Australian Human Rights Commission
Submission to the UN Committee On The Elimination Of Racial Discrimination, 30 October 2017
Closing the Gap Strategy (CERD article 5; Declaration articles 3, 4, 13,
14, 19, 21, 23 & 24; CO 21 & 22)............................................................... 23
Compulsory income management schemes (CERD article 5;
Declaration article 8; CO 16).................................................................... 24
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Migrants, ethnic minorities and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD)
peoples ....................................................................................................................25
General ...................................................................................................... 25
Muslim Australians (CERD article 2; CO 23) .......................................... 25
African communities in Australia (CERD article 2; CO 23) ................... 26
International students (CERD article 2; CO 23) ..................................... 26
Religious discrimination or vilification (CERD articles 4 & 5) .............. 27
Migrant settlement outcomes (CERD article 5; CO 24) ......................... 28
Refugees and asylum seekers ................................................................ 28
Visa refusals and cancellations on character grounds ........................ 29
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Police practices (CERD article 5) ...........................................................................29
Palm Island ............................................................................................... 30
Kalgoorlie .................................................................................................. 31
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Counterterrorism (CERD article 5; CO 12) ............................................................32
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Cyber-racism (CERD article 2) ...............................................................................33
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Freedom of expression ..........................................................................................34
Racial vilification and discrimination in public discourse (CERD article
2, 4 & 7) ..................................................................................................... 34
Inquiries into freedom of expression (CERD article 2 & 7) ................... 35
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Immigration detention (CO 24) ...............................................................................35
Detainee numbers, nationalities and length of detention ..................... 35
Legislative framework .............................................................................. 36
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Business and human rights (CO 13) .....................................................................37
National Action Plan ................................................................................ 37
Modern slavery ......................................................................................... 37
Procurement ............................................................................................. 38
Attachment 1: Compilation of Recommendations ...........................................................39
Endnotes .............................................................................................................................45
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