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THIS WEEK’S HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS

29 June 2012 No clear end to the asylum seeker policy debate Last week’s asylum seeker boat tragedy reignited the debate around border protection policies. After much debate Rob Oakeshott’s bill,...

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THIS WEEK’S HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS

8 July 2012 Stronger Futures legislation passed in the Senate Last week the Stronger Futures Bills were passed in the Senate which will allow the current NT intervention to possibly continue for...

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Trafficking, mental disorder & sexual abuse in the ADF: The Human Rights Wrap Up

14 July 2012 Vulnerable young women subject to trafficking in Queensland mining towns According to the The Age, vulnerable young women from Southeast Asia are being trafficked for sex in booming mining...

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CULTURAL DIVERSITY, NAMING & SHAMING & ABORIGINAL Community’s CALL FOR HELP:...

21 July 2012 Cultural Diversity and child protection A review of  Available research literature  into the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) as well as refugee families in the...

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CHILDREN’S RIGHTS, TAMIL ASYLUM SEEKER DEPORTED & DISABILITY INSURANCE: THE...

Government fails on child rights The Australian Human Rights Commission has found that Australia’s treatment of suspected people smugglers who said that they were children has breached international...

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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...

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OFFSHORE 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...

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ANTI-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...

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RACIAL 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...

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1 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...

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Blood 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...

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Age 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...

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Family 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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