Submission to the Inquiry into Domestic, Family, and Sexual Violence
This is ARACY’s submission to the Inquiry into Domestic, Family, and Sexual Violence. Intimate partner violence is the largest contributing risk factor to the burden of disease in women,exceeding other risk factors. Exposure to family violence, including intimate partner violence, has a significant negative effect on the wellbeing and development of children. Strategies that aim […]
Submission to the proposed Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Lowering Voting Age and Increasing Voter Participation) Bill 2018
This submission is ARACY’s response to the proposed Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Lowering Voting Age and Increasing Voter Participation) Bill 2018. The decision on whether to lower the voting age in Australian to 16 can be considered on bothethical and empirical grounds. The major ethical considerations are clear; when considered from ahuman rights perspective, citizens under […]
