Submissions

ARA SUBMISSION TO THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INQUIRY INTO PAST FORCED ADOPTIVE POLICIES & PRACTICES

26 August 2023Submissions

The submission is published at Number 128, under ‘Public Submissions’ at the Inquiry into past forced adoptive policies and practices. Adoptee Rights Australia (ARA) Inc. is a volunteer run organisation that was established in 2018 by adopted persons to advocate for the rights of adopted people in Australia and to give a national voice to …

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ARA SUBMISSION TO THE INQUIRY INTO AUSTRALIA’S HUMAN RIGHTS FRAMEWORK

8 August 2023Submissions

The Submission is No. 224 here: Inquiry into Australia’s Human Rights Framework Adoptee Rights Australia (ARA) Inc. Submission to the Inquiry into Australia’s Human Rights Framework Adoptee Rights Australia (ARA) Inc. welcomes the opportunity to make this submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights Inquiry into Australia’s Human Rights Framework. Adoptee Rights Australia …

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Still Waiting… Forced Adoption Apology – 10 Years On (with table)

21 March 2023Article, Research Articles, Submissions

Adoptee Rights Australia was formed in 2018 in response to the lack of a national advocacy body for adopted people. The majority of adoptees in Australia would not have been adopted if it weren’t for coercive and illegal policies and practices. On the 10th Anniversary of the Apology for Forced Adoptions in Australia, the announcement …

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ARA Submission to the Media Diversity in Australia Inquiry

5 March 2021Submissions

Adoptee Rights Australia (ARA) Inc. Submission to the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee Media Diversity Inquiry 11th December 2020 Media diversity in Australia – Submission 54 Link to the Inquiry is here * Link to ARA’s submission PDF is here Contributors: This submission was prepared by Sharyn White for ARA with approval of the …

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Rights Analysis of the Adoption from Care Bill in South Australia

16 February 2021Submissions

This Adoption from Care legislation in South Australia has been developed behind closed doors and is being made to seem as if there has been adequate consultation and stakeholder agreement when that is not the case. Although excluded from the “consultation” about this Bill, ARA has developed a rights analysis which raises significant concerns. Second …

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ARA Submission to the Inquiry into Responses to Historical Forced Adoptions in Victoria

6 September 2020Submissions

Link to Inquiry Inquiry into Responses to Historical Forced Adoptions in Victoria Submission by Adoptee Rights Australia, (ARA) Inc Part 1 by Dr CM Lynch JD Part 2 by Dr CM Lynch JD and Angela Barra Part 3 by Sharyn White Submitted by Adoptee Rights Australia (ARA) Inc Management Committee and Members Part …

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