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Campaign Promotes the Power of ‘Oldness’

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 2nd September 2014 - A five per cent increase in the employment of Australians over the age of 55 would add $48 billion to the national economy, the people behind a new human rights campaign have claimed.…

Corporates Still Slow on Pressing Sustainability Issues – Report

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 7th May 2014 - A new report has found that while there are encouraging pockets of sustainability leadership in the U.S. business community, far too many companies are only taking small, incremental…

Feds Plan Changes to Human Rights Commission

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 11th February 2014 - The Federal Government is planning to legislate reforms for the Human Rights Commission amid concerns it focuses too heavily on anti-discrimination issues. Federal Attorney-General…

Call for Disability Justice Strategy

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 5th February 2014 - The Australian Human Rights Commission has called on all States and Territories to introduce a disability justice strategy after a new report finds people with disability are not…

The Corporate Battle Over Conflict Minerals

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 29th January 2014 - A tense legal battle is unfolding in the US over an emerging Corporate Social Responsibility issue – the mining and use of tiny minerals contained in consumer goods. CRS Reporter…

Australia Gets a ‘Fail’ on Refugees

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th October 2013 - Australia has received an ‘F’ in a UN report card over the country’s treatment of refugees. The report launched by the United Nations Association of Australia…

Disability Human Rights in the Spotlight

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 3rd September 2013 - Australia’s disability human rights record to be scrutinised for the first time under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This week Australia…

?Nominations Open for Human Rights Awards

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 23rd July 2013 - Nominations are open for the Human Rights Awards which recognise individuals who have made a significant contribution to human rights in Australia. Previous recipients of the awards…

Human Rights Charity First ACNC Registration

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 11th December 2012 -
Human rights charity STOP THE TRAFFIK is the first charity to register with the ACNC. Supplied. The Australian arm of a global human rights charity is the first organisation to officially…

Aussie Human Rights Lawyer Honoured

Staff Reporter, Friday, 21st September 2012 -
Dr Phillip Tahmindjiis has been honoured for his work within the international legal community. Photo supplied. Australian Human Rights lawyer and Director of the International…

Reform Needed to Protect Public Housing Tenants

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 18th September 2012 - The lack of protection of people living in public housing from forced eviction under Australian law, will be the focus of an upcoming lecture by Justice Kevin Bell of the Victorian…

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