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Why doesn't Australia have a national Human Rights Act?

Why doesn't Australia have a national Human Rights Act?

Human right law experts are calling the federal government to take what they call a significant opportunity to establish a federal Human Rights Act. It comes as a new report analyses how attempts to create such an act in Australia over five decades has been met with political opposition and misinformation.

SBS News In Depth · SBS Audio

October 13, 20254m 57s

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Human right law experts are calling the federal government to take what they call a significant opportunity to establish a federal Human Rights Act. It comes as a new report analyses how attempts to create such an act in Australia over five decades has been met with political opposition and misinformation.