No.132 This Week’s Human Rights News
24 December 2011 Robert Manne encourages self-scrutiny on asylum seeker policy The recent sinking of a fishing boat that was carrying asylum seekers to Australia ... Read More
Topic: Older People
No.122 Patrick’s Case
Patrick is a 58 year old man who has been an involuntary in-patient in a psychiatric hospital for over seven years. He has received psychiatric ... Read More
No.119 Elder Abuse and Housing – Awareness of Problems and Protections
The problem of elder abuse has come to be more clearly known through the efforts of many over the last 10 to 15 years. The ... Read More
No.21 Federal Budget boosts funding for Human Rights
DATE: 11 May 2011 The Gillard Government has announced additional funding to the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) as part of the 2011-12 Budget. The ... Read More
No.1 Dying with Dignity
I come from a very noisy family. My dad spoke six languages and told jokes in all of them; he was the family storyteller. My ... Read More