Submission to the Federal Government COVID-19 inquiry
In a submission to the Federal Government COVID-19 Inquiry, the Human Rights Law Centre on behalf of the on behalf of the Charter of Rights campaign has called to put human rights at the heart of government decision-making and laws.
Recommendation: Implement an Australian Charter of Human Rights
An Australian Charter of Human Rights would have been a powerful tool to challenge controversial decisions by the then-Morrison Government, including the inadequate COVID-19 vaccination roll-out and the travel ban against Australian citizens and permanent residents returning from India.
Australia is the only western liberal democracy without a Charter of Human Rights or similar in our laws.