APO Research

Social Justice Report 2008
Tom Calma Australian Human Rights Commission 28 May, 2009
In this year’s Social Justice Report, Tom Calma looks at what is needed to improve Indigenous human rights protection, remote Indigenous education, healing and health equality.

In our own backyard: urban health inequities and Aboriginal experiences of neighbourhood life, social capital and racism
Southgate Institute03 June, 2009
Compared to the general South Australian urban population people in this study reported lower levels of physical and mental health and experience of racism was associated with poorer health outcomes of participants.

Native title report 2008
Tom Calma Australian Human Rights Commission28 May, 2009
This year’s report examines the operation of the native title system and its affect on the exercise and enjoyment of human rights by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples during the 2007-2008 reporting period.

9th session of the Human Rights Council: Reports

James Anaya, Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human
rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people, 9th sess, Agenda Item
3, A/HRC/9/9 (2008).


(Sourced from NNTT Judgements and Information email alert service, the UN
Human Rights Council website, and the Federal Court’s Native Title Bulletin)

When "sorry" is not enough

Serious breaches of human rights demand redress, writes ANDREW LYNCH