Australia led the world 70 years ago. We're now far behind

Australia led the world 70 years ago. We're now far behind

Seventy years after the UN recognised human rights,Australia is the only Western nation without a rights bill.

  • byHelen Watchirs

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'Not about retribution':Greens MP suing over'offensive'posts
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'Not about retribution':Greens MP suing over'offensive'posts

Jenny Leong says she is still looking for answers about how NSW Police responded to officers attacking her on Facebook.

  • byPatrick Begley
Don't make crime about race,Australia's new Race Discrimination Commissioner warns Melbourne

Don't make crime about race,Australia's new Race Discrimination Commissioner warns Melbourne

Chin Tan says it is'highly misleading and counter-productive'to frame Melbourne’s problems with crime as a problem with African-Australian communities.

  • byJewel Topsfield
'You have to be practical':Gillian Triggs backs Scott Morrison on lifetime New Zealand refugee ban

'You have to be practical':Gillian Triggs backs Scott Morrison on lifetime New Zealand refugee ban

Gillian Triggs said the choice was a"wicked game"but worth it to get 150 refugees to New Zealand.

  • byMichael Koziol
Workplace sexual harassment in focus as national inquiry comes to WA

Workplace sexual harassment in focus as national inquiry comes to WA

Australia’s Sex Discrimination Commissioner will travel to Perth and Geraldton next week to hear stories of sexual harassment in the workplace.

  • byCameron Myles
'Balancing'act:Australia's new race commissioner is not inclined to commentary or advocacy

'Balancing'act:Australia's new race commissioner is not inclined to commentary or advocacy

Chin Tan,Australia's new race discrimination commissioner,sees his role very differently to predecessor Tim Soutphommasane.

  • byMichael Koziol
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Civics education should be compulsory,children's commissioner says

Civics education should be compulsory,children's commissioner says

Commissioner Megan Mitchell said she supports lowering the voting age to 16,but more civic education is also needed.

  • byAndrew Brown
University free speech rules'definitely worth considering',says Human Rights Commissioner

University free speech rules'definitely worth considering',says Human Rights Commissioner

Education Minister Dan Tehan will advocate a US-style charter to protect free speech when he meets vice-chancellors this week.

  • byMichael Koziol
Inquiry into human rights of intersex people

Inquiry into human rights of intersex people

The Australian Human Rights Commission is examining how to protect the human rights of people born with bodies that do not mean the"norms"of male or female.

  • byJewel Topsfield
'Walk with purpose and confidence':UNSW's sexual assault advice prompts outcry

'Walk with purpose and confidence':UNSW's sexual assault advice prompts outcry

A Sydney university is criticised for sending an email telling staff and students to"walk with purpose and confidence".

  • byJustine Landis-Hanley
'The myth of the civilising mission':colonial past weighs on Germany

'The myth of the civilising mission':colonial past weighs on Germany

Germany has yet to come to terms with its violent colonial legacy in Africa,which laid the groundwork for and inspired Nazi atrocities,some say.

  • byJohn Eligon