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2019 Human Rights Day Oration
The Hon Peter McClellan AM QC 10 December 2019 I recently visited the Peace Memorial in Hiroshima. It is a confronting but moving experience. It is a memorial to the people the allies believed it necessary to kill to win the war. They were also intent on emphasising to the world that they had the...
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Commission welcomes National Apology
The Australian Human Rights Commission today welcomes the Prime Minister’s National Apology to Victims and Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse, which will take place this morning at Parliament House in Canberra. The National Children’s Commissioner, Megan Mitchell said it’s an incredibly...
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Commissioner welcomes Government response to Royal Commission
National Children’s Commissioner Megan Mitchell welcomes the Federal Government’s commitment to a national apology to survivors of abuse, and the creation of a national office for child safety. The Government has today accepted or accepted in principle 104 of 122 recommendations from the Royal...
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Domestic violence: $100 million funding raises hope in a week of tragedy
By Professor Gillian Triggs and Commissioner Megan Mitchell. We can no longer tolerate the loss of innocent lives, or allow children to be exposed to such horrific crimes. This week we have seen at least four lives tragically cut short at the hands of a partner or family member. Two of these victims...
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AHRC response to Working With Children Check
Read the Australian Human Rights Commission’s response to the Working with Children Check.
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Family Law Amendment Bill 2023
Submission by the National Children's Commissioner to the Attorney-General's Department on the exposure draft of the Family Law Amendment Bill 2023.
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Joint Select Committee’s inquiry into Australia’s Family Law System (2019)
Submission to the Joint Select Committee’s inquiry into Australia’s Family Law System
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Preventing sexual abuse of children in out of home care
Preventing sexual abuse of children in out of home care Australian Human Rights Commission Response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse: Issue Paper 4 8 November 2013 Downloads Download in PDF Download in Word Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Recommendations 3...
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General Comment 26 on children's rights and the environment with a special focus on climate change
Submission by the National Children's Commissioner to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child consultation on General Comment 26 on children's rights and the environment with a special focus on climate change