Sex Discrimination
New Strategies for Breaking the Mould: Advancing Technology and Gender Equality Elizabeth Broderick Sex Discrimination Commissioner Australian Human Rights Commission Women in Circuits and Systems (WiCAS), Young Professionals Program Reception at International Symposium on Circuits and Systems...
We all share a responsibility to lead cultural change for inclusion of people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex. Building on the previous work of the Commission, I’ll be using my term as Human Rights Commissioner to ensure these issues are given national attention. It was an honour to be a keynote speaker at the Human Rights Forum of the Asia Pacific Outgames in Darwin.
Children's Rights
As it is just over one year since I started my role as National Children’s Commissioner, I’d like to reflect back on the priorities in my first year, and talk about some of the emerging themes from this early work.
Children's Rights
It is a real pleasure to be here at the Gold Coast, and to hear from so many people from different professional backgrounds who all committed to doing something about the scourge of bullying.
Children's Rights
Presentation to the ANZCDR&PG Annual Meeting Megan Mitchell National Children’s Commissioner Australian Human Rights Commission ANZCDR&PG Annual Meeting 50 Lonsdale Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Friday 28 March CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Acknowledgments I would like to begin by thanking Professor Jeremy...
Children's Rights
It is a pleasure to be here in Melbourne, and to have the opportunity this week to connect with key professionals working in child health.
Sex Discrimination
The road that has brought me here today has been a fascinating one - one I have found incredibly rewarding. I had been Sex Discrimination Commissioner for three and a half years before I was asked to formally conduct a Review into the Treatment of Women at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) and in the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
Children's Rights
Bullying, Young People and the Law Symposium The Alannah and Madeline Foundation CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Opening remarks Thank you for the introduction, and to the Alannah and Madeline Foundation for inviting me to be part of this symposium about the law’s response to bullying and cyber bullying. I...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Thank you Madam Chair for the opportunity to be part of this Interactive Panel on the implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples at this, the Sixth Session on the Expert Panel on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. I believe Interactive Panels provide an opportunity for...
Children's Rights
Network of Community Activities, International College of Management, Manly NSW
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
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.
Race Discrimination
I would like to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land, the People of the Kulin Nation and to pay my respects to elders past and present.
Sex Discrimination
The following opinion pieces have been published by the President and Commissioners. Reproduction of the opinion pieces must include reference to where the opinion piece was originally published.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
I would like to begin by acknowledging that we sit on the lands of the Gadigal peoples of the Eora Nation, and I thank the Traditional Owners for allowing us to do so.
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