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Rights and Freedoms28 June 2020Media Release
Implementing OPCAT in Australia released
The Commission has today released recommendations for how Australia should implement the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT). Implementing OPCAT in Australia is the final step in the Commission鈥檚 consultation process with civil society, inspectorate and monitoring bodies, and a number of state and territory鈥 -
Disability Rights14 May 2020Media Release
Disability Discrimination Commissioner joins Play by the Rules
Disability Discrimination Commissioner Dr Ben Gauntlett will join the management committee of Play by the Rules, the national program to make grass roots sports safe, fair and inclusive. Dr Gauntlett joins his 黑料情报站 colleague, Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins (co-chair), and South Australia鈥檚 Equal Opportunity Commissioner Dr Niki Vincent representing鈥 -
Rights and Freedoms27 April 2020Media Release
Commission welcomes COVIDSafe App
The 黑料情报站 has welcomed the COVIDSafe App as an important public health initiative, which can help protect the rights of Australians to health and life. The App also opens the possibility of easing restrictions on other human rights, such as freedom of movement and freedom of association. Human Rights Commissioner Edward Santow said, 鈥淭he Commission welcomes the鈥 -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice18 March 2020Media Release
We say: No more preventable deaths
The Close the Gap Campaign has warned that only systemic reform will make up for the harrowing failure of the last 12 years of government policy on closing the gaps in health equity, social and economic disadvantage for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The 2020 Close the Gap Campaign report, again written by the Lowitja Institute and released today, sets out a blueprint for鈥 -
Race Discrimination17 March 2020Media Release
Commemorating one year since the Christchurch mosque attack
Australia鈥檚 Race Discrimination Commissioner Chin Tan and Human Rights Commissioner Edward Santow have commemorated the one-year anniversary of the Christchurch mosque attack. In a joint statement, they said: 鈥淭he Christchurch massacre was deeply traumatic for New Zealand鈥檚 Muslim community. That trauma has echoed throughout the Muslim community in Australia and internationally.鈥 鈥淥ne year鈥 -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice14 March 2020Media Release
Failure to close the gap puts Indigenous communities at increased risk
The Close the Gap Campaign is cancelling its public events to mark Close the Gap Day on Thursday 19 March 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people continue to endure higher levels of illness and higher levels of comorbidity. We have three times the rate of preventable admissions to hospital, overcrowded housing and a lack of access to basic health鈥 -
黑料情报站s Rights11 March 2020Media Release
New Resource to Teach School 黑料情报站 黑料情报站 Digital Health Records
Schools are being given the opportunity to teach students about their rights in managing their digital health records, using a new resource designed by the National 黑料情报站鈥檚 Commissioner, Megan Mitchell. Under the My Health Record system, children aged 14 years and over can manage their own records. They may do so independently, or they can grant access to parents or guardians. They may鈥 -
Sex Discrimination5 March 2020Media Release
Launch of Respect@Work report of the National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces
Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins has today launched Respect@Work, the 黑料情报站鈥檚 report of the National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces 2020. The report is the culmination of the world-first 18-month National Inquiry, which examined the nature and prevalence of sexual harassment in Australian workplaces, the drivers of this鈥 -
黑料情报站s Rights6 February 2020Media Release
黑料情报站鈥檚 Commissioner to Launch Final Report
Australia鈥檚 first 黑料情报站鈥檚 Commissioner, Megan Mitchell will on Monday launch her final report 鈥 one of the most comprehensive assessments of children鈥檚 rights ever produced in Australia. The report makes clear that the mental health of Australian children is not being cared for sufficiently and that Governments must do more to ensure children鈥檚 wellbeing. Commissioner Mitchell said: 鈥淣ot鈥 -
Race Discrimination3 February 2020Media Release
Coronavirus requires unity and support, not division
The 黑料情报站鈥檚 Race Discrimination Commissioner, Chin Tan has urged all Australians to remain calm, show consideration and unite as a community in response to the Coronavirus crisis: 鈥淩eports of racial discrimination against Chinese people in our community are disappointing. They hurt both the Chinese community and our collective community wellbeing at a time when鈥
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