In the early years of white settlement in this part of the continent, the Chief Protector of Aborigines was a good and decent man named George Augustus Robinson. He was, it seems, a committed Christian, and he advocated earnestly – if largely ineffectively – for those whose society was being obliterated and whose inalienable rights [...]
September, 2010 – the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Bill 2010 has been re-introduced to the House of Representatives. The Bill has been forwarded to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee for inquiry and report by 23 November 2010. More information is available online here:http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/legcon_ctte/human_rights_bills_43/index.htm
The Bill follows from the Government’s response to the National Consultation [...]