Community Relations Papers (1975 - 1982)

The office of the Commissioner for Community Relations was established by the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 as originally passed, and continued as part of the Human Rights Commission from 1981 to 1986. In December 1986 this office was replaced by the Race Discrimination Commissioner, established as part of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission and now the Australian Human Rights Commission.  

The papers linked from this page were not published by the present Commission but are made available through this site for historical and research purposes.

Community Relations Paper No. 21: Discrimination against Aboriginals in the Northern Territory (Word)  or PDF: March 1982

Community Relations Paper No. 20: Discrimination against Aboriginals in South Australia (Word):  or  PDF : March 1982

Community Relations Paper No. 19: Racial Discrimination in Tasmania (Word) or PDF : February 1982

Community Relations Paper No. 18: Discrimination against Aboriginals in Western Australia (Word) or PDF : October 1981

Community Relations Paper No. 17: Discrimination against Aboriginals and Islanders in Queensland (Word) or PDF :August 1981

Community Relations Paper No. 16: The Future of Community Relations (Word)  or PDF August 1981

Community Relations Paper No. 15: A Tale of Two Towns (Word) or PDF: July 1981

Community Relations Paper No. 14: Discrimination against Aboriginals in Victoria (Word) or PDF : May 1981

Community Relations Paper No. 13:Discrimination against Aborigines and the Role of the Commissioner for Community Relations (Word) or PDF: April 1981

Community Relations Paper No. 12: World Perceptions of Racism in Australia (Word) or PDF : April 1981

Community Relations Paper No. 11: Discrimination against Aboriginals in Country Towns in New South Wales (Word)  or PDF : April 1981

Community Relations Paper No. 10: Racial Discrimination in Hotels (Word) or PDF : 1981

Community Relations Paper No. 9: Report on complaints of discrimination in the Kimberly and Perth Districts of Western Australia. (Word) or PDF  : August 1980

Community Relations Paper No. 8: Australia's Multicultural Society (Word) or PDF : 1975

Community Relations Paper No. 7: Guide to resources for teachers and librarians - community relations and racial discrimination (Word)  or PDF : 1980

Community Relations Paper No. 6: Report on a visit to elected areas of the Northern Territory (Word) or  PDF: April 1978

Community Relations Paper No. 5: "A somewhat startled realisation": Report on a visit to Tasmanian Aboriginal Areas (Word) or PDF: February 1978

Community Relations Paper No. 4: "You live and breathe it every day":  Report on Anti-Aboriginal Discrimination in Perth and Surrounding Areas (Word) or PDF: October-November 1977

Community Relations Paper No. 3: Australia's Cultural Revolution (Word) or PDF: June 1980

Community Relations Paper No. 2: Community Relations and the Aboriginals (Word) or  PDF: 1975

Community Relations Paper No. 1: Challenges facing Australia after a Generation of Mass Migration (Word) or PDF: 1975