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Cobaw and the Charter: Analysis of the Phillip Island-WayOut VCAT decision

Religious Freedom Under a Charter: The Phillip Island (Cobaw) Case
Cobaw Community Health Services Limited v Christian Youth Camps Limited & Anor [2010] VCAT 1613

A support group for same sex attracted youth at risk†, WayOut (a project run by Cobaw Community Health Services), made a discrimination complaint for being turned away when trying to book the [...]

Christian Welfare Head speaks about a Charter

IsaiahOne recently spoke with Toby Hall, the head of Mission Australia, one of Australia’s largest Christian welfare agencies, about what a Charter of Rights means for Australia from his perspective.

Examples where Charters have brought improvements for people in vulnerable situations are here and here.

Toby Hall, CEO of Mission Australia, talks about a Human Rights Charter

The head of one of Australia’s largest Christian welfare organisations talks about how a human rights Charter affects people Mission Australia works with.

Phil Lynch – Director of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre

Click below for IsaiahOne’s interview with Phil Lynch, Executive Director of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre.

Father Frank Brennan on a Charter of Rights and Religious Views

Father Frank Brennan, Chair of the National Human Rights Consultation, talks on religious groups in Australia, their engagement with the consultation process and their support or otherwise for human rights protection in the form of a Human Rights Act.