Disability Rights
Australian Network on Disability Annual Conference. Panel - Big Ideas to change the employment of people with disability: Moving Australia from 21 out of 29 OECD countries, to the top ten.
Age Discrimination
Kolling Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Mick Gooda addresses lateral violence at Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service (QIFVLS) Gala Dinner
Children's Rights
I want to start by sharing with you the views of 14-year-old Rani who was – as part of a custody case – the subject of a lengthy dispute about contact. Rani had an independent children’s lawyer and a family report to present ‘her best interests’ to the judge. However she still felt totally excluded from the decision-making process.
Children's Rights
It’s fantastic to be amongst so many people committed to the wellbeing of Australia’s children. I’m thrilled to have been invited today by Prue Warrilow, Brian Babington and Families Australia and feel honoured to deliver the Berry Street Childhood Institute Families Australia Oration as my first speaking engagement as inaugural National Children’s Commissioner.
Disability Rights
Graeme Innes talks about how the NDIS could be improved today
Sex Discrimination
UN Women 2013 International Women’s Day Panel: Implicit stereotypes, explicit solutions: overcoming gender-based discrimination in the workplace Conference Room 2, North Lawn Building, UN 1.15 – 2.30pm, Friday 8 March ** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY** The different faces of gender discrimination in...
Sex Discrimination
[Statement read by Alison Aggarwal, Principal Adviser, Sex Discrimination Team, Australian Human Rights Commission] Thinking Big: A Convention on Eliminating Violence Against Women and Girls AWAVA Parallel Event Commission on the Status of Women, 57 th Session 10th Floor, Church Centre. 12.30pm...
Sex Discrimination
Impact of domestic violence in the workplace ILO/Australian Government Side Event Commission on the Status of Women, 57 th Session, UN Millennium Hotel 1-3pm, Wednesday, 6 March 2013 **CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY** Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to thank the International Labour Organization and the...
Sex Discrimination
‘Engaging male leaders for gender equality’ UN Global Compact Office and UN Women 5 th Annual Women’s Empowerment Principles Event: Inclusion: Strategy for Change Deloittes, 30 Rockefeller Plaza Wednesday, 6 March 2013, 9.00 – 9.40am ** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY** Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Let...
Sex Discrimination
Rural responses to rural challenges: The need for a contextualised response to family and domestic violence National Rural Women’s Conference Plenary Session: “Big ... Challenges” National Convention Centre (NCC), Canberra, Royal Theatre Elizabeth Broderick Sex Discrimination Commissioner Australian...
Speech delivered to the 25th Australasian Finance and Banking Conference
The Human Rights Day Oration was delivered by James Spigelman, Chairman of the ABC and former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of NSW from 1998 until 2011. His keynote speech tackled the topical issue of ‘Where do we draw the line between hate speech and free speech?’
Disability Rights
Graeme Innes at the book launch for Indigo Wallace's book, Indigo Solves the Puzzle
Disability Rights
Australia Post Action Plan Launch Graeme Innes AM Disability Discrimination Commissioner Australian Human Rights Commission Monday 3 December 2012 I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet today. I also wish you all a happy International Day of People with Disability. Sarah -...
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