2009 Human Rights Medals and Awards
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2009 Human Rights Awards Shortlists
These shortlisted entries are not listed in any order of preference.
Please note there are no shortlists for the Human Rights Medal or the Young People’s Human Rights Medal.
Law Award
- Gregory Malcolm McIntyre SC
- The Human Rights Law Resource Centre
- Asylum Seeker Resource Centre
- Mental Health Legal Centre
- Women’s Legal Services NSW
Print Media
- Ticking boxes: Part I and II
National Indigenous Times - Revealed: Australia’s suicide epidemic
Ruth Pollard
The Sydney Morning Herald - Our schools for scandal
Sushi Das
The Age - Dying to be heard
Ruth Pollard
The Sydney Morning Herald - Diversity, Difference and Diagnosis (D3) - series
Copeland Publishing - ‘Child’ Magazines
Television Award
- Going back to Lajamanu
Debbie Whitmont, Michael Doyle, Kate Wild, Anne Connolly
Four Corners, ABC Television - Who killed Mr Ward?
Liz Jackson, Janine Cohen, Kate Wild
Four Corners, ABC Television - Kids’ Business
People Pictures - My name is Jack
Helen Grasswill, Renata Gombac, Ian Harley, Quentin Davis, John Gunn
Australian Story, ABC Television - Foetal Alcohol Syndrome: Part 1 and 2
Suzanne Smith, Tony Jones, Brett Evans, John Bruce
Lateline, ABC Television
Radio Award
- Holding Our Tongues
Lorena Allam
Hindsight, ABC Radio National - Dementia and Antipsychotics: medication or management?
Natasha Mitchell and Anita Barraud
All in the Mind, ABC Radio National - Losing Erin
Kirsti Melville
360°, ABC Radio National - A Sense of Duty
Heather Stewart
360°, ABC Radio National - Crisis for Children
Ian Townsend
Background Briefing, ABC Radio National
Community Award (Individual)
- Ivan-Tiwu Copley
- Kate Locke
- Ikebal Adam Patel
- Doreen Green
- Joan Dicka
Community Award (Organisation)
- GetUp! Action for Australia
- Accessible Arts
- The Human Rights Law Resource Centre
- ACON
- Centre for Multicultural Youth
Literature Non-Fiction Award
The Native Title Market
David Ritter
Black Politics: Inside the complexity of Aboriginal political culture
Sarah Maddison
Culture is… Australian Stories Across Cultures: An Anthology
Anne - Marie Smith (Editor)
The Multicultural Writers Association of Australia
Blind Conscience
Margot O’Neill
Navigating Teenage Depression: A guide for parents and professionals
Gordon Parker and Kerrie Eyers
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