‘The Forgotten Children’ report
The Forgotten Children: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration detention 2014 report released.
2010-2019
Bendigo to develop a cultural diversity plan
The City of Greater Bendigo announced its intention to develop a cultural diversity and inclusion plan to ensure its community is inclusive and prosperous.
AHC releases guide for government to build strong, cohesive communities
The Australian Human Rights Commission released Australia’s first comprehensive online resource, Building Social Cohesion in our Communities, a guide for local government to help build strong, socially cohesive communities.
More humanitarian places available to refugees from Syria and Iraq
Government announces that it would make an additional 12,000 humanitarian places available to refugees from Syria and Iraq.
Nauru allegations review is released
Review into allegations relating to conditions and circumstances at the regional processing centre in Nauru released.
‘People have the right to be bigots’
The Attorney General Senator George Brandis declares “people have the right to be bigots” as he confirms plans to remove sections of the Racial Discrimination Act.
#illridewithyou
A social media campaign condemning Islamophobia under the hashtag #illridewithyou is launched after an armed man who may have links to radical Islam takes hostages in Sydney. The campaign is in response to fears that Australian Muslims could become the