- US Chief Justice remarks on ‘absence of distinct enumeration of personal liberties’ in Australia, discusses significance of Bills of Rights: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/us-chief-justices-pep-talk-on-bill-of-rights/story-e6frg97x-1225898694309
- Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission says new police search powers an unreasonable incursion on human rights that will not make our communities safer: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/rights-watchdog-savages-war-on-knives-20100728-10w5x.html and http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2010/s2968116.htm
- 70 Afghan asylum-seekers transferred from Christmas Island to re-opened Curtin detention centre: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/afghan-detainees-flown-from-christmas-island-to-was-curtin-air-base/story-e6frg6nf-1225896438974
- Major parties’ asylum seeker policies shirk Australia’s international human rights and refugee obligations: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/24/2963205.htm
- Onshore asylum seekers and migration detainees may be transferred to Nauru under Coalition policy: http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/villawood-detainees-may-go-to-nauru-20100727-10u7u.html
- Calls for same-sex marriage equality: http://www.theage.com.au/national/locked-out-of-happiness-20100723-10ori.html
- NSW Opposition pledges to reduce number of people with mental illness in NSW prisons: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/coalition-to-remove-thousands-from-jails-20100724-10pkq.html
- Federal Opposition announces proposal for nationwide quarantining of social security payments: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/27/2965921.htm
- Air traffic controllers lodge sexual discrimination and harassment claim: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/air-controllers-claim-bullying-discrimination-20100728-10w5y.html
- Victorian Supreme Court judge warns that national security and surveillance laws threaten freedom and privacy: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/new-judge-warns-on-security-laws-20100728-10w72.html
- Federal Government announces new national disability strategy and increased support for early intervention for children with disability: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2967475.htm
- Federal Government proposes measures to increase number of female directors on government and private sector boards: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2967869.htm
- UN enshrines right to water as fundamental human right but Australia abstains from vote: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2967748.htm
- High Court to hear constitutional challenge to early closure of electoral roll, which left over 100,000 disenfranchised: http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/high-court-to-hear-challenge-20100729-10x9y.html
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