Topic: Employment Rights

At a recent panel discussion on business and human rights – presented by the Human Rights Law Centre and Oxfam Australia at the Wheeler Centre ... Read More

27 April 2012 Indigenous communities in West face losing a generation The small community of Mowanjum, which is a 10 minute drive from mining hub ... 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

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

This article is part of our February theme, which focuses on one of the great silences in the human rights conversation in Australia: Prisoners’ Rights. Read ... Read More

9 February 2012 Australian Lawyer’s Alliance warns of risk of increase in Indigenous incarceration rates The Australian Lawyers alliance has warned that high incarceration rates ... Read More

18 November 2011 Historical Equal Pay Agreement It has been announced that the Federal Government and the Australian Services Union will make a joint submission ... Read More

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

DATE: 6 MAY 2011 Yesterday, the Victorian Government introduced amendments to the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 in parliament.  These changes reduce the ability of the ... Read More