How we can win a Human Rights Act
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Australia does not currently have a national Human Rights Act. It is the only Western liberal democracy without one. Instead, rights are currently protected through a patchwork of specific federal discrimination laws, common law, and the Constitution.
However, legislating a comprehensive national Human Rights Act is a major, ongoing focus of legal and political reform.
An Australian Human Rights Act will ensure that values we all share – like fairness, respect, dignity and compassion – are always at the heart of all government decisions, laws, and services. Including health, housing, and education.
It will clearly articulate our human rights and freedoms so that everyone from school kids to new migrants can uphold their rights and stand up for what we value as a community.
Join EEON With Hugh de Kretser President of Australian Human Rights Commission to hear more about this important topic, including such points as:
➡️ What is the current state of play for human rights in Australia?
➡️ What changes are being proposed? And what would be entailed?
➡️ How would these changes positively affect the workplace?
➡️ Ways a human rights act would change Australia’s DEI landscape
➡️ How would these changes positively impact individuals in DEI areas, i.e. those in minority groups, those needing specific workplace accommodations, those who have historically suffered discrimination?
➡️ How can we support the process of winning this in Australia?
However, legislating a comprehensive national Human Rights Act is a major, ongoing focus of legal and political reform.
An Australian Human Rights Act will ensure that values we all share – like fairness, respect, dignity and compassion – are always at the heart of all government decisions, laws, and services. Including health, housing, and education.
It will clearly articulate our human rights and freedoms so that everyone from school kids to new migrants can uphold their rights and stand up for what we value as a community.
Join EEON With Hugh de Kretser President of Australian Human Rights Commission to hear more about this important topic, including such points as:
➡️ What is the current state of play for human rights in Australia?
➡️ What changes are being proposed? And what would be entailed?
➡️ How would these changes positively affect the workplace?
➡️ Ways a human rights act would change Australia’s DEI landscape
➡️ How would these changes positively impact individuals in DEI areas, i.e. those in minority groups, those needing specific workplace accommodations, those who have historically suffered discrimination?
➡️ How can we support the process of winning this in Australia?