PM&C issues guide for handling child-related complaints and allegations Wednesday August 7, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Culture The Department of the Prime Minster and Cabinet has published a guide for handling complaints involving children and “creating child safe cultures”. Prompted by the… Read more
AHRC calls on Australian Muslims to complete survey that might help inform the delivery of public services to their communities Tuesday August 6, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Culture The Australian Human Rights Commission is conducting a national survey as part of a wider project to share the stories of Australian Muslims. The online… Read more
'We need to have some hard conversations': Rosalind Croucher on human rights reform Monday July 29, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Culture The President of the Australian Human Rights Commission wants to "get above politics". Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM spoke to a crowd of lawyers, students,… Read more
Language is the key to success of future referendums Monday July 29, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Culture A panel at the 2019 Castan Centre human rights conference discussed gaining human rights through public opinion, in relation to the 2017 marriage equality plebiscite… Read more
Deadline extended to nominate government's human rights advocates Tuesday July 23, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Culture The nomination deadline for the Human Rights Awards has been extended to 29 July 2019. The Australian Human Rights Commission encourages the nomination of individuals,… Read more
Home Affairs rejects call for 'basic support' to protect asylum seekers and refugees Thursday July 18, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Foreign Affairs & Immigration The Department of Home Affairs has not accepted recommendations to improve protections for roughly 30,000 refugees and asylum seekers "living in the shadows" in Australia. … Read more
Government finalists named for human rights awards Thursday October 18, 2018 By The Mandarin Community & Social The inaugural finalists, recognised by the Australian Human Rights Commission for contributing to human rights aims, cover the work of three state government programs and… Read more
Throwing a spotlight on government's good human rights work Thursday July 19, 2018 By David Donaldson Features For the first time in its 31 years, the 2018 human rights awards will include a government category. Read more
Time to reset Closing the Gap: 'policy paralysis is not an option' Thursday February 8, 2018 By The Mandarin Features As the life expectancy gap between Indigenous and non-indigenous Australians shows signs of widening, urgent action is needed to address our national shame say the… Read more
Public service lawyers must defend truth: Gillian Triggs Wednesday August 23, 2017 By Stephen Easton Features Public servants must be “eternally vigilant in maintaining their tradition of frank and fearless advice based on evidence” in the post-truth era, according to former… Read more
Gillian Triggs to headline Power to Persuade symposium after AHRC term expires Friday June 16, 2017 By The Mandarin News Many will be eager to hear Gillian Triggs' side of the controversial efforts by the then-Abbott government to delegitimise both her and the commission following… Read more
Verona Burgess: staying cool in Canberra Tuesday March 7, 2017 By Verona Burgess Features It is time for public servants to stop trying to be cool. Verona Burgess explores the question of just how "public" officials should be and… Read more
Triggs: public servants should know human rights obligations Wednesday February 15, 2017 By David Donaldson Features Public servants should at least be aware of the human rights treaties to which Australia is party and the obligations they entail, says Gillian Triggs… Read more
Whistleblowers pay a high price for embarrassing the government Tuesday May 31, 2016 By Denis Muller Features OPINION: The law that enables the AFP to go after whistleblowers and journalists contains no public-interest defence. That needs to be fixed, but the… Read more
End of discrimination against unwed employees? Wednesday May 18, 2016 By Harley Dennett Features FEATURE: Defence takes a big step in its commitment to support a contemporary and diverse workforce. But across government de facto couple discrimination is… Read more
