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  2. Human rights in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Human rights in Australia have largely been developed by the democratically elected Australian Parliament through laws in specific contexts (rather than a stand-alone, abstract bill of rights) and safeguarded by such institutions as the independent judiciary and the High Court, which implement common law, the Australian Constitution, and various other laws of Australia and its states and ...

  3. Australian Bill of Rights Group - Wikipedia

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    The Australian Bill of Rights Group was a minor Australian political party agitating for the creation of a Bill of Rights for Australia. Formally registered on 19 December 1995, it operated until it was deregistered for having fewer than 500 members on 15 November 1999. [ 1 ]

  4. 1988 Australian referendum (Rights and Freedoms) - Wikipedia

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    The Constitution Alteration (Rights and Freedoms) Bill 1988, [1] was an unsuccessful proposal to alter the Australian Constitution to enshrine various civil rights, namely freedom of religion, rights in relation to trials, and rights regarding the compulsory acquisition of property.

  5. Talk:Australian Bill of Rights Group - Wikipedia

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  6. Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006

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    Australia is the only democratic country in the world to not have a Bill of Rights (or similar protections). [3] In order to go some way toward addressing this, in 2005 the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) undertook steps to implement the Human Rights Act 2004 to formally protect de facto freedom, respect, equality and dignity in the ...

  7. Human Rights Act 2004 - Wikipedia

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    The Human Rights Act 2004 is an Act of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly that recognises the fundamental human rights of individuals. Ratified by the Australia Capital Territory (ACT) Legislative Assembly on the 1 July 2004, it was the among first of its kind to define and enshrine human rights into Australian law by establishing civil, political, economic, social and ...

  8. Bill of rights - Wikipedia

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    Australia is the only common law country with neither a constitutional nor federal legislative bill of rights to protect its citizens, although there is ongoing debate in many of Australia's states. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] In 1973, Federal Attorney-General Lionel Murphy introduced a human rights Bill into parliament, although it was never passed. [ 14 ]

  9. Māori voting rights in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Māori voting rights in Australia have an unusual history compared to voting rights for other non-white minorities. Male Māori Australians were first given the vote through the Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902 , which specifically limited voting enrollment to persons of European descent , and aboriginal natives of New Zealand , [ 1 ] in an ...