More on a Bill of Rights

There is increasing community and government interest in forming a Bill of Rights for Australia. The National Human Rights Consultation Committee¹ was formed in response to this interest. They undertook a massive course of public consultation in which they received over 40 000 submissions.

To learn more about a Bill of Rights read the transcript or download the podcasts:

• A Human Rights Act for Australia?² from the ABC’s Law Report.

• Geoffrey Robertson: Why Australia needs a Bill of Rights,³ from ABC’s Fora Radio.

Consider these issues surrounding a Bill of Rights, try this activity⁴.