No.214 - 18 May 2012 THIS WEEK’S HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS
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
Topic: Race & Discrimination
No.209 - 11 May 2012 THIS WEEK’S HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS
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
No.207 - 10 May 2012 Comedy Showcase – Deadly Funny
On the afternoon of Saturday 21 April, as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, emerging and established comedic talent came together at the Melbourne ... Read More
No.204 - 8 May 2012 Clothing and Punishment: Cultural Rights in Australia
One of the most problematic areas of international human rights law is the right to culture. It is ambiguous, yet the right to culture manifests ... Read More
No.201 - 4 May 2012 THIS WEEKS HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS
4 May 2012 Announcement of new Commonwealth Children’s Commissioner The Commonwealth Attorney-General has announced that the Government will appoint a Children’s Commissioner to sit within ... Read More
No.191 - 6 April 2012 THIS WEEK’S HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS
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
No.186 - 29 March 2012 Validation and Solidarity: Asian Australian Networking
This article is part of our March theme, which focuses on an ongoing challenge to Australian society: Race & Discrimination. Read our Editorial for more ... Read More
No.185 - 28 March 2012 Protecting Against Racial (or Religious?) Vilification
This article is part of our March theme, which focuses on an ongoing challenge to Australian society: Race & Discrimination. Read our Editorial for more ... Read More
No.184 - 26 March 2012 How Racist is Australia on a Global Spectrum?
The ‘Stop the Boats’ rhetoric in national politics, vilification of public figures of ethnic backgrounds and evidence that AFL recruiters only hire indigenous players with ... Read More
No.183 - 23 March 2012 THIS WEEK’S HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS
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