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The fifth national survey on sexual harassment in Australian workplaces shows little movement since the last survey in 2018.
The Australian Human Rights Commission now faces twin crises of insufficient funding and threats to its global standing.
The review has been underway since March, speaking to current and former MPs and employees at parliament house.
A scathing report has detailed physical, psychological and sexual abuse within Australian gymnastics, particularly for the young girls it was meant to be nurturing.
Australia has long been at the forefront of human rights internationally, while side-stepping questions about its own treatment of Indigenous peoples and refugees.
Given the unique aspects of the proposed bill, there should be a longer consultation period to examine why religious freedoms should be prioritised over other freedoms.
On Human Rights Day, and with Australia set to take up a seat on the UN Human Rights Council, here’s a must-do list for this country to become a credible advocate for human rights.
The university sector has a relatively relaxed stance on staff-student relationships and should consider adopting standards like those for health professionals.
Australia has the highest poverty rate in the OECD for people with a disability. The barriers to, and discrimination in, the workplace are part of the reason.
The government has not adequately explained what it is hoping to achieve by changing the wording of Section 18C.
Malcolm Turnbull had hoped that throwing the controversial Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act to a parliamentary inquiry would help resolve an issue that has become totemic for conservatives…
Looking back at the Australian Human Rights Commission’s foundation shows that human rights have never been above politics.
The time is right for a crash course on section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, its exemptions and the powers of the Australian Human Rights Commission.
The Human Rights Commission has fought back against a trenchant attack on it by Malcolm Turnbull, suggesting the Prime Minister had misrepresented or misunderstood its role.
People with cognitive impairments are entitled to opportunities to engage meaningfully in society, so there must be legal reform to enable this.
Political campaigns today are presented as products of bottom-up participation, not top-down direction. But even if a campaign appears grassroots-driven, it’s likely to be run from the centre.
The next human rights commissioner needs to be appointed at arm’s length from government and with the ability to criticise government where required.
It will be difficult to make headway on gender equality while it is framed as “women’s issues” and no everyone’s problem. The answer? Bring men on board.
Laws play their role in regulating our governments, but so does our own respect for political conventions. And the way these are upheld goes to the heart of our freedom as democratic people.
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