Please share any news you may come across in the media regarding the Australian Bill of Rights Initiative, bills of rights (within and outside of Australia) and human rights in general. Please date and add new posts to the top of the list in reverse chronological order.
Rights bill a matter for judgement The Age, by Anthony Mason, March 29, 2006: There has been a division of opinion in Australia on the question of whether we should adopt a bill of rights. Although I favour the adoption of such a bill of rights, there are tenable arguments for letting things remain as they are. These arguments need to be considered against the background of recent events here and abroad, events that have thrown a spotlight on deficiencies in Australian protection of individual rights...