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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Opinion pieceJuvenile justice continues to focus on locking up kids rather than providing services that curb crime (2009)
RECENT announcements notwithstanding, there's no getting around the fact that young people in South Australia are being detained in overcrowded and outdated conditions in breach of Australia's human rights obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Opinion piece
Act closed wounds but not the gap (2009)
In 1994, phone numbers had seven digits, we listened to Crowded House, and it was legal to own a semi-automatic rifle. Mother And Son and A Country Practice disappeared from television screens, and The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert and Muriel's Wedding showed off our magnificent country and sense of humour while touching on tough issues such as marginalisation, sexuality and racism. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Book page
Native Title Report 2001: Chapter One: The Right to Negotiate and Human Rights
back to contents Native Title Report 2001 Chapter One: The Right to Negotiate and Human Rights Introduction The right to negotiate and human rights The right to negotiate The Administration of Mining Future Acts in the Reporting Period The Expedited Procedure and the Objection Procedure - The Federal Court and the National Native Title Tribunal The expedited procedure Government obligations… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Book page
Track the History - Us Taken-Away Kids: commemorating the 10th anniversary of the 'Bringing them home' report
Us Taken-Away Kids Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Bringing them home report Back to contents Download PDF Track the History This timeline focuses on one particular aspect of the history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples - the forcible removal of Indigenous children from their families. This material identifies some significant laws and practices that made removal…