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Race Discrimination
17 February 2017SubmissionInquiry 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
8 November 2016Project
Kep Enderby Memorial Lecture Series
Discover the Kep Enderby Memorial Lecture Series on race discrimination. -
Race Discrimination
6 September 2016Project
Race hate and the RDA
Learn about racial vilification laws in Australia, including sections 18C and 18D of the RDA. -
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 2015Project
Racial discrimination? Know your rights
Background The Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) was a landmark in Australian race relations. It was a legislative expression of a new commitment to multiculturalism and it reflected the ratification by Australia of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination . To mark the 40th anniversary of the Racial Discrimination Act, the Australian Human… -
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
17 July 2015Publication
National Anti-racism Strategy Evaluation 2015
The National Anti-Racism Strategy was developed to help people to understand what racism is and why it is a problem. And it was about empowering people to prevent racism from happening and to reduce it in their communities. Almost three years on from its launch in August 2012, we can report on the Strategy’s success. But we do so in the knowledge that more remains to be done.