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COVIDSafe and Identity: Governance Beyond Privacy

Published May 20, 2020 by Melissa Castan in #COVID-19, Australian Law
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Monthly Human Rights Round-up – April

Published May 1, 2020 by Castan Centre in Civil and political rights, Economic Social and Cultural Rights, Human Rights Issues, Media
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Director’s Message

Published April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 by Castan Centre in Australian Law, Civil and political rights, Economic Social and Cultural Rights, People
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Human Rights in the Age of Covid: New Challenges, Old Solutions?

Published April 27, 2020 by mariaosullivan in Australia, Australian Law, COVID-19, Privacy, Right to privacy, Technology
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Is protesting during the pandemic an ‘essential’ right that should be protected?

Published April 21, 2020 by mariaosullivan in Australian Law, Constitutional Law, Protest
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Explainer: what are the laws mandating self-isolation and how will they be enforced?

Published March 19, 2020 by mariaosullivan in Australian Law
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Religious discrimination bill – Porter must fix it or ditch it

Published February 26, 2020 by Castan Centre in Australian Law, Freedom from discrimination, Freedom of religion
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Religious Discrimination Bill backfires on Christians

Published February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 by Castan Centre in Australia, Australian Law, Freedom of religion
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Legal identity and the Love case: the High Court rules Indigenous people cannot be deported as aliens

Published February 17, 2020April 23, 2020 by Melissa Castan in Australia, Australian Law, Indigenous recognition, Indigenous rights
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Farewell to a Pioneering Leader

Published November 22, 2019November 25, 2019 by Castan Centre in People
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Reflections on 15 years at the Castan Centre

Published November 22, 2019November 25, 2019 by Castan Centre in Castan Centre, People
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The Little Centre that Could

Published November 22, 2019November 25, 2019 by Castan Centre in People
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Changes at the Castan Centre

Published November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 by Castan Centre in Castan Centre, People
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Welcoming our new team members

Published November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 by Castan Centre in Castan Centre, People
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Castan Centre Goes to Geneva

Published November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 by Castan Centre in United Nations
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Strengthening Human Rights Abroad

Published November 22, 2019November 25, 2019 by Castan Centre in Australia, Vietnam
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Castan Centre Strikes Back! Global Climate Strike 2019 

Published November 22, 2019November 25, 2019 by Castan Centre in Australia, Climate Change
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Attorney-General’s Consultancy on Artificial Intelligence and Automation

Published November 22, 2019 by Castan Centre in administrative law, Australian Law, Right to privacy, Technology
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Automating Government Decisions: The Human Rights Implications Of Technology

Published November 22, 2019November 25, 2019 by Castan Centre in Privacy, Right to privacy, Technology
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ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE: HUMAN RIGHTS ’19

Published November 22, 2019November 25, 2019 by Castan Centre in Castan Centre
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CHILDREN OF FOREIGN FIGHTERS: AUSTRALIA’S RESPONSIBILITY TO REPATRIATE

Published November 20, 2019 by Castan Centre in Australia, Children's rights

Welcoming New Associates

Published April 25, 2020 by Castan Centre in People
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