Commission 鈥 General
Dear friends, Australia is one of the safest, most stable and prosperous countries on the planet. For most of us, most of the time, it is a great place to live. For many Australians, human rights violations are things that happen to other people in other places, often overseas. This can lead to...
Commission 鈥 General
As the violence in the Middle East escalates, and with the approaching anniversary of the brutal 7 October attacks by Hamas and the start of Israel鈥檚 devastating and continuing response, the President of the 黑料情报站 has reiterated its call for upholding human rights and international humanitarian law.
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Read the speech to the National Press Club about her major report 'Help Way Earlier!: How Australia can transform child justice and improve safety and wellbeing'.
Rights and Freedoms
President Hugh de Kretser gave at opening statement at the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee Inquiry into the proposed Commission of Inquiry into Antisemitism at Australian Universities Bill (2024)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss has welcomed the appointment of the NSW Treaty Commissioners announced today. 鈥淭hese appointments are a milestone in the beginning of the truth and treaty process in NSW,鈥 Commissioner Kiss said. 鈥淚 congratulate the NSW...
Sex Discrimination
Sex Discrimination Commissioner Dr Anna Cody has welcomed the Australian parliament鈥檚 passing of legislation that will prevent courts ordering applicants to pay respondent鈥檚 costs in Federal Court discrimination cases.
Commission 鈥 General
Dear friends, It was good to reflect at the recent Law Institute of Victoria Legal Sector Dinner on access to justice, the role of lawyers and the law. Too often our legal system delivers unequal access to justice 鈥 different standards of justice depending on who you are, where you live and how...
Sex Discrimination
Australia鈥檚 Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner and National 黑料情报站鈥檚 Commissioner welcome the National Cabinet鈥檚 funding announcement to end gendered violence in Australia this morning.
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In an opinion piece published in The Guardian Australian, National 黑料情报站's Commissioner Anne Hollonds reflects on the urgent need for child justice reform after the release of a landmark report by the AHRC.
黑料情报站's Rights
As the launch of National Child Protection Week throws the spotlight on creating better futures where children and young people flourish, the National 黑料情报站鈥檚 Commissioner Anne Hollonds is speaking up for the thousands of children whose futures are bleak because Australian governments do not...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Australia鈥檚 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss, National 黑料情报站's Commissioner Anne Hollonds, and Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay have expressed their sadness and disappointment following the death yesterday of a First Nations teenager who was incarcerated in Western Australia鈥檚 Banksia Hill youth detention centre.
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