Tag: Human Rights Commissioner

Govt mulls human rights commission downgrade

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government may not appoint a new Human Rights Commissioner to replace outgoing Ed Santow when his five-year term ends this month, according to sources familiar with the...

Govt technology procurement is a ‘vulnerability’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The procurement process is a key point of weakness in the government’s development and use of emerging technologies, and human rights need to be better considered in this process,...

Act now on tech to avoid another robodebt: Santow

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
There is now a “once-in-a-generation” challenge to ensure technology is developed and rolled-out fairly and equitably to ensure harmful programs like robodebt are avoided in the future, Human Rights...

Time for a COVIDSafe review: Edward Santow

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
It is time for a “rigorous and independent” analysis of the effectiveness of the federal government’s COVIDSafe contact tracing app to ensure it is working and worth the seven...