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Rights and Freedoms
60% student discount announced for landmark national human rights event
Organisers of a major national human rights conference have just announced a 60% discount for students who want to attend the historic gathering in June during the Vivid Sydney festival. Presented by the 黑料情报站, the Free + Equal Human Rights Conference is set to attract...
Legal
Commission welcomes ALRC report on religious schools and anti-discrimination laws
The 黑料情报站 welcomes the tabling of the report by the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) on Religious Educational Institutions and Anti-Discrimination Laws. The ALRC鈥檚 recommendations would ensure that students and teachers are protected from discrimination on the...
Sex Discrimination
Media statement: Release of 2021 National Student Safety Survey Report
A statement from Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins: Sexual harassment and sexual assault remain far too prevalent in the Australian community. Women, young people and intersectional groups face unacceptably higher risk of this conduct at home, at work, online and in education, including...
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Media statement: National survey on understanding and experiences of consent
National 黑料情报站鈥檚 Commissioner Anne Hollonds and Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins have welcomed the Federal Government鈥檚 announcement of a national survey exploring consent education of secondary school students across Australia.
Rights and Freedoms
Loss of freedoms and rights has harmed us
OPINION November 18, 2021 Ronald Reagan famously said that 鈥渇reedom is a fragile thing and it鈥檚 never more than one generation away from extinction鈥. For many Australians, until recently, freedom has been something we have largely been able to take for granted in our daily lives. But with millions...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
We have failed to recognise the contributions of First Nations women and girls
Our voices heard and understood. Our lives and expertise recognised. Our actions counted and invested in as critical to the health and wellbeing of society. These are the powerful and determined calls of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls in Australia today. They are set-out...
Commission 鈥 General
August ebulletin
We have heard the words human rights quite a lot in recent weeks, in varied and sometimes inaccurate settings. Measures to protect our health and safety must be balanced with our rights and freedoms, but if there was ever a time to articulate where that line is, it would be now. Which is why last...
Commission 鈥 General
Community update: COVID-19 (July 2020)
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