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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Social Justice Report 2006: Report Contents

The report is provided in accordance with section 46C(1)(a) of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986. This provides that the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner is to submit a report regarding the enjoyment and exercise of human rights by Aboriginal...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Native Title Report 2006: Index

The report is provided in accordance with section 209 of the Native Title Act 1993. In light of recent developments in land rights during the reporting period, I have also examined the enjoyment and exercise of human rights by Aboriginal persons and Torres Strait Islander persons in accordance with...

Commission – General

21 Years of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (2007)

The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (now known as the Australian Human Rights Commission) was established in 1986 by an act of the federal Parliament.

Commission – General

Annual Report 2005-2006:

This Annual Report is evidence of the vital role that the Commissioners and staff at the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (the Commission) play in promoting and protecting human rights. In the last year, the Commission has not shied away from the big issues.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Indigenous Peoples: Issues in International and Domestic Law

International Law Association (Australian Branch) Papers presented at a series of three seminars held between 2002 and 2004 in association with the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Ending family violence and abuse

Family violence and abuse is causing untold damage to the cultures and fabric of Indigenous societies. It is damaging our communities, our families, our women, our children and our men.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Ending Family Violence (2006)

Ending Family Violence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities (2006) An overview paper of research and findings by the Australian Human Rights Commission, 2001 – 2006 Ending family violence 2006 also available in PDF (1.01 MB) or Word (883 Kb).

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Native Title Report 2005 : Index

The report is provided in accordance with section 209 of the Native Title Act 1993. In light of recent developments in land rights during the reporting period, I have also examined the enjoyment and exercise of human rights by Aboriginal persons and Torres Strait Islander persons in accordance with...

Disability Rights

Workability 2: Solutions

People with Disability in the Open Workplace. Final Report of the National Inquiry into Employment and Disability.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Social Justice Report 2005 : Home

I am pleased to present to you the Social Justice Report 2005. The report is provided in accordance with section 46C(1)(a) of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986. This provides that the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner is to submit a report...

Disability Rights

Disability Rights: Not for Service: Index

Not For Service: Experiences of Injustice and Despair in Mental Health Care in Australia is the most significant report on mental health care in Australia for over a decade. In 1992 all Australian Governments initiated the National Mental Health Strategy to correct decades of neglect and assure the...

Commission – General

Annual Report 2004-2005: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

The Annual Report of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission for the period ending 30 June 2005 is produced pursuant to section 45 of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986. The report has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of section 70 of the Public...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Partnerships between Indigenous Peoples, governments and civil society

On 15 August 2005, in Brisbane Australia, 160 delegates from the International Engaging Communities conference participated in the UN-sponsored workshop, 'Engaging the Marginalised: Partnerships between Indigenous Peoples, governments and civil society'.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Native Title Report 2004: Index

During 2004, the Federal Government announced substantial changes to the way that it delivers services to Indigenous communities and how it engages with Indigenous peoples. The new changes included the abolition of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) and Aboriginal and...