Housing: how a NSW Human Rights Act can help
OPINION: An upcoming Parliamentary Inquiry presents a key opportunity to explore enshrining housing as a human right in a proposed Human Rights Act for New…
NSW legal bodies advocate for comprehensive inquiry into Human Rights Act
The two peak bodies representing the legal profession in New South Wales have joined forces to call for a comprehensive public inquiry into a proposed…
Five ingredients: the recipe for a Human Rights Act
Despite much advocacy, human rights legislation has eluded NSW. What would it take for it to get over the line?
Legal experts unite in push for an NSW Human Rights Act
The campaign for a Human Rights Act in NSW is back on the agenda. What are the arguments in favour of enacting such an Act?
Parliamentary report recommends federal Human Rights Act
The Parliamentary Joint Committee has released its “Inquiry into Australia’s Human Rights Framework” report. Australia does not have a Human Rights Act and only three…
Push for a national Human Rights Act makes new ground
Australia’s legal community has renewed its push for a Federal Human Rights Act, following the release of a proposed model by the Australian Human Rights…
Right time to act on human rights
OPINION: Australia still stands almost alone among Western democracies in not having some form of Charter or Bill of Rights.
Freedom of religion and speech: it’s time for change
AHRC President ROSALIND CROUCHER ventures beyond the headlines to explore how our rights & freedoms can be protected in a more positive and enduring way.
If only we had a Human Rights Act… What we can learn from the UK’s religious freedom ruling
Ngole v University of Sheffield is a timely example of how conflicts between freedom of speech and religion can be resolved with the right legislative…
When it comes to human rights, is it time NSW caught up?
Has the time come for NSW to revisit the question of whether to adopt a human rights act?