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22 September 2021
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13 January 2021

Human rights advocate inspires next generation

Dr Shahram Dana is using the lessons he learnt at the United Nations to inspire the next generation of crusading...

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31 March 2020

Evaluating the Queensland Human Rights Act: Building the case for the four-year review 2020 — 2024

Background On 1 January 2020 the Human Rights Act 2019 (henceforth ‘the Act’) commenced operation in Queensland, enacting twenty-three human...

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22 July 2019

Human Rights leader honoured by Griffith with DUniv

One of Australia's leading advocates for people with a disability and a former Anti-Discrimination Commissioner has received an honorary doctorate from Griffith University.

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8 November 2018

Griffith experts to prepare Human Rights Bill submission

Griffith’s law experts will meet next week to discuss the impact of the proposed Human Rights Act in Queensland.

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6 November 2018

Griffith Law School academics welcome Qld’s Human Rights Act

Griffith Law School academics welcome Queensland’s Human Rights Act Bill and are available for comment Associate Professor Sue Harris-Rimmer, Australian...

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7 September 2017

Not supporting mental health in the workplace — a breach of human rights?

Discrimination against people with mental illness is commonly occurring in the workplace, with unlawful practices needing immediate attention as part of the campaign for suicide prevention.

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30 September 2016
Professor Gillian Triggs, President of the Human Rights Commission.

Human rights focus of Fitzgerald Lecture

President of the Human Rights Commission, Professor Gillian Triggs presented the Tony Fitzgerald Lecture on Tuesday, September 29.

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18 April 2016

Qld Bill of Rights key to a just society

There is a compelling case for Queensland to have a Human Rights Act according Griffith Law School Dean.

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17 March 2009

Griffith acknowledges Queensland’s Fitzgerald legacy

Griffith University will formally announce its Tony Fitzgerald Scholarship Program at the inaugural Tony Fitzgerald lecture on Tuesday, July 28...

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