Are our rights under threat?

This thoughtful, scholarly analysis of civil liberties in Australia after 11 September 2001 was presented to a University of the Third Age (U3A) forum in August 2006 by Allan Hall, founding partner of Canberra legal firm Snedden, Hall and Gallop and…

We should show a lead

Crispin Hull’s article "We’re all human and the next rights breach might be yours", July 1, pB7) is a salient summary of the last decade of Australia’s human rights record. Australia being signatory to various UN human rights treaties is me…

Civil Unions

Support from the CLA in writing for the proposed ACT recognition of same-sex (Civil Union) relationships.

Read CLA’s paper here (57kb PDF file).