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Sex Discrimination
3 May 2021Publication
Change the Routine: Independent Review into Gymnastics in Australia
Placing the voices of children and young people and their families at the centre, this report outlines the Commission’s key findings and presents 12 recommendations for whole of sport change. -
Rights and Freedoms
1 May 2021Media ReleaseTravel ban and sanctions on Australians travelling from India
The travel ban on Australian citizens returning from India, accompanied by criminal sanctions under the Biosecurity Act, raises serious human rights concerns. The Commission supports the continuation of aid to the Indian Government as it copes with the current COVID-19 crisis, but the Commission holds deep concerns about these extraordinary new restrictions on Australians returning to… -
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ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վs Rights
28 April 2021SpeechºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ's Commissioner's address at mental health conference
National ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ's Commissioner Anne Hollonds presented the opening address at the 2021 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Conference. The theme of the conference was NO TURNING BACK: Transforming and Redesigning Policy and Service Delivery. -
Disability Rights
28 April 2021Publication
Adaptable housing for people with disability in Australia
Adaptable housing for people with disability in Australia: a scoping study (2021) There are 4.4 million people with disability in Australia, yet the availability of appropriate accessible housing remains a challenge for many Australians with disability. Many existing homes are inaccessible and, as there is currently no mandatory accessibility standard for housing contained in the National -
Rights and Freedoms
22 April 2021Media Release
Greater scrutiny of emergency powers needed
The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ has called for greater accountability to be embedded in laws that extend the Commonwealth’s power in the event of national emergencies. In its submission to a Senate inquiry examining the National Emergency Declaration Act 2020, the Commission recommended five changes to legislation that was enacted by parliament in 2020. Human Rights Commissioner… -
ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վs Rights
19 April 2021Media Release
Governments must prioritise raising the age
National ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ’s Commissioner, Anne Hollonds and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, June Oscar AO have urged all Australian governments to raise the age of criminal responsibility as a matter of priority. A report commissioned by a meeting of Attorneys-General in July last year recommended that all jurisdictions raise the age and ensure younger teenagers…
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