Date: 14 Dec 2011, Filed under: Human Rights
Former Federal Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, announced that the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011 had received royal assent and would...
Date: 13 Dec 2010, Filed under: Children, Human Rights, International Law
Wellington, Dec 10 NZPA - The treatment of children in police custody is to be reviewed to make sure it meets standards set out under a United Nati...
Date: 05 Feb 2009, Filed under: Administrative Law, Human Rights
The National Human Rights Consultation Committee said it will begin the important task of seeking the views and opinions of Australians on the future of...
Date: 11 Dec 2008, Filed under: Administrative Law, Human Rights
Human Rights Commissioner, Graeme Innes, has urged the Federal Government to refrain from using the massive new detention centre on Christmas Island to...
Date: 04 Dec 2008, Filed under: Discrimination, Administrative Law, Human Rights
The Australian Human Rights Commission has updated the online Face the Facts education resources, which aim to provide students with a stronger understanding...
Date: 25 Jul 2008, Filed under: Human Rights
Victorian Deputy Premier and Attorney-General Rob Hulls has announced the appointment of lawyer Michael Gorton as the new chairperson of the Victorian...
Date: 12 Oct 2007, Filed under: Administrative Law, Human Rights
The Tasmania Law Reform Institute has called for a Charter of Human Rights to be enacted in Tasmania, following the release of its report titled A Charter...
Date: 30 Aug 2007, Filed under: Industrial Relations, Human Rights
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has called for stronger international efforts to prevent the exploitation of workers and to halt human trafficking...
Date: 17 Oct 2006, Filed under: Discrimination, Administrative Law, Human Rights
ACT Disability and Community Services Minister Katy Gallagher has appeared before the Senate Community Affairs References Committee inquiry to discuss...
Date: 28 Sep 2006, Filed under: Discrimination, Human Rights, Indigenous Law
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Tom Calma announced the launch of a number of safety projects developed by the Blacktown...
