Human Rights Act

Unrepentant meddling priest, Frank Brennan, and Federal Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, must have known that a report recommending a Human Rights Act for Australia would struggle for media air if released in a week when both the AFL and the Liberal Party were engaged in “Trade Week”.

Can McClelland and Brennan deliver a Human Rights Act?

However, there is sufficient substance in the 379 pages of the report by Brennan and his co-committee members to still be providing food for thought long after people know whether the Fev for Daniel Bradshaw and Joe Hockey for Malcolm Turnbull deals have gone through.

The big news is that the Committee recommended “that Australia adopt a federal Human Rights Act”.

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  • Jennifer Nash says:

    01:47pm | 12/10/09

    When John Howard eroded our fundamental human rights, Parliament sat by and allowed it.  Human rights are on the nose and highly unpopular with Australian politicians.  Canberra Professor of Law, Margaret Thornton says Australia’s “attitude to human rights seems to befit colonial times.” “Australia has a very poor record of… Read more »

  • John A Neve says:

    12:36pm | 12/10/09

    Rosscoe, I agree with you. Have read Keith’s post three times and still cannot make any sense of it !! Please explain Keith. Read more »

 

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