Tag: Human Rights Commission
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The health of Australia’s democracy: time to scale up a national conversation
Giving the inaugural human rights assessment of the Australian Human Rights Commission at the National Press Club in April, Commission President Hugh de Kretser began by emphasising the centrality of human rights to our democratic freedoms. “When we go somewhere”, he said, “we use our freedom of movement.” “When we join a trade union, a…
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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…