A 74-year-old polio survivor denied access to the NDIS because he is too old is challenging the ban in the Australian Human Rights Commission.
The federal government’s latest appointment to the commission has generated a huge storm of controversy,but Lorraine Finlay’s defenders say she is a classical liberal who will be no government patsy.
A Labor preselection battle sparked an examination of Parliament,which critics say is “stuck in the White Australia era”. Making it more multicultural will take some effort.
Public jobs,funded by taxpayers,should not be granted by politicians but advertised and decided on merit after a fair contest between candidates.
Human rights experts fear political appointments to the Australian Human Rights Commission will undermine its public trust and international credibility.
The appointment of Lorraine Finlay has horrified sections of the activist commentariat. But are her views so outrageous?
The government is considering a demand from Indigenous women for a separate plan to address domestic violence in their communities,as Scott Morrison acknowledges,‘Australia has a problem’.
Former human rights commissioner Chris Sidoti says Australia’s handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal was “disastrous mismanagement” and a “deep dishonour on us all”.
Ahead of a national summit on women’s safety,hundreds of experts are calling for the government to commit to more concrete actions to fight the “chronic issue”.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has opened the door to the use of vaccine certificates domestically on the basis it will encourage more Australians to get vaccinated faster under national cabinet’s planned four-phase reopening of the country.
Australia is the only liberal democracy in the world that doesn’t have comprehensive legislation covering people’s rights.