Episode 36: Testimony by ACFP Founder Bronwyn Kelly in the Parliamentary Inquiry into Australia's Human Rights Framework

On 28 September 2023, ACFP's Founder Bronwyn Kelly addressed the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights in their inquiry into Australia’s Human Rights Framework. She made a case in support of a Human Rights Act but stated that the Constitution is a barrier to security of the human rights of Australians.​Dr Kelly testified that executive governments can - and they do - all too easily reduce or revoke human rights because rights are not enshrined in the Constitution. But with a process of nation-wide community engagement to build a new Constitution, Australians can finally secure the rights that have long been denied to them in Australian law. Read the full opening statement and the supporting material submitted by Bronwyn Kelly here.The supporting material contains: (1) Five reasons why Australians must all have human rights in the Constitution; and (2) A seven-step program to safely enshrine the rights of Australians in a Constitution fit for a 21st century democracy. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bronwynkelly.substack.com