NATIVE TITLE WIN, EUTHANASIA POLICY & BOAT RESCUE DEAL: THE HUMAN RIGHTS WRAP UP
4 August 2012 Native Title win in Queensland The Federal Court of Australia has recognised the Djungan people’s native title rights 17 years after the first claim was lodged. Jim Archer lodged the...
View ArticleOFFSHORE PROCESSING, GAY MARRIAGE & YOUTH JUSTICE: THE HUMAN RIGHTS WRAP UP
19 August 2012 Offshore processing bill passes Senate The Senate has passed legislation which allows the offshore processing of asylum seekers who come to Australia by boat. The Government has said it...
View ArticleANTI-RACISM, TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS LAW & RELIGIOUS VILIFICATION LAWS: THE...
1 September 2012 Australia’s Anti-Racism Strategy is launched Led by the Australian Human Rights Commission, Australia’s National Anti- Racism Strategy, Racism, it stops with me, was launched last week...
View ArticleRACIAL PROFILING, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN & INCOME MANAGEMENT: THE HUMAN...
16 September 2012 Police accused of racial profiling Concerns are mounting over African and Muslim communities being unfairly targeted by police in street patrols. Tamar Hopkins, a lawyer from the...
View Article1 in 8 Australians living in poverty
By Shae Courtney. Whilst it is true that More Economically Developed Countries (MEDCs), such as Australia, enjoy on balance a standard of living that is the envy of Less Economically Developed...
View ArticleBlood in the water – the legal gymnastics behind the WA shark cull
By Beatrice Paull. Activist groups and legal sharks around the country are considering legal action following the announcement of the West Australian Government’s stupefying shark baiting and killing...
View ArticleAge Discrimination in the Australian Workplace
By Jennifer Jones In recent years, concern about Australia’s ageing population and its impact on the workforce has become more prominent, with the issue high on the agenda for academics and...
View ArticleFamily Violence and the Coroner’s Quiet Revolution
By Philip Marquet The role of the coroner is often overlooked in human rights discourse. Public perceptions of the coroner tend to be influenced by American procedural crime dramas, where the role of...
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Australia’s Second UPR: An NGO Observer’s Perspective
By Benedict Coyne On 9 November 2015, Australia suffered its second Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in Geneva before the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). I attended as a representative of...
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Explainer: Victoria’s Royal Commission into Family Violence
By Loren Days The Royal Commission into Family Violence (“the Royal Commission”) delivered its final report to the Victorian Government on 29 March 2016. Following the release of the report, the...
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