Rosalind Croucher
President at Australian Human Right Commisions
Formerly President @AusHumanRights, formerly Pres of @AusLawReform. Em/Prof of Mq Uni. Member @CEWAus. Loves legal history. Sings, plays oboe & recorders.
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Jul 2, 2024 |
theguardian.com | Rosalind Croucher
When I began my term as president of the Australian Human Rights Commission seven years ago, the marriage equality plebiscite was engulfing our nation, in much the same way as the recent voice referendum did. Although the outcomes were different, the focus on human rights which framed the respective debates serves to remind us that the application and experience of human rights are elemental to the way we function as a society.
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Nov 22, 2023 |
theguardian.com | Rosalind Croucher
We are all “born free and equal in dignity and rights”. This first article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights sets out this simple aspiration for how we should interact and engage with each other as human beings.
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Mar 10, 2023 |
lismorecitynews.com.au | Rosalind Croucher
Australia is the only liberal democracy that does not have an act or charter of rights. Picture Getty Images People's human rights matter, all of the time, but this does not hold true in Australian law. We need to change that by introducing a national Human Rights Act.
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Mar 10, 2023 |
canberratimes.com.au | Rosalind Croucher
It would act as a proactive, preventative measure by articulating what Australians' basic rights are; and its provisions for enhanced scrutiny of executive decision-making would increase transparency and trust in governments by requiring parliamentarians and public servants to fully consider human rights in their decisions, laws, policies, and practice.
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Mar 10, 2023 |
greatlakesadvocate.com.au | Rosalind Croucher
It would act as a proactive, preventative measure by articulating what Australians' basic rights are; and its provisions for enhanced scrutiny of executive decision-making would increase transparency and trust in governments by requiring parliamentarians and public servants to fully consider human rights in their decisions, laws, policies, and practice.
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