Australian Human Rights Commission
Annual Report 2021–22
The Government has expressed commitment to implement all
recommendations. To date, the following 3 of the 28 recommendations have
been fully implemented. The implementation of the remaining 25
recommendations is either in progress, to be commenced once corresponding
recommendations are implemented, or to be discussed further.
The Review has paved the way for New South Wales, South Australia and
Tasmania to commission their own independent reviews into their respective
State parliamentary workplaces.
Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women’s Voices) Project
This year saw the completion of stage two of the Wiyi Yani Thangani (Women’s
Voices) project, overseen by Commissioner June Oscar AO, Social Justice
Commissioner. This built on the first stage of the project which involved national
engagements with over 2,000 First Nations women and girls in over 50 locations
around the country. This culminated in the production of the Wiyi Yani U Thangani
Report tabled in federal Parliament December 2020, setting out First Nations
women and girls’ aspirations for structural reform.
This reporting period work focused on implementation and socialising the report
with communities, organisations and governments throughout Australia and
translating its aspirations into actions and initiatives to create meaningful change.
This has involved formalising a national network for action. Other activities
include the development of a short, animated film on the project, its themes, and
its calls to action ‘From dreams, let’s make it a reality’.
The project has formalised a national network for action and developed a
supporter toolkit for community, private and public sector stakeholders looking
to embed Wiyi Yani U Thangani into their work.
The Commission has worked with communities and organisations on local
implementation of the report and worked with the federal government on the
implementation of the report in policy development. Roundtables with
community leaders and experts took place to inform the development of the Wiyi
Yani U Thangani Implementation Framework, which draws on the substantial
evidence-base and actions put forward in the Wiyi Yani U Thangani Report and
provides the conceptual underpinning for the system change work ahead.
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