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25 September 2015Opinion pieceDomestic violence: $100 million funding raises hope in a week of tragedy
By Professor Gillian Triggs and Commissioner Megan Mitchell. We can no longer tolerate the loss of innocent lives, or allow children to be exposed to such horrific crimes. This week we have seen at least four lives tragically cut short at the hands of a partner or family member. Two of these victims were a mother and her unborn baby; the others a 12-year-old girl and a 17-month-old baby鈥 -
25 September 2015Webpage
Links - Family and domestic violence
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Commission - General
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Subscribe to our mailing list * indicates required Email Address * FullName Valid Email School / Organisation Position First Name Last Name Areas of work Priority Human Rights Education Age Discrimination Complaints and Legal Disability Rights Employers Rights and Freedoms Indigenous Social Justice Racial Discrimination Sex Discrimination 黑料情报站's Rights Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity鈥 -
Legal
18 September 2015SubmissionAustralian Citizenship Amendment (Allegiance to Australia) Bill 2015
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Legal
18 September 2015Webpage
Submission in response to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection Discussion Paper 鈥 鈥淎ustralian Citizenship 鈥 your right, your responsibility鈥
Date: Tuesday 30 June 2015 Area of Work: Legal Committees submitted to: Department of Immigration and Border Protection call for submissions in its discussion paper entitled 鈥淎ustralian Citizenship 鈥 your right, your responsibility.鈥 Australian Human rights Commission Submission to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection discussion paper 鈥淎ustralian Citizenship 鈥 your right, your鈥 -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
17 September 2015Opinion pieceWhite paper has the potential to improve indigenous lives
The Northern Australia white paper has the potential to be transformative in improving the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples if it increases the respect and value of their property rights and their right to development. The white paper, released just over a week ago, focuses on working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who own more than 31 per cent of鈥 -
Legal
15 September 2015Submission
Inquiry into the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters Bill)
Review the Commission's submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security regarding the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment. -
Legal
14 September 2015Submission
Inquiry into the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No.1) 2014
Download PDF Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. The Control Order regime 2.1 Expanding the grounds for a control order 2.2 A less targeted proportionality analysis 2.3 Attorney-General's consent 1 Introduction 1. The 黑料情报站 makes this brief submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (Committee) in its Inquiry into the Counter -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 September 2015Publication
Targeted recruitment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
This guideline will help employers to use the 鈥榮pecial measure鈥 provisions in the federal Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) and state and territory discrimination laws, to target Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for recruitment. -
Legal
4 September 2015Project
BSWAT: temporary exemption
On 18 December 2015 the Commission granted a limited, conditional, temporary exemption to the Commonwealth and certain ADEs. -
Rights and Freedoms
1 September 2015Project
Religious Freedom Roundtable
In 2014, former Human Rights Commissioner Tim Wilson MP conducted a national consultation on rights and responsibilities. The outcomes from this consultation are outlined in the Rights and Responsibilities Consultation Report 2015. The importance of, and threats to, religious freedom was consistently raised throughout these consultations. To address these issues, the Commissioner established鈥 -
Disability Rights
25 August 2015PublicationWilling to Work - Booklet 4: what you can do about employment discrimination
Booklet on what you can do about employment discrimination against people with disabilities. -
Disability Rights
25 August 2015Publication
Willing to Work - Booklet 2: employment and older Australians
Explore what older Australians and those with a disability can do when they encounter employment discrimination. -
Legal
21 August 2015Submission
Submission on the Inquiry into the Fairer Paid Parental Leave Amendment Bill 2015
Read the submission on the Fairer Paid Parental Leave Amendment Bill 2015. -
Legal
21 August 2015Submission
Submission on the Inquiry into the Australian Government Boards (Gender Balanced Representation) Bill 2015
Explore the submission on achieving gender balance on Australian government boards. -
Commission - General
19 August 2015Publication
Corporate Plan 2015-2016
This Corporate Plan sets out the strategic direction and priorities of the Commission four the next four years. It creates an explicit connection between the public reporting of our corporate goals, our operational environment, key activities for the coming year and annual performance reporting. -
Disability Rights
19 August 2015Publication
Willing to Work - Booklet 1: about the National Inquiry
Explore a series of booklets that are part of a National Inquiry in to employment discrimination against older Australians and Australians with disability. -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
14 August 2015PublicationUse of force in immigration detention facilities
Migration Amendment (Maintaining the Good Order of Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2015 The Migration Amendment (Maintaining the Good Order of Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2015 (the Bill) would give increased power to 鈥榓uthorised officers鈥 to use force against people (including asylum seekers) in immigration detention facilities. It appears that the majority (if not all) of鈥 -
Race Discrimination
23 July 2015Opinion pieceForty years of the Racial Discrimination Act
In October 1975, at a ceremony for the proclamation of the Racial Discrimination Act, then Prime Minister Gough Whitlam described the legislation as 鈥榓 historic measure鈥, which aimed to 鈥榚ntrench new attitudes of tolerance and understanding in the hearts and minds of the people鈥.(1) The Act was Australia鈥檚 first federal human rights and discrimination law. Enacted shortly after the formal -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
17 July 2015Publication
Summary factsheet - The Forgotten 黑料情报站: National Inquiry into 黑料情报站 in Immigration Detention 2014
The Forgotten 黑料情报站: National Inquiry into 黑料情报站 in Immigration Detention 2014 Summary factsheet July 2015 What was the Inquiry about? On 3 February 2014 the President of the Commission announced a national inquiry into children in immigration detention. The purpose of the Inquiry was to investigate the ways in which life in immigration detention affects the health, well-being and