Pod Rights
Welcome to Pod Rights, a series of podcasts that looks at different human rights issues over a series of fortnightly installments.
Many of the podcasts take the form of discussions between one of our Commissioners and an expert in the relevant field.
If you have a suggestion of someone who the Commissioners could talk to on the podcast or have a comment about the podcast, please email communications@humanrights.gov.au .
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2012 Episodes
8. Accessibility in public buildings
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| Michael Small |
Most of us go into public buildings regularly during our daily lives and probably don't even think about the ramp at the entrance, the raised metal circles on the footpaths, the width of the doorways and corridors, or the braille or large print on the lift buttons. But for people with disability, these things are extremely important, making the difference between whether they can use those buildings in a safe and dignified manner or not. In this instalment of Pod Rights, expert consultant, Michael Small, joins Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Graeme Innes, to explain these fixtures, fittings and features that assist accessibility and the Standards and Guidelines that prescribe their implementation in public buildings.
- Audio - 14 May 2012: Michael Small (MP3, 22 minutes)
- Transcript of episode 8
7. Racism in sport
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| Paul Oliver |
When it comes to sporting prowess and achievement, Australia has an outstanding record. Yet for all the massive highs in our sporting life, there have been shameful lows where the issue of racism has raised its ugly head in various guises. Despite the efforts of many, this issue remains – and it is not restricted just to elite sport. Yet there are many people committed to building awareness and understanding of this issue and to creating solutions. Play by the Rules is an organisation committed to preventing and dealing with discrimination and harassment in sport and to developing welcoming and inclusive environments for participation in sport. In this instalment of Pod Rights, Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Graeme Innes is joined by the National Manager of Play by the Rules, Paul Oliver, to discuss this issue.
- Audio - 1 May 2012: Paul Oliver (MP3, 18 minutes)
- Transcript of episode 7
6. Human rights education
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| Dr Annie Pettitt |
There has been much talk about how human rights approaches can be built into our education system. What will this achieve and what will it mean to students? How best should it be done? What will it mean for people who grow up having been educated in human rights at school? In this instalment of Pod Rights, the Commission’s own expert on human rights education, Dr Annie Pettitt, joins Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Graeme Innes, to explain and discuss this issue.
- Audio - 13 April 2012: Dr Annie Pettitt (MP3, 20 minutes 09 seconds)
- Transcript of episode 6
5. National Anti-Racism Strategy
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| Helen Szoke |
Australia is a multicultural country. Half of us were born overseas or have at least one parent who was born overseas. Yet again and again in work, in public places, in sport, instances of racism occur. The Australian Human Rights Commission is leading work on the development of a national anti-racism strategy. In this installment of Pod Rights , Race Discrimination Commissioner, Helen Szoke, joins Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Graeme Innes, to discuss the strategy and how you can get involved.
- Audio - 2 April 2012: Helen Szoke (MP3, 20 minutes 07 seconds)
- Transcript of episode 5
4. Age Discrimination and the Internet
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| Susan Ryan |
Most of the older generation, those of us over 60, missed out on formal education in digital technology. The world of the Internet and iPhones, which are something younger generations navigate without a second thought – for their news, entertainment shopping and banking – is, for many older people, creating a digital divide in our society – a new form of age discrimination. With many older people lacking the confidence to go online, the need has now arisen to provide them with accessible and appropriate information and education about computers, email and the rest of the digital world. In this installment of Pod Rights , Age Discrimination Commissioner, Susan Ryan, joins Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Graeme Innes, to discuss this issue.
- Audio - 19 March 2012: Susan Ryan (MP3, 23 minutes 38 seconds)
- Transcript of episode 4
3. Marriage Equality
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| Shelley Argent |
The Australian Human Rights Commission continued its campaign to allow same sex marriage by entering a float in the Mardi Gras parade on Saturday.
In this installment of Pod Rights, Chief of Parade and National spokesperson for Parents and Friends of Lesbian and Gays, Shelley Argent, talks to Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Graeme Innes, about how her son’s ‘coming out’ transformed her from being a stay at home mum from Queensland’s suburbs into a leading gay rights activist in Australia.
- Audio - 5 March 2012: Shelley Argent (MP3, 17 minutes 30 seconds)
- Transcript of episode 3
2: Human rights compatibility statement
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| Philip Lynch |
In the Australian parliament, every bill tabled must now be accompanied by a human rights compatibility statement and a specific parliamentary committee has been set up to scrutinise each bill from a human rights perspective. But what does this mean? Is it a federal charter of rights by stealth, as some people would claim? Or will nothing much change?
In this instalment of Pod Rights, Executive Director of the Human Rights Law Centre, Philip Lynch, joins Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Graeme Innes, to discuss the implications of this change.
- Audio - 20 February 2012: Philip Lynch (MP3, 19 minutes 30 seconds)
- Transcript of episode 2
1: Constitutional recognition of Indigenous peoples
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| Mick Gooda |
In late 2010. the government established an expert panel to consider changing our constitution to recognise the first Australians. After 12 months of consultations around the country, the panel delivered its findings to Prime Minister Julia Gillard on 19 January.
In this first instalment of Podrights for 2012, Disability Discrimination Commissioner Graeme Innes speaks to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Mick Gooda, about Constitutional recognition of Indigenous peoples and the Panel’s recommendations.
- Audio - 06 February 2012: Mick Gooda (MP3, 19 minutes 30 seconds)
- Transcript of episode 1
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