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Disability Rights
15 July 2018Publication
A Future Without Violence (2018)
Quality, safeguarding and oversight to prevent and address violence against people with disability in institutional settings -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
12 July 2018Speech‘BECAUSE OF HER, WE CAN’ National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Conference
[Introduction in Bunuba] Jalangurru lanygu wiyi yani gurama yani. I want to pay my respects to the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the traditional owners of the land we meet on today, and to their elders both past and present. What an occasion to speak on. This is our week, our year to celebrate all of who we are. It is a celebration of our existence. Happy NAIDOC week everyone! Because… -
Commission - General
3 July 2018Opinion pieceCriminal record discrimination
This article by Commission President Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher was published in the Australian July 4, 2018 I recently provided a report to the Attorney-General about a man who claimed that he had been refused a job because of his criminal record. The criminal record was very serious. Ten years ago, he had been convicted of accessing and possessing child pornography. The law and… -
Sex Discrimination
3 July 2018WebpageTerminology
The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ recognises that respect for individuality impacts on a person’s self-worth and inherent dignity. The use of inclusive terminology respects individuality and enables visibility of important issues. The Commission supports the right of people to identify their sexual orientation and gender identity as they choose. The Commission also recognises that… -
Sex Discrimination
3 July 2018Webpage
Brotherboys, sistergirls and LGBT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Brotherboys, sistergirls and other LGBT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples experience a number of significant and intersecting points of discrimination and marginalisation in Australia. The Commission’s Resilient Individuals: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & Intersex Rights report considered the intersecting issues of racism, homophobia and transphobia faced by these… -
Sex Discrimination
3 July 2018Webpage
LGBTI children
ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ born with intersex variations Intersex people are people born with variations in sex characteristics (including chromosomal variations, different physical responses to sex hormones, or different developmental hormone balances and anatomies). Intersex variations may be discovered at birth, during childhood or adolescence, in adulthood or not at all. People with intersex variations… -
Sex Discrimination
3 July 2018Webpage
LGBT older people
Older people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or gender diverse or intersex can face particular issues later in life, especially in accessing safe and inclusive aged care services. The Commission has highlighted some of these concerns in previous reports.* The Resilient Individuals: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & Intersex Rights report raised the following concerns: Older… -
Legal
3 July 2018PublicationSummary - BE v Suncorp Group Ltd (2018)
The President of the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ provided a report to the Attorney-General in relation to a complaint by Mr BE against Suncorp Group Ltd. -
LGBTIQ+
2 July 2018Project
Protecting the human rights of people born with variations in sex characteristics in the context of medical interventions
Learn about protecting the human rights of people born with variations in sex characteristics.