2004 Media Releases
An index of HREOC Media Releases published in 2004 is available below. For further information, please contact the Public Affairs Unit via: media@humanrights.gov.au.
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- Articles and Opinion Pieces: 2002 - 2004
General
- Good practice, good business' - a step-by-step guide to a discrimination free workplace (1 December 2004)
- Forgotten Australians (2 September 2004)
- Human Rights Commission welcomes age discrimination laws (17 June 2004)
- Media Alert: Launch of new video/ DVD on Commission's conciliation process (3 May 2004)
- Commission mourns the death of Former President - Professor Alice Tay AM (Friday, 30 April 2004)
- Melbourne launch of new Commission conciliation resource (19 March 2004)
- New Standard means better access to buildings (12 January 2004)
- New Commission video/DVD puts people on 'Pathways to resolution' (Tuesday 2 March 2004)
- New Commission video/DVD puts people on 'Pathways to Resolution' (Thursday, 26 February 2004)
- Age discrimination an important factor if planning to keep older people in the workforce (Thursday, 26 February 2004)
- Commission welcomes new chair of UN Commission on Human Rights (22 January 2004)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
- First International Decade of the World's Indigenous People comes to an end (10 December 2004)
- Statement on proposals for welfare reform for Indigenous Australians (11 November 2004)
- Big task ahead for National Indigenous Council, says Social Justice Commissioner (9 November 2004)
- Commissioner welcomes constitutional recognition for historical truth (5 November 2004)
- Wunjina-Wungurr Wilinggin and Ngarinyin Native Title Claim (2 September 2004)
- Revised approach to tendering of legal services to Indigenous peoples welcomed (2 August 2004)
- Commission welcomes appointment of new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner (25 June 2003)
- Great advocate for Indigenous affairs mourned (27 May 2004)
- Social Justice Commissioner Welcomes Yorta Yorta Agreement (4 May 2004)
- Statement on ATSIC: Dr William Jonas AM, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner (16 April 2004)
- Adelaide launch of Social Justice Commissioner's 2003 Social Justice and Native Title Reports (23 March 2004)
- Melbourne Launch of Social Justice Commissioner's 2003 Social Justice and Native Title Reports (15 March 2004)
- Stolen wages justice for Kooris (12 March 2004)
- Social Justice Copmmissioner outlines agenda for change in Indigenous Policy (12 March 2004)
- Launch of Social Justice Commissioner's 2003 Social Justice and Nativel Title Reports (10 March 2004)
- Indigenous People and public space information share (Friday, 27 February 2004)
Disability Rights
- International Day of People with a Disability (3 December 2004)
- Missed Business - a missed opportunity (29 November 2004)
- Commissioner warns about tragic link between alcohol, drugs and mental illness (18 November 2004)
- Progress welcomed on education for people with disabilities (18 November 2004)
- Mental health resources and services needed - not law changes (28 October 2004)
- Progress welcomed on education for people with disabilities (12 August 2004)
- Productivity Commission endorsement of DDA welcomed (14 July 2004)
- Mental Health Commnity Consultations (9 July 2004)
- Welcome funding for new Convention on the rights of people with disabilities (30 June 2004)
- Human Rights Commission welcomes improved health care access for Deaf Australians (12 May 2004)
- Statement on new government disability initiative (16 April 2004)
- Another step to making our transport system accessible to people with disabilities (20 February 2004)
Human Rights
- A day to celebrate refugees' contribution to Australia (27 August 2004)
- Time to re-examine mental health care, says Human Rights Commissioner (25 August 2004)
- Human Rights Commission urges Immigration Department to Fastrack Processing of TPV holders in assessing eligibility for mainstream migration visas (14th July 2004)
- Not one child should remain in detention, says Human Rights Commissioner ( 6 July 2004)
- Show refugees compassion and understanding (20 June 2004)
- Statement by Dr Sev Ozdowski - Human Rights Commissioner (10 June 2004)
- Look to Listen: First Pay TV Captioning Plan (7 June 2004)
- Australia Breaches Children's Human Rights (13 May 2004)
- Giving children a voice is in the 'best interests of the child' (2 March 2004)
- HREOC intervenes in challenge to immigration detention of children (3 February 2004)
Human Rights Medal and Awards 2004
- Human Rights Medal and Awards - Winners Announced (10 December 2004)
- Human Rights Medal and Awards - Winners List (10 December 2004)
- Human Rights Awards: Human Rights Medal (10 December 2004)
- Human Rights Awards: Law Award (10 December 2004)
- Human Rights Awards: Community Category (10 December 2004)
- Human Rights Awards: Arts Non-Fiction Category (10 December 2004)
- Human Rights Awards: Television Category (10 December 2004)
- Human Rights Awards: Print Media Category (10 December 2004)
- Human Rights Awards: Radio Category (10 December 2004)
Human Rights Education
- Overwhelming response to sexual harassment education program (5 April 2004)
- Starting early to stamp out sexual harassment (31 March 2004)
- No place for sexual harassment at school (30 March 2004)
- Teaching students to stand up to sexual harassment (23 March 2004)
- Standing up to sexual harassment in schools (17 March 2004)
Racial Discrimination
- Ismaع - Listen: National Consultations on eliminating prejudice against Arab and Muslim Australians (16 June 2004)
- A day to reaffirm our resolve to fight racism (19 March 2004)
Sex Discrimination
- HREOC makes closing submissions in the AIRC Family Provisions Test Case (14 December 2004)
- 'Stop the Violence (25 November 2004)
- International expert on people trafficking to speak at Canberra seminar (3 September 2004)
- Special forum to mark 20 years of federal sex discrimination legislation (22 July 2004)
- Commissioner calls on Government to remove Australia's reservation to CEDAW (30 June 2004)
- Women's Human Rights Court (15-16 June) and Women Taking Action Workshop (17-19 June) (15 June 2004)
- Media Alert: Speaking Out for Women's Human Rights (11 June, 2004)
- Senate Committee report into the Sex Discrimination Amendment (Teaching Profession) Bill 2004 (12 May 2004)
- Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner's response to the Federal Budget (12 May 2004)
- A good start but Baby Care Payment is not paid maternity leave (31 March 2004)
- Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (24 March 2004)
- 20
Years On: The Challenges Continue . . . Sexual Harassment in the
Australian Workplace
(22 March 2004) - Commission grants temporary exemption to CEO after new application offers equal number of male and female scholarships (19 March 2004)
- Statement on Sex Discrimination Amendment (Teaching Profession) Bill 2004 (10 March 2004)
- International Women's Day - 8 March 2004 - a time to reflect and consider continuing challenges (Friday, 5 March 2004)






