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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. -
Race Discrimination
28 November 2017Submission
Submission to CERD (2017)
Submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Information concerning Australia’s compliance with the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ submission to the UN -
Race Discrimination
7 June 2017Submission
Submission on the proposed changes to the test for Australian citizenship (2017)
7 June 2017 Strengthening the test for Australian Citizenship Department of Immigration and Border Protection PO Box 25 Belconnen ACT 2616 Sent via email: citizenship.submissions@border.gov.au Submission on the proposed changes to the test for Australian citizenship The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ (‘the Commission’) makes this submission to the Department of Immigration and Border -
Race Discrimination
24 March 2017Submission
Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2017
Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 23 March 2017 Ms Toni Matulick Committee Secretary Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee PO Box 6100 Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 By email: legcon.sen@aph.gov.au Dear Ms Matulick, Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 I refer to the above Bill which has been referred to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affair… -
Race Discrimination
17 February 2017Submission
Inquiry into freedom of speech - supplementary submission (2017)
ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights 15 February 2017 Additional documents - 17 February 2017 Opening Statement to the Free Speech Inquiry - 17 February 2017 Prior v QUT Chronology Dinnison v Leak Chronology Executive summary 1. The Commission made a submission to this inquiry on 9 December 2016 and appeared before the Committee… -
Race Discrimination
10 February 2017Submission
Inquiry into Migrant Settlement Outcomes (2017)
Inquiry into Migrant Settlement Outcomes ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Migration 31 January 2017 Download Word Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Recommendations 4 Non-discrimination 4.1 International obligations 4.2 Migration and racial discrimination in Australia 4.3 Assessing settlement prospects 5 Settlement outcomes and… -
Race Discrimination
7 February 2017Opinion piece
The AHRC and the Racial Discrimination Act: setting the record straight
Federal racial hatred legislation and the complaints-handling processes of the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ (AHRC) are currently the subjects of an inquiry by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights. The Committee’s ‘Freedom of speech in Australia’ inquiry, due to report by 28 February 2017, is giving particular attention to sections 18C and 18D of the Racial Discrimination… -
Race Discrimination
12 December 2016Submission
Inquiry into freedom of speech
Inquiry into freedom of speech ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights 9 December 2016 1 Executive summary 1.1 Context Australia is rightly proud of its strong democratic institutions, the liberties enjoyed by its citizens and its culture of mutual respect and tolerance. Our civic culture fosters respect for the rights of individuals… -
Race Discrimination
28 July 2016Publication
Leading for Change: A blueprint for cultural diversity and inclusive leadership (2016)
Leading for Change starts the conversation about improving the representation of cultural diversity within Australian leadership. It provides guidance for how organisations can nurture leadership that is fit for our multicultural society and our global economy. -
Race Discrimination
5 November 2015Publication
Freedom from Discrimination: Report on the 40th anniversary of the Racial Discrimination Act
This report documents the activities conducted to mark the 40th anniversary of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth). It is primarily based on a series of public consultations led by the Race Discrimination Commissioner, though it also draws upon some of the research presented at a conference held in February 2015. -
Race Discrimination
23 July 2015Opinion piece
Forty 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 ‘a historic measure’, which aimed to ‘entrench new attitudes of tolerance and understanding in the hearts and minds of the people’.(1) The Act was Australia’s first federal human rights and discrimination law. Enacted shortly after the formal -
Race Discrimination
29 April 2014Submission
Amendments to Part IIA, Racial Discrimination Act 1975
The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ submission to the Attorney-General’s Department in relation to the exposure draft Bill on proposed changes to the racial hatred provisions of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth). -
Race Discrimination
29 April 2014Submission
Freedom of Speech (repeal of s.18C) Bill 2014 - response by Human Rights Commissioner, Tim Wilson
Human Rights Commissioner, Tim Wilson Monday, 28 April 2014 Download PDF Download Word The Hon George Brandis QCAttorney-GeneralC/- Human Rights Policy BranchAttorney-General’s Department3-5 National CircuitBarton ACT 2600 s18cconsultation@ag.gov.au Dear Attorney-General, As Australia’s Human Rights Commissioner, it is with pleasure that I offer the following response to the exposure draft… -
Race Discrimination
14 December 2012Book page
Eliminating prejudice against Arab and Muslim Australians
Consultations Homepage || Media Pack Homepage || Fact Sheet Fact sheet: Australian Muslims Total number of Muslims in Australia: 281 578 Proportion of the Australian population who are Muslim: 1.5% Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), 2001 Census. 1. Birthplace The major countries of birth of Australian Muslims are: 1. Australia: 36% 2. Lebanon: 10% 3. Turkey: 8% 4. Afghanistan: 3…