Topic: Disability

18 May 2012 Board member of VEOHRC offers resignation after opposing same-sex marriage Professor Kuravilla George has offered to resign from his position on the ... Read More

11 May 2012 Federal Government announces budget On Tuesday, the Federal Government announced its budget for 2012-2013 which included plans to scrap billions from company ... Read More

13 April 2012 Sentencing Advisory Council releases report on sentencing children and young people in Victoria The Victorian Sentencing Advisory Council has released a report ... Read More

6 April 2012 Landmark Parliamentary Inquiry recommends capping length of asylum seeker detention A landmark parliamentary inquiry has found that all reasonable steps should be ... Read More

23 March 2012 Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights Established The Australian Federal Parliament this week established the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights following the ... Read More

16 March 2012 Baillieu Government retains Human Rights Charter After being deeply split on the future of the Victorian Charter of Human Rights, the Baillieu ... Read More

The following is a set of reviews covering day two the Implementing Human Rights in Closed Environments 2012 Conference. Click here to read our coverage ... Read More

The following is a set of reviews covering day one the Implementing Human Rights in Closed Environments 2012 Conference. Click here to read our coverage ... Read More

8 March 2012 Australia’s Peak Public Health Body announces opposition to Stronger Futures Bill The Public Health Association of Australia has announced its opposition to ... Read More

1 March 2012 Commonwealth Attorney-General moves to increase oversight of places of detention The Australian Human Rights Commission has welcomed Australia’s progress towards ratifying and ... Read More