Media Releases
2012 Media Releases
An index of Australian Human Rights Commission Media Releases published in 2012 is available below. For further information, please contact the Communications Unit via: media@humanrights.gov.au.
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- Agreement for more captioning on pay TV (7 May 2012)
- Australian Law Reform Commission media release: ALRC seeks input into its Inquiry into legal barriers to mature age persons participating in the workforce and other productive work (1 May 2012)
April
- New National Children’s Commissioner announcement welcomed (30 April 2012)
- Australian and New Zealand Race Relations Roundtable (18 April 2012)
- Commission welcomes recommendations for further reform of Australia’s immigration detention system (03 April 2012)
March
- Start the conversation about racism (29 March 2012)
- Long-term funding commitment welcomed but Stronger Futures still must change (28 March 2012)
- The Senate’s bi-partisan support for closing the gap essential (22 March 2012)
- Growing number of Australians support National Close the Gap Day this year (22 March 2012)
- Celebrate and Reflect on Harmony Day (21 March 2012)
- Take a stand to stop bullying on national day of action (16 March 2012)
- Commission finds RailCorp discriminated on basis of criminal record (13 March 2012)
- Sex Discrimination Commissioner welcomes first national Action Plan on Women Peace and Security (9 March 2012)
- Today, think about rural women living with violence (8 March 2012)
- Creation of position a boost to multicultural policy (2 March 2012)
- Time to turn the tide on violence and discrimination on basis of sexual orientation and gender identity (2 March 2012)
- Sex Discrimination Commissioner welcomes new Gender Equality Bill (1 March 2012)
February
- Commission welcomes steps towards better monitoring of places of detention (29 February 2012)
- President of the Australian Human Rights Commission to leave in July 2012 (10 February 2012)
- Changing the Conversation: Statement from Mick Gooda (2 February 2012)
- Statement from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda: Changing the conversation (1 February 2012)
- Historic decision leads Australia a step closer to making equal remuneration for women a reality (1 February 2012)
January
- Protester's behaviour should be condemned (26 January 2012)
- Statistics again highlight over 45s discrimination (25 January 2012)
- Aims of Tent Embassy remain as relevant today as they were 40 years ago (25 January 2012)
- Constitutional recognition is a chance to shape a better future for us all (19 January 2012)
- Race Discrimination Commissioner congratulates People of Australia Ambassadors (18 January 2012)
- Marlon Noble will only be truly free when his name is cleared (9 January 2012)
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