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Rights and Freedoms
3 July 2014Project
Free Speech 2014
The Commission hosted a one-day symposium on free speech on Thursday 7th August 2014. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
24 June 2014WebpageFrequently Asked Questions
What is the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples? The Declaration is a set of principles which describe equality, non-discrimination, partnership, consultation and cooperation between Indigenous peoples and governments. It is a comprehensive standard on human rights for Indigenous Peoples. The Declaration is not legally binding and it does not compel governments to certain actions鈥 -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
12 June 2014WebpageSubmissions made to the inquiry
Please note: In accordance with the terms of the submissions process, the inquiry has: not listed below or published any confidential submissions; and in some cases, edited or not published (where an edited copy could not reasonably be published) the non-confidential submissions, in order to protect the identity of the authors, third parties, or where otherwise appropriate. The Commission鈥 -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
11 June 2014Webpage
Transcripts from the inquiry's public hearings
Public Hearing in Sydney, Tuesday, 9 September 2014 The fifth public hearing of the inquiry was held at the 黑料情报站 on Tuesday, 9th September. The witness for this hearing was the Hon Chris Bowen MP, who was the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship from September 2010 until February 2013. Members of the public were able to attend at the Australian Human Rights 鈥 -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
3 June 2014Publication
Declaration Dialogue Series
Implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 鈥 Declaration Dialogue Series -
Rights and Freedoms
20 May 2014Opinion piece
Twitter trolls have a right to offend 鈥 but we don't have to listen
Storms on social media demonstrate we don't need laws to regulate free speech 鈥 social norms are enough Internet outrage tells us more about how we ensure civil conduct face-to-face, than how we behave online. People behave in strange ways online. But social media provides the clearest evidence of people behaving on their first instinct. All that the internet has demonstrated is there were鈥 -
Sex Discrimination
20 May 2014PublicationRecognising and responding to sexual harassment in the workplace
What is sexual harassment? Sexual harassment is any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature. If a reasonable person would anticipate this behaviour might make you feel offended, humiliated or intimidated, it may be sexual harassment. Sexual harassment is unlawful under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) . Some examples of behaviour that may be sexual harassment include: Sexually suggestive 鈥 -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
19 May 2014Submission
ALRC: Review of the Native Title Act 1993
黑料情报站 Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission ALRC: Review of the Native Title Act 1993 14 May 2014 Downloads Download in PDF Download Word Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Recommendations 3 General Comments 4 The Native Title Act and its consistency with international human rights standards 4.1 The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of鈥 -
Rights and Freedoms
19 May 2014Opinion piece
Opening minds to 鈥榝orgotten freedoms鈥
Opinion by Human Rights Commissioner, Tim Wilson. First published in The Australian on 17 May 2014. Reform is not the end of debating free speech in Australia, it is the beginning The 鈥渇orgotten freedoms鈥 provide the foundations of our liberal democracy, and we have to reconnect with them. There are competing views about how human rights and freedoms should be approached. After all, human鈥