Welcome to the
Australian Bill of Rights Initiative

The Australian Bill of Rights Initiative (ABRI) is a web-based organisation dedicated to the creation of an Australian bill of rights, written collaboratively by volunteers. Currently (in the first stage of this project) anyone can view this site, however contributions are restricted via password. If you are interested in taking part, or would like more information, please email: m.elliott AT vca.unimelb.edu.au

By means of online collaboration, ABRI aims to:

• stimulate a dialogue on the creation of an Australian bill of rights;
• facilitate broad participation in the collaborative process of drafting a bill of rights;
• raise public awareness of the value of preserving and protecting fundamental human rights; and
• provide a forum for determining an ongoing course of action for the adoption of an Australian bill of rights.

Participate now by

• contributing to the bill
• joining the email list
• discussing in the forum

Some pages that first time users may wish to read before contributing:

• Getting Started
• About ABRI
• ABRIProtocols
• Why a bill of rights?
• Types of bills of rights

The Bill

For a complete listing of articles so far begun in the bill, see the Bill of Rights Web in the left navigation bar.

Resources

For resources relating to human rights and bills of rights, see the Resources Web in the left navigation bar.

Community

To find out what's going on in the ABRI community, click on the Community Web link here or in the left navigation bar under 'Webs'.

ABRI is currently hosted and managed through the Centre for Ideas at the Victorian College of the arts, with support from the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law.

Issues to admin@abri.org.au

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