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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
27 January 2016Opinion pieceGovernment’s Healthy Welfare Card no solution to alcohol abuse
In Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across the country, old wounds are being reopened. Many of our people are being forced to revisit the past trauma of income management and stolen wages. The federal government’s Healthy Welfare Card has created great concern and contention, as the measure will disproportÂionately affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and… -
Legal
27 January 2016WebpageCommonwealth and ADEs
Background On 29 April 2014, the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ (Commission) granted to the Commonwealth and all Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs) using or proposing to use the Business Services Wage Assessment Tool (BSWAT), an exemption from the operation of sections 15, 24 and 29 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) (Disability Discrimination Act) (Original Exemption)… -
Disability Rights
12 January 2016SubmissionSubmission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee Inquiry into the Social Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2015
Understand the social implications of the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee inquiry. -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
6 January 2016Project
Immigration detention and human rights
The human rights of people who are in immigration detention are of special concern to the Commission. Liberty is a fundamental human right, recognised in major human rights instruments to which Australia is a party. -
Legal
21 December 2015Submission
Inquiry into the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No.1) 2015
Read the submission on the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill No.1 2015. -
Legal
8 December 2015Submission
Migration Amendment (Complementary Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2015
1 Introduction 1. The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ makes this submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee in relation to its inquiry into the Australian Government’s Migration Amendment (Complementary Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2015 (Cth) (Bill). -
Business and Human Rights
2 December 2015PublicationHuman rights in supply chains: Promoting positive practice (2015)
In a landmark collaboration, the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ partnered with two leaders in the business and human rights field to produce this report: the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility and the Global Compact Network Australia. -
Commission - General
27 November 2015Book pageThe need for better engagement - Year in review
1.1 Introduction In last year’s Social Justice and Native Title Report, I raised concerns about the changes resulting from the 2014-15 Budget and the restructure to Indigenous Affairs through the Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS). Despite initial concerns about how these changes would impact our communities, I indicated that the streamlining of programs and the move away from a ‘one size…