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New Research

Native title report 2009

08 February 2010This annual report reviews important developments in native title law and policy each year.

Social justice report 2009

08 February 2010This year report focuses on: justice reinvestment to reduce Indigenous over-representation in the criminal justice system; protection of Indigenous languages; and sustaining Aboriginal homeland communities.

The impact of racism upon the health and wellbeing of young Australians 2009

01 February 2010This report explores the attitudes of Australian youth in relation to key issues in contemporary race relations, such as cultural diversity, tolerance and privilege.
Capturing the year 2009. Writing from the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

Capturing the year 2009. Writing from the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

28 January 2010This anual selection of writing from ANU scholars ranges from archaeology, linguistics and history to economics, political science and security policy.
Behind the moral curtain: the politics of a charter of rights

Behind the moral curtain: the politics of a charter of rights

28 January 2010This report argues that the impact of a charter of rights would be determined by the political game and would hinder, not improve, Australian democracy.
Evaluation of the 2006 family law reforms

Evaluation of the 2006 family law reforms

28 January 2010This evaluation has involved the collection of data from some 28,000 people involved or potentially involved in the family law system including parents, grandparents, family relationship service staff, lawyers, judicial officers and more.
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Crime

A right to respect: Victoria's plan to prevent violence against women 2010-2020

A right to respect: Victoria's plan to prevent violence against women 2010-2020

25 January 2010This document is a coordinated, whole-of-community framework that contains a comprehensive range of strategies to promote non violence, gender equity and respectful relationships throughout the community.

Living free from violence: upholding the right.

25 January 2010Victoria Police strategy to reduce violence against women and children 2009-2014 demonstrates a public commitment by the police to improve their response to victims of family violence, sexual assault and child abuse.

Firearm theft in Australia 2007-08

15 January 2010A total of 1,712 firearms, from 708 individual theft incidents, were reported stolen to police during 2007-08. This report represents the fourth in the National Firearm Theft Monitoring Program series and illustrates a consistency in the pattern of firearm thefts across Australia.

Rights

Commentary

Are All Online Images Fair Game?

03 February 2010It's easy to pinch a photo from a website and post it in a new context. But how is the easy circulation of images online challenging our ideas about privacy asks Jason Wilson in New Matilda?

Labours in the ministry of truth

01 February 2010Can Labor change a culture of secrecy, asks Mike Steketee in The Australian

What got left behind

12 January 2010In APO's High Court Watch series, Tessa Meyrick looks at the Howard government’s legislative legacy in the context of refugee law
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Audio

Departing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Tom Calma reminisces on his term

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08 February 2010Tom Calma has been the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner with the commission for more than five years. 

The protection of human rights in Australia - a way forward

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27 November 2009In this lecture Ms Kostakidis discusses the themes that emerged from the 40,000 responses that were received during the consultation into the adequacy of the protection of human rights in Australia.

Law

Family Courts violence review

01 February 2010This report focuses on the laws, practices and procedures that apply in family law cases that raise family violence concerns.

Video

Charter for innovation, creativity and access to knowledge

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27 November 2009Citizens, artists and consumers are no longer powerless and isolated in the face of the content-providing industries: now individuals across many different spheres collaborate, participate and decide.

John Pilger attacks the Australian Government

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26 November 2009As conflicts rage around the globe, Pilger argues that in Australia we have largely remained silent on injustices in the Middle East, Iraq, and Afghanistan, Aboriginal communities and refugees.

Justice system

Websites

Australian Youth Forum

12 November 2009The AYF is run by the Australian Government as a communication channel between the Government, young people (aged 15 – 24) and the organisations that work with, for and on behalf of young people.

AustLII: Australasian Legal Information Institute

18 September 2009The Australasian Legal Information Institute provides free internet access to Australasian legal materials. AustLII is one of the largest sources of legal materials on the net, with over 20 gigabytes of raw text materials and over four million searchable documents.

What Works Australia

11 September 2009The What Works series was commissioned by The Foundation for Young Australians with a dual purpose: to celebrate the work of youth-led organisations around the nation, and in doing so, to investigate exactly what works in their successful administration.

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Books

Does History Matter? Making and debating citizenship, immigration and refugee policy in Australia and New Zealand

Does History Matter? Making and debating citizenship, immigration and refugee policy in Australia and New Zealand

  • Editors: Klaus Neumann and Gwenda Tavan
  • ANU E Press
Focussing on immigration and citizenship policy in Australia and New Zealand, the contributions to this volume explore how history and memory are implicated in policy making and political debate.
The mother of Mohammed: An Australian woman's extraordinary journey into Jihad

The mother of Mohammed: An Australian woman's extraordinary journey into Jihad

  • Sally Neighbour
  • Melbourne University Publishing
From Mudgee girl, to hippy backpacker, to Muslim convert and perceived threat to Australia’s national security, the extraordinary story of Rabiah Hutchinson.

Noticeboard

National Human Rights Online Consultation
27 May 2009

The National Human Rights Online Consultation on Open Forum will run from 19 May until 26 June 2009, providing an extended opportunity for the Australian community to share their views about which rights and responsibilities matter to us as a society,

Policy Guides

Indigenous Art and the Law

The project provides a literature review and critically examines existing laws and investigates options for urgently-required developments in the area of arts law as it pertains to Indigenous people and culture.

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