Media alert: The Australian Human Rights Commission free seminar series hits Canberra

Event: The Answer Is Human Rights | Canberra seminar
Speakers: AHRC President Hugh de Kretser; AHRC Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss; ACT Human Rights Commission President/Human Rights Commissioner Dr Penelope Mathew; and Canberra Rape Crisis Centre Nguru Support Program Manager Paula McGrady. 
Topic: Ensuring Australia and the ACT are just, equal and inclusive places where everyone can feel safe and have opportunities to thrive.  
Date: Wednesday 29 April 2026, 6.00 - 7.30pm 
Location: Louie Louie (Verity Lane), 50 Northbourne Ave, Canberra.  

Overview: 

With so many issues currently impacting the rights of people across Australia, next week's seminar in Canberra is set to unpack how we can fix wrongs with rights.

Amid growing concerns around social cohesion, the right to peaceful protest, housing affordability, economic inequality, and the impact of climate change and digital technologies, The Answer Is Human Rights seminar will focus on how human rights can help us address these and other challenging issues.

Presented by the Australian Human Rights Commission in partnership with the ACT Human Rights Commission, the seminar is part of the Commission’s national program to mark its 40-year anniversary as Australia’s national human rights institution.

With a panel of leading national and local human rights advocates, the seminar will explore how better protection of human rights will make our communities safer and fairer. Revitalising Australia’s commitment to human rights at the national level will be discussed as well as proposals for addressing a range of key issues for ACT residents.

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