Tag: Human Rights Commission
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The health of Australia’s democracy: time to scale up a national conversation
How healthy is Australia’s democracy? Roger Magnusson considers the place of human rights in democratic life and the case for a broader national conversation.
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It’s time for the government to stop shooting the messenger
The constant attacks on Professor Gillian Triggs represent attacks on the human rights and civil liberties that Australians value. Since 1986, the Human Rights Commission has been the watchdog for human rights for Australia. The President and her Commissioners are necessarily independent of government and have a duty to fearlessly advocate for human rights protections…