Latest media releases
Media releases
Human Rights Day 2021
December 2021 - Commissioner reflects on Human Rights Day 2021
Tasmanian Human Rights Week Awards 2020
December 2020 - Tasmanian Human Rights Week Awards 2020 hosted by Equal Opportunity Tasmania
Talking point by Sarah Bolt, Anti-Discrimination Commissioner titled 'A law misunderstood'
November 2020 - A law misunderstood (PDF, 167.3 KB)
Obeying Anti-Discrimination law is not a matter of choice
August 2020 - Metro Bus advertising campaign
(PDF, 183.1 KB)
Talking point by Sarah Bolt, Anti-Discrimination Commissioner titled 'Age: Everybody's business'
August 2020 - Age: Everybody's business
(PDF, 101.0 KB)
Talking point by Sarah Bolt, Anti-Discrimination Commissioner titled 'What if it were me', highlighting the impact of homelessness
May 2020 - What if it were me
(PDF, 165.7 KB)
Talking point by Sarah Bolt, Anti-Discrimination Commissioner titled 'Coronavirus: The Silent Discriminator'
April 2020 - Coronavirus: The Silent Discriminator
(PDF, 236.0 KB)
Media statement by Sarah Bolt, Anti-Discrimination Commissioner in relation to residential aged care lockdowns due to COVID-19
Opinion Piece by Sarah Bolt, Anti-Discrimination Commissioner titled COVID-19 - Unsettling times, but what are we forgetting?
April 2020 - COVID-19 Unsettling times, but what are we forgetting?
(PDF, 258.0 KB)
Media statement by Sarah Bolt, Anti-Discrimination Commissioner in relation to COVID-19 and discrimination law
April 2020 - COVID-19 and discrimination law
(PDF, 341.1 KB)
Media statement by Sarah Bolt, Anti-Discrimination Commissioner in relation to coronavirus and unlawful discriminatory behaviours
February 2020 - Coronavirus and unlawful discriminatory behaviours
(PDF, 238.3 KB)
Media statement by Sarah Bolt, Anti-Discrimination Commissioner in response to comments by Archbishop Julian Porteous on Religious Discrimination Bill
September 2019 - Religious Discrimination Bill would create an uneven playing field (PDF, 268.9 KB)
Media statement regarding the proposed Federal Government's Religious Discrimination Bill 2019
September 2019 - Anti-Discrimination protections under threat (PDF, 267.6 KB)
Media statement on welcome changes to the Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Act 1998 in relation to gender identity
May 2019 - Gender identity laws strengthened (PDF, 335.1 KB)
Media release regarding the Rally for Kindness held on 7 December 2018
December 2018 - Rally for Kindness
(PDF, 151.5 KB)
Media statement by Sarah Bolt, Anti-Discrimination Commissioner in response to reports of racist comments and graffiti targeting individuals standing for election in local government elections
October 2018 - Racist comments and graffiti
(PDF, 401.4 KB)
Media Statement released by Australian Council of Human Rights Authorities (ACHRA)
August 2018 - Commissioners reject racist policies espoused by Queensland Senator
(PDF, 51.9 KB)
August 2018 - Commissioners reject racist policies espoused by Queensland Senator
(DOCX, 19.9 KB)
Media alert regarding the 'Racism. It Stops with Me' roundtable event in Hobart
February, 2018 - Racism It Stops with Me roundtable event
(PDF, 249.8 KB)
Media release by Human Rights Week Organising Committee - Human Rights Week Awards
December, 2017 - Human Rights Week Award winners announced
(PDF, 237.2 KB)
Media release by Australian Council of Human Rights Authorities (ACHRA) - Human rights bodies call for protection of human rights on Manus Island.
November, 2017 - ACHRA Media release - Human rights on Manus Island (PDF, 194.0 KB)
Media release by Sarah Bolt, Anti-Discrimination Commissioner seeking information on the display of Neo-Nazi posters.
September, 2017 - Display of Neo-Nazi posters (PDF, 173.7 KB)
Media release by Sarah Bolt, Anti-Discrimination Commissioner encouraging all members of the community to show respect and tolerance during the period of the Australian marriage law postal survey.
September, 2017 - Australian marriage law postal survey (PDF, 91.5 KB)
