Australia’s Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights published a report on Thursday calling for establishing a federal human rights act. The recommendation is the result of the committee’s ...
Voluntary commitments Australia could make during its UN UPR appearance The Attorney-General’s Department has asked for feedback about potential voluntary commitments Australia could make during its ...
Australia is the only Western democracy that does not have a national Human Rights Act, but this may be about to change. After an inquiry lasting more than a year, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on ...
When media reports emerged earlier this year about a new youth “crime wave” of robbery, breaking and entering, and car theft in the town of Moree in northwestern New South Wales, it wasn’t hard to ...
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Australia 'going backwards' on human rights of children
The failure of states and territories to protect kids in their criminal justice systems means the federal government must ...
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Australia doesn’t have a federal Human Rights Act – but the election clears the way for overdue reform
The Albanese government has achieved an historic re-election, substantially building its majority in the House of Representatives. Much has already been written about the potential for a more ...
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