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Amy Maguire, Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle

Australia doesn’t have a federal Human Rights Act – but the election clears the way for overdue reform

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The Albanese government has achieved an historic re-election, substantially building its majority in the House of Representatives. Much has already been written about the potential for a more ambitious legislative program on the back of this result.

That agenda should include substantive human rights reform. The government has the opportunity in its second term to enhance the protections we all deserve by legislating a national Human Rights Act.

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