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14 December 2012Book page
When the Tide Comes In: Towards Accessible Telecommunications for People with Disabilities in Australia
THIRTY-FIVE short years, and presto! the newborn art of telephony is fullgrown. Three million telephones are now scattered abroad in foreign countries, and seven millions are massed here, in the land of its birth.So entirely has the telephone outgrown the ridicule with which, as many people can well remember, it was first received, that it is now in most places taken for granted, as though it… -
Rights and Freedoms
17 January 2019SpeechThe Ongoing Legacy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
9th International Conference on Human Rights Education—Unleashing the Full Potential of Civil Society Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM President, Australian Human Rights Commission 27 November 2018 [ Professor Croucher spoke to this paper. Some sections were not addressed fully, given the coverage of some matters by earlier speakers in the program.] Introduction Thank you Professor… -
Business and Human Rights
2 December 2015SpeechLaunch of Human Rights in Supply Chains: Promoting Positive Practice
After years of debate and consultation led by Professor John Ruggie, the United Nations Special Representative for Business and Human Rights, there is now clarification at the international level about the responsibility of business through the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. -
Disability Rights
18 March 2024Webpage
Resources for employers
Explore our Employer resources to create meaningful employment opportunities for people with disability, and accessible and inclusive workplaces for everyone. -
Sex Discrimination
13 March 2024SpeechKey challenges and priorities
Learn about the key challenges and priorities for the office of the Sex Discrimination Commissioner, particularly in relation to the recent Respect@Work reforms. -
Commission – General
6 March 2013SpeechAsylum Seekers, Marriage Equality and Racial Vilification: What role for the AHRC? (2012)
Speech delivered to the Anglo-Australasian Lawyers Society -
Sex Discrimination
14 December 2012Speech
Work Life Balance: AIM Breakfast
I hope you’re all enjoying your hot breakfasts and are extremely grateful for them. For a couple of reasons: First- you didn’t have to cook them yourself, or, to be more precise, wash up all the dirty frying pans yourself. This is because you are working and you don’t have time to cook hot breakfasts for a particularly fussy group of consumers, your family. -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Speech
Pokemons in the Amazon Jungle
I am here today representing, firstly, the Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC), and, second, I'm here to represent at least 20% of the population, and 20% of your customers and users if you are a web developer or web content manager: of course, I'm referring to people who have a disability. -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2003: SUMMARY SHEET FIVE: REVIEW OF ATSIC
'In supporting the reunification of ATSIC and ATSIS, I support the retention of the conflict of interest directions within ATSIC by which ATSIC's elected representatives would continue to set policy priorities and to decide the broad program allocation of funding but not have any involvement in making individual funding decisions. -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2006: Information Sheet 1: What makes good Indigenous policy?
There is an urgent need for sound policy in Indigenous affairs. Chapter 1 of the Social Justice Report 2006 considers what some of the key elements of good Indigenous policy making are. -
Sex Discrimination
1 July 2020Opinion piece
Sexual harassment is prevalent across all industries and sectors. We can and must stop it
Sexual harassment is prevalent across all industries and sectors. We can and must stop it. -
Disability Rights
6 May 2024Webpage
FAQs about disability and employment
Find answers to questions about disability employment for employers and people with disability. -
23 January 2014Book page
3. What is the difference between a TPV and a bridging visa?
Like TPVs, bridging visas are temporary visas. They allow people (including asylum seekers) to legally reside in the Australian community while they are applying for a longer term visa, appealing a decision relating to their visa, or making arrangements to leave Australia. The key difference is that bridging visas are granted to asylum seekers before any decision is made about whether they… -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
9 October 2019Media ReleaseCourt finds asylum seekers entitled to fair process
Up to 71 asylum seekers who missed out on making an application for a protection visa were still entitled to a fair assessment of their claims the Full Federal Court has held. The Court accepted submissions from the Australian Human Rights Commission that an internal process established by the Department of Home Affairs should have provided them with procedural fairness. As a result of the … -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
16 December 2020SpeechPRESS CONFERENCE - Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women's Voices) report
NATIONAL PRESS CONFERENCE - Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women's Voices) Securing Our Rights, Securing Our Future Report 2020 Thursday, 10 December 2020 NYOONGAR PATROL SERVICE, PERTH (Opening line in Bunuba) I am extremely proud and excited to announce the release of the Wiyi Yani U Thangani—meaning Women’s Voices in my language Bunuba— Securing Our Rights, Securing Our Future Report 2020. What I… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
10 December 2020Speech
Landmark report - First Nations women and girls
Thank you all for joining me on the lands of the Nyoongar people. Thank you for the welcoming to country Kerry-Ann and I thank everyone of you for making time in your busy day to witness this press conference. I especially thank the Nyoongar outreach for hosting this event in your beautiful welcoming facility. I acknowledge the Nyoongar ancestors, their families and their courageous spirit… -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Speech
Presentation to Accessible Arts Workshop
George Bernard Shaw once said that the only alternative to torture in life is art. I'm not sure that you could my presentation this morning art, but I do hope it isn't torture. -
14 December 2012Book page
HREOC Report No. 35
Pursuant to section 11(1)(f) and 20(1) of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth), I attach a report of my inquiry into a complaint against the Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs) and GSL (Australia) Pty Ltd. I have found that acts done on behalf of the Commonwealth were contrary to the human rights of the complainant as… -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
2 July 2020Opinion piece
Blanket bans would be unacceptable
During lockdown, many of us – myself included – have become even more reliant on our mobile phones. They have kept us in contact with parents, children and grandchildren, our colleagues and friends during this difficult time. When my two-year old first saw his grandmother on a smartphone, he squealed with delight. It wasn’t quite the same as being together — he pawed at the screen to try to… -
Commission – General
14 December 2012Speech
Launch of Trustees on Trial - recovering the stolen wages by Dr Rosalind Kidd
As many of you know, for over a decade Dr Kidd has been a tenacious and dedicated advocate for the rights of Indigenous people. She has focused especially on the gross inequities that occurred through and under the various 'Protection Acts' that operated in Queensland from the 1890s to the 1980s.