Media Releases

HRLRC, ‘New Police Powers Enable Random Searches and Strip Searches of Children: Government Admits that Law is Incompatible with Fundamental Human Rights’, Press Release, 13 November 2009

HRLRC, ‘Rudd Government Must Amend “Racist” Northern Territory Intervention Laws’, Press Release, 10 November 2009

HRLRC, ‘Minister Urged Not to Compulsorily Acquire Alice Springs Town Camps’, Press Release, 26 October 2009

HRLRC, ‘It’s Time to Act on Human Rights: Federal Government Releases Landmark Report on Human Rights’, Press Release, 8 October 2009

HRLRC, ‘UN Committee Calls on Australia to Increase Investment in Human Rights in Landmark Report’, Press Release, 26 May 2009

HRLRC, ‘A Human Rights Act for All Australians’, Press Release, 15 May 2009

HRLRC, ‘UN Committee to Review Australia’s Social and Economic Human Rights Record’, Press Release, 4 May 2009

HRLRC, ‘United Nations Committee Gives Australia One Year to Lift Its Game’, Press Release, 6 April 2009

HRLRC, ‘UN Calls on Australia to Regain “AAA” Human Rights Record’, Press Release, 24 March 2009

HRLRC, ‘United Nations Committee to Review Australia’s Human Rights Record’, Press Release, 15 March 2009

HRLRC, ‘Urgent Action Requested from the United Nations on Northern Territory Intervention’, Press Release, 3 February 2009

HRLRC, ‘National Human Rights Consultation an Historic Opportunity to Bring Rights Home’, Press Release, 10 December 2008

HRLRC, ‘Opportunity for New Leadership as UN Committee Calls on Australia to Take Urgent Action to Promote Human Rights’, Press Release, 17 May 2008

HRLRC, ‘Urgent Action Needed to Address Poverty and Promote Human Dignity’, Press Release, 15 May 2008

HRLRC, ‘UN Told Australia in Breach of Convention against Torture’, Press Release, 4 November 2007

HRLRC, ‘Prisoners Win Right to Vote in Landmark High Court Case’, Press Release, 30 August 2007

HRLRC, ‘Australia submits report to UN on its compliance with ICCPR and ICESCR’, Press Release, 27 July 2007

HRLRC, ‘Victoria Gets it Right with a Charter of Rights’, Press Release, 2 May 2006


Human rights protections in Tasmania a vital and cost-effective way to promote human rights (6 Feb 2012)

Police shooting: Coroner’s findings highlight urgent need for reform of police training on use of force (23 Nov 2011)

Time to strengthen Victorian Human Rights Charter: Community and legal groups

Comments by police top brass highlight the need for independent investigations into police shootings

Review of Human Rights Charter an Opportunity to Make Victoria Fairer and More Just (19 April 2011)

Australia’s legal system exposed to vulture fund operations (7 Feb 2011)