Race Discrimination Publications
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Publications
General
- Know your rights: Racial discrimination and vilification (2012)
- Cyber Racism Fact Sheet (updated January 2011)
- Racial Hatred
2012
- National Anti-Racism Partnership and Strategy - Discussion Paper (2012)
- National Anti-Racism Partnership and Strategy - Summary (2012)
2011
- Guidelines to understanding ‘Special measures’ in the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) (2011)
- The Suspension and Reinstatement of the RDA and Special Measures in the NTER (2011)
- Human rights issues affecting African Australian communities: Report of Western Sydney and Perth Roundtables (2011)
- Building Trust: Working with Muslim communities in Australia: a review of the Community Policing Partnership Project (2011)
- Freedom of religion and belief in 21st century Australia (2011)
- Intersections between the law, religion and human rights (2011)
2010
- Racism and the Tertiary Student Experience in Australia (2010)
- Being me: Knowing you - community language education resource (2010)
- In our own words: African Australians: A review of human rights and social inclusion issues (2010)
- African Australians: A compendium of consultations and submissions (2010)
2009
- Freedom of Religion and Belief in a Multicultural Democracy:
an inherent contradiction or an achievable human right?
paper by Tom Calma and Conrad Gershevitch, Unity in Diversity Conference, 12-14 August 2009 - African Australians: A report on human rights and social inclusion issues (2009)
- Draft guidelines for ensuring income management measures are compliant with the Racial Discrimination Act
- It's your right! ESL education resource
- Report of the Australian Human Rights Commission to the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights in preparation for the Durban Review Conference
- Australia the Healthiest Country by 2020 (2 January 2009)
- Guide to the Racial Discrimination Act
2008
- Ratification of 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection & Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions - 5 November 2008
- Ratification of 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage - 24 September 2008
- Face the Facts (2008 edition)
- Freedom of Religion and Belief in the 21st Century - Discussion Paper
- Combating the Defamation of Religions submission to United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - 4 July 2008
- TRUST poster - police helping reduce hatred in the community
- An International Comparison of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975
- Living Spirit: Report on the Commission's Muslim Women's Project
2007
- What’s the Score? A survey of cultural diversity and racism in Australian sport
- Unlocking Doors Report
- Multiculturalism: A position paper
2006
2005
- Face the Facts (2005 edition) answers some common questions about immigration, refugees and Indigenous peoples.
- Voices of Australia a magazine and audio CD of real-life stories about diversity and living together in contemporary Australia.
2004
2003
2001
- “I want respect and equality” A Summary of Consultations with Civil Society on Racism in Australia
- Review of the Water Report reexamines the water and sanitation conditions in ten remote Indigenous communities surveyed in the 1994 Water Report.
2000
1999
- New Country, New Stories (1999) examines discrimination and disadvantage experienced by people in small and emerging ethnic communities;
1998
1997
Archive
These publications are on the website for research purposes and are not current.
- Cyber-Racism (2002)
- The Racial Hatred Act: A Guide for People Working in the Australian Media (1997) (1997)
- The CDEP Scheme and Racial Discrimination (1997) (1997)
- State of the Nation: A report on people of non-English speaking backgrounds (1996) (1996)
- The Alcohol Report (1995) considers whether or not restrictions on alcohol provision to Indigenous customers amount to a special measure under the Racial Discrimination Act 1975.
- WATER: A Report on the provision of water and sanitation in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities (1994) looks at access to water and the provision of water-related services within a human rights perspective. Available in PDF and Word Formats
- Aboriginal-Police Relations in Redfern: with special reference to the ‘Police Raid’ of 8 February 1990 (1990)
