Clik here to view.
Closing the Referendum gap
The Federal Government today introduced the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition Bill 2012 into Parliament, with Minister Macklin asserting that this will be an “important step...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Prisons – Help or Hindrance?
By Adam Fletcher Image credit: x1klima Prisons are rarely out of the news – just this month there has been talk of establishing a separate one for bikie gang members in Queensland where inmates would...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Queensland’s voter ID laws likely to disenfranchise Indigenous Australians
By Marius Smith Proposed new “voter ID” laws in Queensland are likely to prevent some Indigenous Australians from exercising their right to vote, according to a new submission to Queensland’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
2014 Castan Human Rights Report: Indigenous rights – hastening too slowly
By Melissa Castan and Stephen Gray In 2013 the then opposition leader, Tony Abbott, announced that if elected he would be the ‘Prime Minister for Indigenous Affairs’, raising hopes that law reform and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
It’s time to modernise Australia’s birth registration system
By Paula Gerber and Melissa Castan Having a birth certificate is a key to citizenship and many take it for granted that they can use it to prove they are Australian and a lawful citizen. But a number...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The 2015 Human Rights Report – Indigenous Rights 2014/5: Death by a Thousand...
By Stephen Gray and Melissa Castan This piece is featured in the 2015 Castan Centre Human Rights Report. We will be featuring the articles on the blog throughout the month of May. In the past twelve...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The 2015 Human Rights Report – Going to jail for not having a birth...
By Paula Gerber and Melissa Castan This article is featured in the 2015 Castan Centre Human Rights Report. We will be featuring the articles on the blog throughout the month of May. It is well known...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Joint Statement of Support for Adam Goodes
Today, a coalition of organisations has endorsed a statement in support of Sydney Swans player and former Australian of the Year Adam Goodes. The statement was prepared by the National Congress of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
On the ground at Australia’s Universal Periodic Review
By Sarah Joseph The second Universal Periodic Review of Australia took place under the auspices of the UN Human Rights Council on November 9. Such reviews, which entail wide ranging scrutiny of a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
‘Dollar Dave’ and the Reserve Bank: a tale of art, theft and human rights
By Stephen Gray This year marks the 50th anniversary of Changeover day: when Australia swapped from pounds to the new decmal currency. But the “C” in Changeover day might equally stand for Copyright...
View Article
