2002 Media Releases
An index of HREOC Media Releases published in 2002 is available below. For further information, please contact the Public Affairs Unit via: media@humanrights.gov.au.
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- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
- Disability Rights
- Human Rights
- Human Rights Medal and Awards 2002
- Legal Issues
- Racial Discrimination
- Sex Discrimination
General
- Professor Alice Tay honoured by Australia-China Council Human Rights Award (20 December 2002)
- An Australian First: Leading Chinese Universities Honour Professor Alice Tay (4 November, 2002)
- Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Annual Report (28 October 2002)
- Human Rights Literacy is Critical (2 September 2002)
- Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions Regional Workshop on National Human Rights Institutions, Human Rights Education, Media and Racism (12 July 2002)
- International Criminal Court (5 June 2002)
- Youth Challenge shortlisted for national education award (8 May 2002)
- Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission welcomes amendments to human rights legislation (21 February 2002)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
- Stolen wages offer disappointing, say Social Justice Commissioner (22 November 2002)
- "Stolen Wages" case should be delayed, says Social Justice Commissioner (8 November 2002)
- 'Government approach to reconciliation lacks direction and accountability' states Social Justice Commissioner (27 September 2002)
- Putting reconciliation back on the table (28 August 2002)
- High Court Confirms Extinguishment in Native Title Legislation (15 August 2002)
- RECONCILIATION - Where to Now? Alice Springs and Darwin launches of the Social Justice Report 2001 and the Native Title Report 2001 (5 August 2002)
- RECONCILIATION - Where to Now? Brisbane launch of the Social Justice Report 2001 and the Native Title Report 2001 (2 August 2002)
- RECONCILIATION - Where to Now? Adelaide launch of the Social Justice Report 2001 and the Native Title Report 2001 (16 July 2002)
- RECONCILIATION - Where to Now? Sydney launch of the Social Justice Report 2001 and the Native Title Report 2001 (12 July 2002)
- RECONCILIATION - Where to Now? Melbourne launch of the Social Justice Report 2001 and the Native Title Report 2001 (21 June 2002)
- National Sorry Day Statement (24 May 2002)
- Whatever happened to reconciliation? (15 May 2002)
- Changes to juvenile justice system in Northern Territory off to a good start but urgent reform needed in Western Australia (15 May 2002)
- HREOC and Griffith University host a forum on human rights and mining on Aboriginal land (9 May 2002)
- Social Justice Commissioner urges NSW Parliament to reject changes to Bail Act (21 March 2002)
Disability Rights
- International Day for people with disabilities: HREOC congratulates ANZ and Telstra (3 December 2002)
- Disability Discrimination Act 10th anniversary award for transport activists (3 December 2002)
- Freedom to ride for people with disabilities (25 October 2002)
- Internet still covered by Australian discrimination law (23 October 2002)
- Accessible public transport standards (15 October 2002)
- Freedom to Ride for People with Disabilities (14 October 2002)
- Freedom to Ride for People with Disabilities (11 October 2002)
- Digital divide to narrow for people with disabilities (6 September 2002)
- Digital libraries, braille books and other ways to get a degree: Print Disabilities in Higher Education Forum (27 May 2002)
- Credit where credit is due - HREOC welcomes banking standards (15 April 2002)
- MEDIA ALERT - Launch of Banking Industry standards (12 April 2002)
- Building access benefits the whole community (10 January 2002)
Human Rights
- Media Alert - Public Hearing: Children in Immigration Detention (29 November 2002)
- Human Rights Commissioner Supports Tighter Gun Control (23 October 2002)
- A Report on Visits to Immigration Detention Facilities by the Human Rights Commissioner (22 October 2002)
- Education of detained asylum seeker children and young people at State Government schools (26 September 2002)
- Artwork - Children in Detention (23 September 2002)
- Confidential directions hearing for the National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention (11 September 2002)
- National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention - Sydney Public Hearings Deferred (2 September 2002)
- Evidence by former ACM staff to National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention (27 August 2002)
- Alternative Detention Trial at Woomera (22 August 2002)
- Revised dates for Sydney Public Hearings - National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention (15 August 2002)
- Commissioner Ozdowski to give the 2002 Sir Frank Kitto Lecture in Law (8 August 2002)
- National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention: Brisbane Hearings - 5 August 2002 (31 July 2002)
- National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention - SYDNEY Public Hearings (11 July 2002)
- Human Rights - The Australian and International Perspective: Commissioner Ozdowski to speak at Victoria University of Technology (8 July 2002)
- 2002 Bill of Rights Conference (20 June 2002)
- Legal submissions to Inquiry now available (20 June 2002)
- National Inquiry to visit Western Australia (6 June 2002)
- Children in Immigration Detention - National Inquiry begins Public Hearings (30 May 2002)
- Public Hearings for the National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention to be held in Melbourne (27 May 2002)
- Literature review on the mental health and development of child refugees and asylum seekers (24 May 2002)
- Mental health of child asylum seekers in detention - Submissions released (23 May 2002)
- National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention: Education Submissions Available (16 May 2002)
- Human Rights Commissioner to attend UN Special Session (7 May 2002)
- Confidentiality of Asylum Seeker Submissions (22 April 2002)
- Detention still no good for children (12 April 2002)
- National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention - Appointment of Expert Assistant Commissioners and Release of Background papers (22 February 2002)
- National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention: Visit of Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission staff to Woomera IRPC (12 February 2002)
- Media Statement by President Professor Alice Tay AM and Dr Sev Ozdowski, Human Rights Commissioner OAM: Woomera Immigration Detention Centre - Report of visit by HREOC officers (6 February 2002)
- Human Rights Commission to investigate conditions of children at the Woomera Immigration Detention Centre (21 January 2002)
- Human Rights Commissioner to visit Christmas Island and Cocos Island Detention Centres (17 January 2002)
Human Rights Medal Awards 2002
- Battlers' Champion wins 2002 Human Rights Medal (10 December 2002)
- Human Rights Law Award goes to WA Community Legal and Education Service (10 December 2002)
- Winner of Human Rights Radio Award - a documentary about asylum seekers across three generations (10 December 2002)
- Young people in nursing homes - Human Rights Awards highlight an untold story (10 December 2002)
- Arts Non-Fiction Award goes to biography of Faith Bandler (10 December 2002)
- The Age Journalist wins Human Rights Print Award for investigative series on asylum seekers (10 December 2002)
- Human Rights Award for Television goes to feature on the failures of community based psychiatric care (10 December 2002)
- Human Rights Award for Community Service - Joint Winners: The Hotham Mission, Melbourne & The Australian Arabic Council, Melbourne (10 December 2002)
- Human Rights Awards - Judging Begins and Nominations Online (28 October 2002)
- Nominations for the prestigious 2002 Human Rights Awards and Medal close 27th September (20 September 2002)
- Human Rights Medal and Awards 2002 - Nominations Open (6 August 2002)
Legal Issues
- Report: Breaches of Human Rights of Six Asylum Seekers Transferred from Immigration Detention Centres to State Prisons (12 November, 2002)
- Commission granted leave to intervene in Inquest into Ashmore Reef deaths (4 November 2002)
- HREOC Intervenes in Al Masri appeal (2 October 2002)
- HREOC intervention in the "privative clause" case (4 September 2002)
- Human Rights Reports 16, 17 and 18 Tabled (27 June 2002)
- Federal Court migration cases on validity of the "primative clause" - NAAV v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs and NABE v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (4 June 2002)
- Commission to intervene in Federal Court case involving unaccompanied children held in immigration detention (23 April 2002)
- “Kevin and Jennifer” case - Summary of submissions of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (21 February 2002)
Racial Discrimination
- Rev Fred Nile's comments offensive and misinformed, says acting Race Discrimination Commissioner (21 November 2002)
- Authorities should make the first move on anti-Muslim violence say Australian race commissioners (31 October 2002)
- Combatting Race Hate on the Internet (24 October 2002)
- Launch of E-race Forum by Acting Race Discrimination Commission (15 October 2002)
- Adelaide City Dry Area (30 September 2002)
- Landmark Decision on Race Hate and the Internet (17 September 2002)
- First Anniversary of September 11 (6 September, 2002)
- Anti-Semitic pamphleteering found to violate the federal Racial Hatred Act (2 September 2002)
- Race Relations in Kalgoorlie-Boulder (20 June 2002)
- UN Report on racism should be taken seriously (25 March 2002)
- Beyond Tolerance: A National Conference on Racism (12 March 2002)
- Diary Note for Beyond Tolerance: A National Conference On Racism (8 March 2002)
- DIARY NOTE: Beyond Tolerance: A National Conference on Racism (12 February 2002)
- HREOC takes action on Racism (8 January 2002)
- Race for Equality - Complaints in the 2001 Annual Report (8 January 2002)
Sex Discrimination
- Release of Paid Maternity Leave: A Time to Value: Proposal for a national scheme of paid maternity leave (11 December 2002)
- Paid Maternity Leave - schools to debate equity and family issues of the future (2 August 2002)
- Goward applauds introduction of 12 weeks paid parental leave in New Zealand (1 July 2002)
- Sex Discrimination Commissioner consults Perth on Paid Maternity Leave (14 June 2002)
- Commissioner Goward welcomes further evidence of cultural change in the Navy (5 June 2002)
- Sex Discrimination Commissioner responds to Finance Minister on paid maternity leave (3 June 2002)
- Sex Discrimination Commissioner consults Brisbane on Paid Maternity Leave (23 May 2002)
- High Court ruling leaves single women and lesbians continued access to IVF (19 April 2002)
- Sex Discrimination Commissioner calls for national debate on paid maternity leave - Launch: "Valuing Parenthood: Options for Paid Maternity Leave - Interim Paper 2002" (18 April 2002)
- Launch: "Valuing Parenthood: Options for Paid Maternity Leave Interim Paper 2002" (15 April 2002)
- Sex Discrimination Commissioner welcomes change of heart on breastfeeding advertisement (20 March 2002)
