Media Releases
2010 Media Releases
An index of Australian Human Rights Commission Media Releases published in 2010 is available below. For further information, please contact the Public Affairs Unit via: media@humanrights.gov.au.
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- Only four weeks left - nominate your human rights hero now (6 September 2010)
- McCallum re-elected to UN treaty body (2 September 2010)
August
- UN Committee urges more progress on race discrimination (27 August 2010)
- The clock is ticking – nominate your human rights hero now (19 August 2010)
- Australia can do better when it comes to protecting children's rights (10 August 2010)
- Recognition and participation must be priority for Australia’s Indigenous people (8 August 2010)
- Writers, readers, publishers and managers - are you a human rights hero? (2 August 2010)
July
- Under 25 and doing great things? Nominate for the Young People’s Human Rights Medal (27 July 2010)
- Statement: Professor Solomon Encel (26 July 2010)
- Nominate now for the print media, television and radio Human Rights Awards (21 July 2010)
- Great news at the movies for people with hearing or vision impairment (17 July 2010)
- Nominate a human rights hero in your community (16 July 2010)
- International student report shows leadership (13 July 2010)
- Unique partnership on housing for our future: agreement launched (13 July 2010)
- Calls for Constitutional recognition on National Aboriginal and Islanders Day (9 July 2010)
- More detail needed on new asylum seeker policy (6 July 2010)
- Nominate now for the law category in the 2010 Australian Human Rights Awards (6 July 2010)
- UN body to promote equality for women an historic initiative (5 July 2010)
- Tell us who your human rights hero is and nominate them now (5 July 2010)
- Get behind the NAIDOC Week message and celebrate Indigenous Australia (3 July 2010)
- Bi-lingual resources launched for teaching human rights (3 July 2010)
- Successful Torres Strait regional sea claim a cause for celebration! (2 July 2010)
June
- Close the Gap - Making it Happen (28 June 2010)
- Sex Discrimination Commissioner welcomes government reforms (25 June 2010)
- Gender Equality Blueprint 2010 is the way forward (23 June 2010)
- Passage of NTER Amendments a step in the right direction (22 June 2010)
- World Refugee Day should remind us of our responsibilities to people seeking asylum (20 June 2010)
- African Australians: Experiences of discrimination (18 June 2010)
- After 30 years, PML finally delivered (17 June 2010)
- Blind people finally receive a secret ballot (17 June 2010)
- Equal Pay for some of our most valuable workers long overdue (10 June 2010)
- Two major reports highlight the need for a plan to achieve Indigenous health equality within a generation (4 June 2010)
- NSW Premier commits to closing the gap in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health equality (3 June 2010)
- Human rights bills should strengthen protections for all Australians (2 June 2010)
May
- Workplace mental health guide launched (27 May 2010)
- New partnership with Stolen Generations members welcomed (26 May 2010)
- Close the Gap Campaign gets behind National Palliative Care Week (24 May 2010)
- Senate report: ‘Hear us’ - Now we need action (13 May 2010)
- Enhanced focus on human rights education and community engagement programs (13 May 2010)
- Budget Indigenous health initiatives positive, but plan for Indigenous Health equality still needed (12 May 2010)
- A national children’s Commissioner would improve protection of children’s rights (12 May 2010)
- First phase of Sex Discrimination Act reform now assured (5 May 2010)
- First National Executive is a milestone moment for Indigenous Australians (2 May 2010)
April
- A roadmap to establishing a new federal multiculturalism policy (30 April 2010)
- Communiqué from the Cyber-racism Summit
30 April 2010 - Cyber-racism to go under the spotlight today (27 April 2010)
- New teaching resources will help students understand human rights (22 April 2010)
- Important steps to better protect human rights but substantial gaps remain (21 April 2010)
- Male leaders build momentum for women in business (18 April 2010)
- Racism, exclusion and poverty: key factors reducing international student safety (12 April 2010)
- New online network launched to protect Indigenous human rights (12 April 2010)
- Commission welcomes important move to improve quality of care at GP visits (9 April 2010)
- Suspension of processing asylum seekers raises serious concerns (9 April 2010)
- Diabetes money welcomed but must reach Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (1 April 2010)
- Commissioner calls on all Australians to embrace the Declaration (1 April 2010)
March
- Commitment to appoint an Independent National Security Monitor welcomed (18 March 2010)
- Harmony Day – an annual reminder that everybody belongs (18 March 2010)
- Funding package should train Indigenous doctors and specialists (16 March 2010)
- Acknowledging traditional owners is an accepted sign of respect (15 March 2010)
- NT communities must have same protections as the rest of Australia (15 March 2010)
- Building access standards an investment in the future (15 March 2010)
- Commission welcomes passage of law outlawing torture and prohibiting the death penalty (11 March 2010)
- Equal pay campaign kicks off with national test case (11 March 2010)
- 300,000 Australians to get secret ballot (9 March 2010)
- Commissioner takes to the road to find the most pressing concerns (5 March 2010)
February
- Recognition in Queensland’s Constitution another milestone for reconciliation (25 February 2010)
- Anti-violence Vindaloo initiative sends a powerful message (24 February 2010)
- Commission welcomes RDA measures as a good start (17 February 2010)
- Commission welcomes new Social Justice Commissioner (12 February 2010)
- Inquiry should focus on alternatives to incarcerating Indigenous people (4 February 2010)
- Staying in the workforce in mature age: it’s about choice (1 February 2010)
January
- Commissioner Calma leaves lasting legacy in Indigenous affairs and race relations (25 January 2010)
- Commissioner Calma’s final Social Justice and Native Title reports point to optimistic future (22 January 2010)
- Commissioner Calma welcomes first UN publication on the state of the world’s indigenous peoples (15 January 2010)
- Inaugural Ethics Council up and running (4 January 2010)
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