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No.182 - 23 March 2012 Human Rights, Non-Discrimination and the Role of Governments in Public Law Litigation

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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.181 - 21 March 2012 Lessons for the Federal Government in State and Territory Discrimination Laws

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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.156 - 23 February 2012 The Right to Work: Prisoners and Reintegration

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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

No.130 Charting the Right Course – Using Human Rights to Prevent Homelessness in Victoria

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This article is part of our December theme, which focuses on one of the least appreciated but most fundamental aspects of well-being: housing. Read our ... Read More

No.129 Australia Needs a Rights-based Federal Homelessness Act

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This article is part of our December theme, which focuses on one of the least appreciated but most fundamental aspects of well-being: housing. Read our ... Read More

No.122 Patrick’s Case

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This article is part of our December theme, which focuses on one of the least appreciated but most fundamental aspects of well-being: housing. Read our ... Read More

No.120 THIS WEEK’S HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS

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Bills strengthening Australia’s Human Rights Obligations passed by Federal Parliament Federal Parliament has passed a legislation which requires the Federal Parliament to consider international human ... Read More

No.93 Andrew Bolt found guilty of breaching Racial Discrimination Act

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28 September 2011 Herald Sun columnist Andrew Bolt has been found guilty of breaching section 18 (c) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 in the ... Read More

No.90 Federal government introduces changes to Migration Act

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22 September 2011 Yesterday 21 September, the Australian government introduced into federal parliament amendments to the Migration Act 1958, which it says are needed to ... Read More

No.89 Final Report from parliamentary committee winds back Human Rights Charter

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19 September 2011 Last Wednesday 14 September, the Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee (SARC) of the Victorian Parliament tabled its final report on the ... Read More

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