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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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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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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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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 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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