In the shadow of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,
adopted and endorsed by 143 nations on 17th September 2007, the then Howard …

On 21 June 2007, the (then) Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard, announced an
'emergency intervention'into Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory. The …

The Northern Territory National Emergency Response (NTNER)(or Intervention), and its
subsequent amendments, represent a critical development in Australia's Indigenous policy …

ABSTRACT The Mabo (No. 2) decision in 1992 has been described as a historical turning
point for the nation. In popular memory, it is associated with Eddie Mabo, then Prime Minister …

This is my first Social Justice Report to the federal Parliament as Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander Social Justice Commissioner. I commenced my five year term at the Human Rights …

Five years after its introduction, the Northern Territory Emergency Response
(the'Intervention') continues to divide opinions on the way forward for Indigenous policy in …

Just prior to the federal election of 2007, the Australian government led by John Howard
decreed the “Northern Territory National Emergency Response”, commonly known as the …

This report presents the observations of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human
rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people, James Anaya, on the Northern …

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMISSIONER –
NATIVE TITLE REPORT 2005 Page 1 Vol 10 no 1, 2006 84 ABORIGINAL AND TORRES …

Australia and Indigenous human rights making them more responsive to the circumstances
of Indigenous peoples. Second, the United Nations has begun to recognise the unique …