Graeme Innes
Graeme is a lawyer, mediator and company director, and has been a human rights practitioner for almost 30 years in NSW, WA and nationally. He was Chair of the Disability Advisory Council of Australia, and the first Chair of Vision Australia, Australia’s national blindness agency. He has been one of Australia’s delegates to the World Blind Union, and the President of its Asia-Pacific region.
In 1995, Graeme was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his contribution to Australia’s disability discrimination legislation. He was a finalist for Australian of the Year in 2003.
Graeme is married with an adult son and a daughter in primary school. He enjoys cricket (as a spectator) and sailing (as a participant), and relaxes by drinking fine Australian white wine.
Articles by Graeme Innes
Don’t dis the NBN’s abilities
Disability is the untold story of the NBN. I don’t care about faster movie download speeds, or better virtual gaming.…... Read more
Don’t forget the disabled in flood reconstruction
We must rebuild for everyone I visited a woman recently who - for the last three years - has only…... Read more
Are we really the secular nation we think we are
Everyone has the human right to freedom of religion and belief. But often religion and belief can be used as…... Read more
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Abbott’s crass logic: trash the Parliament in order save it
An email was sent to almost every politician in Australia this week saying that someone should cut off…
Our special forces don’t always need special treatment
We admire them, but we’re not entirely sure why. We allow them to operate in the shadows; we rarely…
A good holiday is about unrest, not rest
Like a fat full-stop, it lay in my hand. A small orange – not exactly fresh, but purchased anyway…
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From: They must pay for one’s bitter disappointments
Michael S says:
"A teacher at Geelong Grammar had criticised her for using words that were too long, which had left her confused and had made her doubt her ability to write essays. She became ''quite distressed'' when her English marks began to fall." I can sympathise. My scholastic mentors conveyed to me a causal relationship… [read more]From: Welfare for breeders is a bonus for everyone
Change Up! says:
I have no problem paying my taxes. As a single, childless person on a very decent income, I can afford it and not have my life severely altered. Plus I understand that my taxes paying for things like schools, childcare and infrastructure is ultimately a good thing. A better community is better for me… [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
They must pay for one’s bitter disappointments
A private school girl’s family is sueing her elite, extremely expensive private school for not… Read more
