Speeches
Speeches
2009
- 14/10/2009 - Diversity in the Global Financial Crisis …. Is it still relevant?
- 09/10/2009 - Sport as a right? - Future of Sport Conference
- 08/10/2009 - How the Charter Impacts on Patient Care
- 14/09/2009 - Australian Intercultural Society – Ramadan Iftar Dinner
- 10/09/2009 - Women’s Leadership in the Workplace
- 02/09/2009 - Leadership and Innovation – an eye to the future?
- 24/08/2009 - Race Relations and Human Rights – the Victorian Experience
- 12/08/2009 - Flexibility is Good for Business
- 12/08/2009 - Launch of Chronic Illness Workplace Discrimination
- 31/07/2009 - Life and Work and Where are We
- 18/07/2009 - What protections exist against Islamophobia in Victoria?
- 10/07/2009 - Social Inclusion and Human Rights - Strange bedfellows on the road to an authentically Australian inclusion agenda
- 25/06/2009 - OUT There - Launch of Rural Victorian Youth Council for Sexual Diversity
- 21/04/2009 - Launch of Second Charter Report – Emerging Change - Speech by Attorny General and Deputy Premier the Hon Rob Hulls
- 31/03/2009 - Launch of Second Charter Report – Emerging Change
- 27/02/2009 - Female Genital Mutilation – Human Rights
- 26/02/2009 - Recognising Resilience and Rights
- 13/01/2009 - Launch of Pregnancy and Work Guidelines
2008
- 10/12/2008 - 2008 Human Rights Oration - Climate Change and Human Rights
- 11/12/2008 - Launch of Dardee Boorai: Victorian Charter of Safety and Wellbeing for Aboriginal Children and Young People
- 01/12/2008 - Relationships Act - Couples Register Scheme
- 26/11/2008 - From Welfare to Human Rights – The Rights of People with a Disability
- 24/10/2008 - Harnessing Diversity
- 07/11/2008 - Women's Rights are Human Rights
- 31/10/2008 - Risk Management & Cultural Diversity
- 23/10/2008 - Celebrating Women
- 11/09/2008 - Margins to Mainstream: 5th World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and the Prevention of Mental Health and Behavioural Disorders
- 11/09/2008 - Launch of Resources addressing priority issues for women with disabilities UniMelb, VWDN, DVRCV, WHV Melbourne Convention Centre
- 18/07/2008 - Margins to Mainstream: 5th World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and the Prevention of Mental Health and Behavioural Disorders
- 01/07/2008 - Opening of Chisholm’s Homes Exhibition
- 27/06/2008 - Australians with Disabilities and Social Inclusion: Getting on the Agenda
- 27/06/2008 - La Trobe Living Library Launch
- 16/06/2008 - Jewish community dinner speech
- 16/06/2008 - Building Networks to Address Elder Abuse: Pathways to Human Rights
- 15/06/2008 - Multicultural Arts Victoria Opening of the Emerge Festival
- 13/06/2008 - Modern ways of looking at old problems
- 16/04/2008 - Work/Life Balances and the Opportunities of 2008
- 19/03/2008 - Why we need a Bill of Rights - An Aboriginal Perspective
- 13/03/2008 - Launch of Windermere's 2007-2010 Child and Services Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Strategy and Action Plan
- 06/03/2008 - Women and equality - Are we there yet?
- 05/03/2008 - Speech to Victoria Police International Women's Day Breakfast
2007
- 01/11/2007 - Stepping up to our human rights obligations in day-to-day operations – a framework to ensure local government complies with the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities
- 31/10/2007 - Human Rights Underpin a Human Service
- 22/09/2007 - Bundoora Homestead: Coverting a Heritage House into an Inclusive Community House
- 19/09/2007 - Launch of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Framework for the City of Greater Dandenong
- 10/08/2007 - Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities – Implications for Local Government
- 08/08/2007 - Human Rights are about Humans!
- 27/06/2007 - Political Accountability
- 18/05/2007 - UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - A Call for Culture Change, Not Just Another Law
- 29/04/2007 - why vilification should be against the law
- 21/03/2007 - Eliminating Racism: Valuing Diversity - Responses to Racism, Challenges and Strategies
- 13/02/2007 - Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities: comforting rehtoric or a tool to combat marginalisation?
2006
- 01/11/2006 - Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities
- 25/10/2006 - Launch of IR postcards in LOTE
- 08/09/2006 - Australia's Media and People with Disabilities: The Human Right to Self Expression and Changing Hearts and Minds
- 07/09/2006 - Diversity & Leadership: Human Rights and the Challenges for Community Leadership Programs
- 01/09/2006 - Five years of Victoria's Information Privacy Act 2000
- 04/08/2006 - A charter of Human Rights - What will this mean for a Fairer Future?
- 22/06/2006 - Pay Inequity and Discrimination
- 10/05/2006 - Restoring Indigenous Rights and Reconciliation to the top of National Agenda
- 06/03/2006 - A Charter of Human Rights is a step - not a leap - in the right direction
2005
- 03/12/2005 - History and Background of the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001
- 26/11/2005 - Hidden discrimination
- 09/11/2005 - Presentation to Transforming Disability - When Will We Be Satisfied? - Community Inclusion, Employment and Innovative Reform The Rights of the Disabled
- 19/10/2005 - Responding to systemic discrimination
- 11/07/2005 - Discrimination against people with disabilities - What more can be done?
- 08/07/2005 - New models for dealing with discrimination and the protection of Human Rights
- 24/06/2005 - Giving everyone a fair go in work and personal life
- 23/06/2005 - Why vilification is such a blight on a fair and decent society
- 09/06/2005 - Pride, Joy and Law Reform
- 07/06/2005 - Leadership and Human Rights - Leadership for the whole community
- 26/05/2005 - Same sex marriage
- 22/04/2005 - Religious vilification laws support our culturally diverse community
- 30/03/2005 - From deaf to Deaf: obtaining choice in an era of change
- 09/03/2005 - International Women's Day - City of Darebin
2004
- 10/12/2004 - The Butterfly Upon The Road: Disablement and Human Rights
- 03/12/2004 - The Living History Project - A report into the lived experiences of people with disability and parents of people with disability in the period 1981-2002
- March 2004 - Equal Pay is a family issue
- 01/03/2004 - WASH Annual Forum - Launch of Taking it seriously - contemporary experiences of sexual harassment
2003
- 10/12/2003 - Grass Roots Human Rights: Beyond Symbolism
- 12/08/2003 - Kew Residential Services
- 02/01/2003 - EOC calls for anti-racism campaign
2002
- 10/12/2002 - Tampering with Human Rights
- 04/12/2002 - Putting human rights on the agenda
- August 2002 - Submission to Valuing Parenthood - Options for Paid Maternity Leave: Interim Paper 2002
2001
