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News Archives
2009
December
ILC Centre Associate Louise Taylor writes in The Age about federal goverment's gendered approach to Indigenous leadership (16 December)
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November
Megan Davis writes for Koori Mail on Indigenous rights (2nd December)
ILC commemorates UN Elimination of Violence Against Women Day (25 November) and honours the memory of Susan Ann Taylor
ILC Submission to the National Human Rights Consultation
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October
Megan Davis attends WomenSpeak workshop on National Indigenous Women's representative body (15th October)
Director appointed to Board of Directors, Diplomacy Training Centre, UNSW
Erin Mackay presents paper ‘A Proposal for Sui Generis Legislation to Protect Indigenous Traditional Knowledge’, 14th Biennial Copyright Law and Practice Symposium (16 October 2009)
Megan Davis speaks at AHRC and G+T Centre of Public Law Human Rights Roundtable (22nd October)
Centre Associate Louise Taylor speaks to Koori Radio's Paulette Whitton about Bail and Sentencing (22nd October)
Centre Director and member of Ngara Yura NSW Judicial Commission attends launch of circle sentencing dvd (22nd October)
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September
Indigenous Law Centre submission on Indigenous women’s rights to Senate inquiry into Access to Justice
Centre Director gave presentation at Reconciliation for Western Sydney 'Building Bridges' seminar on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples at the Migrant Resource Centre, Parramatta.
Megan Davis speaks on regular Koori Radio spot on NSW move-on laws and Native Title Act amendments (10/09/09)
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August
Sex Discrimination Commissioner joint press release with Director on gender equality in the NIRB.
Centre Director talks to Koori Radio about Special Rapporteur's on Indigenous peoples visit to Australia (20th August 2009)
Centre Director invited as international human rights law expert and trainer to United Nations Institute of Training and Research, Regional training programme to enhance the Conflict prevention and Peacebuilding capacities of Indigenous peoples representatives of the Pacific in Cairns (19th to 25th August)
Centre Director attends United Nations Expert Mechanism on Indigenous Peoples Rights in Geneva (10th to 14th August) |
June
ILC Submission to the National Human Rights Consultation
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May
Centre Director writes in Griffith Review on equal gender representation
Director blogs on Federal government’s endorsement of the UN DRIP |
April
Director joins Koori Mail as occasional columnist
Director speaks on ABC Radio National Awaye! about UN DRIP
Centre Director cited in The Age on UNDRIP
Centre Director cited in Sydney Morning Herald on UNDRIP
Centre Director mentioned in Federal government UNDRIP endorsement speech |
| March
Director writes in Koori Mail on UN DRIP
ILC Director, Megan Davis interviewed on NITV News Bulletin about United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
ILC Director, Megan Davis quoted in Sydney Morning Herald: “Chief Justice backs Aboriginal Treaty” (28 March 2008)
http://www.antar.org.au/blog/national-indigenous-representative-workshop/ |
February
Adjunct Professor Ray Watterson, School of Law, La Trobe University spoke to the media follow the launch of the Australian Indigenous Law Review Special Edition 'Coronial Recommendations and the Prevention of Indigenous Death' at the Faculty of Law, UNSW on 18 February 2009.
Following are links to the media interviews/coverage:
'Coroner's Report into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody' ABC Radio National Breakfast Program, Fran Kelly Wednesday 18 Feb 2009
'Coroner's recommendations ignored' PM Radio National Thursday 5 Feb 2009 6.40pm Reporter Sara Everingham
'Government fails to make coronial changes' Sydney Morning Herald 8 March 2009 Reporter Leesha McKenny
'Time to act on Aboriginal deaths' UNSW Website 17 February 2009 |
January
Megan Davis on Friday Panel – AM – Radio National to discuss National Representative body
Director writes on intersection between CERD and CEDAW in the context of the NT Intervention. |
2008
July 2008
Director makes submission to the proposed National Indigenous representative body
Megan Davis writes on strategy for Indigenous recognition in the Constitution
High Court upholds Federal Court ruling in Blue Mud Bay
June 2008
Centre Director Megan Davis speech, Thomson Human Rights conference: 'After the Apology and Constitutional rights'
May 2008
Erin Mackay writes on Resale Rights in the May edition of the Indigenous Law Bulletin
Director's research cited in HREOC consultation paper on a new national rep body.
Centre Director publishes chapter on ATSIC and self-determination in Indigenous Australians and the Law (2nd ed)
Director writes on 2020 in the National Indigenous Times
Centre Director presents UNRISD paper to Univeristy of Auckland seminar
ILC and Human Rights Law Resource Centre Ltd (plus 100 other orgs) letter to Rudd, Smith, Macklin and McClelland on UN DRIP
April 2008
Centre Director papers available also in University of New South Wales Faculty of Law Research Series
Director writes on the importance of women's representation in a new national rep body
Centre Director writes on 2020 Summit in Sydney Morning Herald
March 2008
Director speaks on Indigenous peoples and Constitutional reform at the launch of the Social Ventures Australia Indigenous Investor Circle 19 March 2008
Director comments on Opposition's misreading of UN Declaration
February 2008
Centre Director comments on Apology in The Australian 12 February 2008
Read the Nation's apology to the Stolen Generation
February 2008
Sean Brennan and Peta MacGillivray report on the Blue Mud Bay native title litigation in the High Court of Australia
November 2007
Centre Director participates as panellist for Ruddock and Ludwig “Great Legal Debate”
Megan Davis writes for the Australian Review of Public Affairs on Unfinished Business and the 2007 election
Centre Director writes in Precedent on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People
“Solutions need consultation” Centre Director writes in Online Opinion
Hannah McGlade reports in the Indigenous Law Bulletin about developing Aboriginal justice models to address sexual assault.
Director of the ILC, Megan Davis writes in the Indigenous Law Bulletin on the challenges of Indigenous women in liberal democracies
October 2007
Megan Davis writes for the National Indigenous Times on the preamble and reconciliation
Centre Director writes in Sydney Morning Herald on PMs proposal for a referendum to amend the preamble
Centre Director comments on PMs referendum proposal - ABC Radio National Breakfast with Fran Kelly, 17 September, 2007; "Rush will doom preamble, say experts” Sydney Morning Herald, 13 October 2007; SKY News Ausralia: First Edition, 12 October 2007; SBS Television: World News Australia, 12 October 2007.
Centre Director writes for Australian Children's Rights News
September 2007
Megan Davis writes on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples for National Indigenous Times and Online Opinion - Australia's e-journal of social and political debate
ILC Director comments on the UN Declaration on Indigenous Rights: Radio Triple J (National Australia): Hack Triple J, 17 September 2007; Online ABC News, 17 September 2007; Triple J, 13 September 2007; Also: Radio ABC Western Queensland, Radio ABC 891 Adelaide, Radio ABC Darwin, Radio ABC 702 Sydney, Radio ABC 612 Brisbane, Radio ABC 936 Hobart, and Radio ABC 666 Canberra; SBS Television: World News Australia.
August 2007
ILC correspondence to Senate Inquiry on NT Emergency Response Bills
Director writes on the Federal Government's response to the Anderson Wild Report in Uniken and Indigenous Law Bulletin.
ILC Director contributes a chapter on rights and responsibilities in Jon Altman and Melinda Hinkson 'Coercive Reconciliation: Stabilise, Normalise, Exit Aboriginal Australia'.
July 2007
ILC Compilation on Howard's NT Plan - collected responses to the Government's intervention in the Northern Territory on Indigenous child sexual abuse
Indigenous Peoples and the Law -
this class is taught during the Winter Session by ILC Associates Garth Nettheim and Sean Brennan.
Centre Director, Megan Davis writes in Indigenous Law Bulletin on ARC funded research project, “How Aboriginal women fare in liberal democracy”
Director talks about ILC National Forum and Howard’s NT Plan on ‘Murri Voices’ 4KIG Townsville (4 July 2007)
Director speaks on ‘Hack’, ABC Triple J about Howard’s NT plan (28 June 2007)
Indigenous Law Bulletin Volume 6 Issue 27 is released.
Volume 11.1 of the Australian Indigenous Law Review is published
June 2007
ILC Director Comments on Howards NT Plan
Megan Davis comments on the Federal Government's intervention in the Northern Territory on Indigenous child sexual abuse:
22 June 2007 'Sydney Morning Herald'; 28 June 2007 'Hack' ABC Triple J Radio; 4 July 2007 ‘Murri Voices’ Radio 4KIG Townsville; 9 July 2007 'Koori Mail'; 18 July 2007 'Murri Voices' Radio 4K1G Townsville; 9 August 2007 'The Scotsman'; 10 August 2007 ABC Radio National The World Today.
ILC Director Megan Davis writes on Parliamentary Inquiries into FTAs and Indigenous Issues in Journal of Indigenous Policy.
May 2007
Centre Director attends Their Spirit Still Shines ceremony, 27 May 2007 and Reconciliation Australia, One Future Forum in Bowral, NSW (27-30 May)
Centre Director writes in National Indigenous Times on the importance of consultation with Indigenous communities
ILC Centre Associate, Rachel Davis attends the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York for ILC; its theme being “Indigenous land, resources and territories”
Centre Associate Emeritus Professor Garth Nettheim gives Elliott Johnston Tribute Lecture, “Human Rights and Indigenous Reconciliation in Australia” Flinders University, Adelaide, 15th May
Centre Associate Emeritus Professor Garth Nettheim gives Occasional Lecture, UNSW Faculty of Law Graduation Ceremony, 4th May 2007
April 2007
Indigenous Law Bulletin Volume 6 Issue 26 – March-April 2007 – is released. This edition focuses on issues surrounding native title.
Centre Director writes on Parliamentary Inquiries on Free Trade Agreements and Indigenous Peoples for the Journal of Indigenous Policy
Centre Director publishes article on ‘The Recognition of Aboriginal Customary Law and International Law developments’ in International Law Association’s (Australian Branch) Indigenous Peoples: Issues in International and Australian Law
Centre Director presents case study on Canada at United Nations Research Institute Social Development Workshop, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland (2-3 April 2007)
Centre Director’s paper on ‘Indigenous women and youth in the Pacific states of the Commonwealth’ presented at Commonwealth Policy Studies Unit Pan-Commonwealth Workshop on ‘Addressing the Marginalisation of Indigenous and Tribal Women’ 12-13 April 2007, Marlborough House, London
February 2007
Centre Director speaks on ABC Radio National Australia Talks on National Implications of Palm Island
Indigenous Law Bulletin Volume 6 Issue 25 – February 2007 – is released.
Indigenous Law Centre Associate Stephen Hagan attends UN HABITAT conference on Indigenous peoples and urbanisation on behalf of Centre Director
Centre Director publishes in University of Technology Sydney Law Review on institutional racism in Australia’s public institutions
Centre Director appointed as an Australian member, International Law Association Indigenous Rights Committee
January 2007
Indigenous Law Bulletin Volume 6 Issue 24 – December-January 2007 – is released.
Aboriginal Women
ILC Director, Megan Davis, writes in Indigenous Law Bulletin on ARC funded research project, “How Aboriginal women fare in liberal democracy”.
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