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‘Dollar Dave’ and the Reserve Bank: a tale of art, theft and human rights
By Stephen Gray This year marks the 50th anniversary of Changeover day: when Australia swapped from pounds to the new decmal currency. But the “C” in Changeover day might equally stand for Copyright day, for it marks the first Aboriginal copyright dispute. In February 1966, Adelaide’s Advertiser newspaper revealed that the Reserve Bank had not sought…
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On the ground at Australia’s Universal Periodic Review
While Australia accepted the vast majority of the recommendations from the 2011 UPR…only 10% have been fully implemented.
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Joint Statement of Support for Adam Goodes
Today, a coalition of organisations has endorsed a statement in support of Sydney Swans player and former Australian of the Year Adam Goodes. The statement was prepared by the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples, the Australian Human Rights Commission and ANTaR. The Castan Centre is proud to be one of the endorsing organisations. The full text…
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The 2015 Human Rights Report – Going to jail for not having a birth certificate? It happens
By Paula Gerber and Melissa Castan This article is featured in the 2015 Castan Centre Human Rights Report. We will be featuring the articles on the blog throughout the month of May. It is well known that millions of children around the world never have their births registered. UNICEF puts the total number of unregistered births at 230…
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The 2015 Human Rights Report – Indigenous Rights 2014/5: Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts?
By Stephen Gray and Melissa Castan This piece is featured in the 2015 Castan Centre Human Rights Report. We will be featuring the articles on the blog throughout the month of May. In the past twelve months, Australian Indigenous affairs have witnessed three so-called ‘developments’: more weighty and bewildering government reports; more unsuccessful test cases brought by…
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It’s time to modernise Australia’s birth registration system
Making the birth registration system more accessible and user-friendly would help to address low rates of birth registration.
Castan Centre for Human Rights Law 
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