I begin my presentation by acknowledging the traditional custodians of this land, and pay my respect to the elders, past and present, and to -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
2 May 2018Speech
2018 Grace Vaughan Memorial Lecture, University of Western Australia
Acknowledgments Good evening everyone. I would like to acknowledge the Noongar people the custodians of this land, and all their elders, past, present and emerging. Yaningi warangira ngindaji yuwa muwayi ingirranggu, Wurundjeri yani U. Balangarri wadjirragali jarra ningi – gamali ngindaji yau muwayi nyirrami ngarri thangani. Yaningi miya ngindaji Muwayi ingga winyira ngarragi thangani… -
ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վs Rights
16 April 2018WebpageChild Safe Organisations and cultural safety
The Child Safe Organisations project prepared a background paper on cultural safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people, to inform work on child safe organisations. Download the paper here: Cultural Safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people: A background paper to inform work on child safe organisations Cultural safety for… -
Race Discrimination
9 April 2018PublicationLeading for Change: A Blueprint for Cultural Diversity and Inclusive Leadership Revisited (2018)
Australia is widely celebrated as a multicultural triumph, but any such success remains incomplete. There remains significant underrepresentation of cultural diversity in the senior leadership of Australian organisations. -
Legal
6 April 2018SubmissionMigration Amendment (Clarification of Jurisdiction) Bill 2018
Downloads Introduction The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ makes this submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee in its Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Clarification of Jurisdiction) Bill 2018 (Cth) (Bill) introduced by the Australian Government. Summary This Bill proposes to amend Part 8 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) (Migration Act) which…
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