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ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վs Rights
26 March 2018Project
Reporting to the United Nations on ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ's Rights
In September 2019, Australia appeared before the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. This UN Committee monitors Australia’s progress in fulfilling its obligations under: • the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) • the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (OPSC) • the Optional … -
Disability Rights
8 March 2018Opinion piece25 years of the Disability Discrimination Act
It was 25 years ago this month that the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) (the ‘DDA’) commenced operation. On 1 March 1993, Australians with a dis¬ability had a national law that was designed to provide them with equality in many areas of life. Over the past quarter of a cen¬tury, the DDA has contributed significant¬ly to social change for people with disability and has been used by -
ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վs Rights
27 February 2018Publication
What does the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ's Rights Report 2017 say?
This is the National ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ's Commissioner's fifth report, which focuses on the rights and needs of young parents and their children. This version is for children and young people. -
ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վs Rights
27 February 2018Publication
ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ’s Rights Report 2017
Child-Friendly Report Every year, the National ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ's Commissioner provides a child-friendly version of the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ’s Rights Report. The child-friendly report is a short, easy-to-read summary of the contents of the National ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ's Commissioner's report to Parliament. What does the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ's Rights Report 2017 Say? (Child-Friendly Report) Submissions The National ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ’s… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
9 February 2018WebpageThank you
Thank you for filling out your information! Support services Speaking out about a traumatic experience can be distressing. If you decide to provide information to us but find, either during or after providing information, that relaying the experience(s) of trauma is causing you distress, you can access counselling support services. Dealing with discrimination The Australian Human Rights… -
Legal
8 February 2018SubmissionSubmission: Review of certain police powers, control orders and preventative detention orders (2017)
View the Commission's Submission to a Parliamentary Joint Committee in relation to police powers, control orders and preventative detention orders. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
8 February 2018Publication
Close The Gap - 10 Year Review (2018)
Ten-years after its commencement, it is time to critically reflect on why Australian governments have not yet succeeded in closing the health gap to date, and why they will not succeed by 2030 if the current course continues.