Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Congress

In his speech to Parliament in 2003 Senator Ridgeway said:

 

"...More genuine efforts must be made on the part of our political parties to attract Indigenous people into political life of the nation, irrespective of the party, by preselecting them for safe seats or via the consideration of dedicated seats for Indigenous people as exists in New Zealand or following the Canadian example of Aboriginal electorates. First, there must be an acknowledgement of the historically derived nature of Indigenous disadvantage and of the requirement to adopt special measures to provide Indigenous people with equality of opportunity in a very real way. Special measures are necessary and fair so that Indigenous people can catch up. Governments need to do more than simply pass non-discrimination legislation if they are serious about removing disadvantage..."

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights the full text

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Rule of law at the national and international levels (UN)

International Human Rights Law (UN)

Human Rights (UN)

Peace & Security (UN)

The Australian Human Rights Commission is the new name of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. The Commission was established in 1986 by an act of the federal Parliament. We are an independent statutory organisation and report to the federal Parliament through the Attorney-General (Australian Human Rights Commission).

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Links to Federal Legislation

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• Age Discrimination Act 2004
• Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986
• Disability Discrimination Act 1992
• Native Title Act 1993
• Racial Discrimination Act 1975
• Sex Discrimination Act 1984

The Australian Treaties Database

"The Australian Treaties Database (ATD) is an on-line resource for researching treaties to which Australia is a signatory, or where Australia has taken other treaty action" (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade). Click Here to view resource

 

 

"The characteristics include population structure and distribution; mobility; household composition; language and religious affiliation; education; work; income; housing and transport; need for assistance with core activities; unpaid work; and dwelling Internet connection. Estimates of the resident Indigenous population of Australia, and a discussion of issues affecting Indigenous population data are also included. Information is provided for Australia, the states and territories and remoteness areas" (ABS, 2010).

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The Health and Welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Oct 2010

 

More issues about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders can be found @ the "Indigenous Observatory"