2009

Submission to The National Human Rights Consultation Committee, June

2008

“Sixty years of Human Rights” in On Line Opinion. Australia’s e-journal of social and political debate; www.onlineopinion.com.au ; published on 10 December

“Abusing the Olympic Spirit” in On Line Opinion. Australia’s e-journal of social and political debate; www.onlineopinion.com.au ; published on 25 July

2007

Political Crossroads, pp. 33-37 volume 14, Number 1, 2007, “Access, Inclusion and Success: Muslim Students in Australian Universities”, conference papers co-edited jointly with Joseph Zajda, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne

“Why We Need an Australian Bill of Rights Now”, pp. 22-25 in Just Policy, April

“Protecting Democracy in Australia”, pp.30-31 in  Independent Education,  March

“Human Rights and Mental Health”, pp. 55-62 in New Paradigm. The Australian Journal of Psychological Rehabilitation. Special Issue, March, Melbourne

“What Kind of Australia Do We Want?”,  ACTU Journal, Melbourne

2006

“Prawa Czlowieka w Australii” in Polityka, March, Warsaw, Poland

“Right to Representation”, interview for Holyrod Journal, March, Edinburgh, Scotland

Discrimination in employment on the basis of criminal record, HREOC Report, February, Sydney

2005

“WORKability II: Solutions. People with Disability in the Open Workplace. Final Report of the National Inquiry into Employment and Disability”. HREOC Report, December

Rights of Passage;  dialogue with young Australians about human rights, HREOC, November, Sydney

“Human Rights: A Report Card for Australia” in Political Crossroads. Vol. 12( 3), pp. 71-88

“Mental health: the problem is clear and so is the solution”, Living Ethics, Issue 62, Summer

“Disability and diversity” disparity ACROD Autumn, Canberra

Not for Service. Experiences of injustice and despair in mental health care in Australia. MHCA, BMRI and HREOC, August, Sydney

WORKability – People with Disability in the Open Workplace. Interim Report of the National Inquiry into Employment and Disability. HREOC, August, Sydney

“Emigrant troche z wyboru, troche z przymusu”, pp. 24-25  Forum Polonijne, Nr 1 (66), Lublin, Poland

2004

“Children in Immigration Detention”, Brisbane Courier Mail and Newcastle Herald, 10 June

A last resort? - The Report of the National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention, HREOC, May, Sydney

“Immigration Detention:  The Current Position”,  pp.20-29 Around the Globe Vol 1 No 1, Monash Institute for the Study of Global Movements, April, Melbourne

“A last resort?  Report of the national inquiry into children in immigration detention”,  Alternative Law Journal Vol 29 No 5

2003

“The content of an Australian Bill of Rights”, pp.29-43 Australian Journal of Human Rights, Vol.9, Issue 1,  Univ. of NSW, Sydney

“Preparation for the Olympics and Paralympics and Inclusion of People with Disabilities:  the Australian Experience”,  China Society for Human Rights Studies Vol 2 No 4, Beijing, China

Ten Years of Achievements using Australia’s Disability Discrimination Act, HREOC, March, Sydney

“Human Rights and Immigration Detention in Australia”, UNHCR Discussion Paper No. 1, January, Canberra

“A busy decade”, disparity, ACROD Winter, Canberra

“The Clash Of Civilisations - How The Contemporary International Environment Teaches Us To Better Manage Diversity In Australia”  Managing Diversity Conference Proceedings, October, Darebin

“Disability Discrimination Legislation: History, Achievements and Prospects”, pp. 13-18 Access. The National Disability Issues Journal, June/July, Melbourne

“Religious Hatred in Australia – Are We Protected?”, Australian Mosaic, Issue 2, Autumn, Canberra

"The Australian Experience with Tribunals, Commissions and Ombudsmen",  Collection of papers of Sino-Australian Seminar on Alternative Dispute Resolution and Modern Rule of Law, 20 November, Beijing, China

A Report on Visits to Immigration Detention Facilities, HREOC, Oct., Sydney

“Addressing Age discrimination”, pp. 11-88 Reform. A Journal of National and International Law Reform, Spring 2002, Issue 1, Sydney

Annual Reports 2000-2005, Reports on Commissioner activities (Human Rights and Disability Discrimination), HREOC Sydney

“Post-war Polish refugees”, (Jan Lencznarowicz – co-author), chapter in James Jupp (editor) Encyclopaedia of Australian People, second edition, Canberra

“Three Barriers to Justice”, chapter in Serving the Regional Communities in the Year 2000.  Seminar Proceedings. Office of Multicultural and International Affairs and State Ombudsman of South Australia, Adelaide

Access to Services in South Australia, Office of Multicultural and International Affairs, Adelaide

“Australian National Identity” p.7, the Republic, Warsaw, Poland

Strategic Plan, Office of Multicultural and International Affairs, Adelaide

Numerous articles on multiculturalism, immigration and international affairs published in Multicultural Life, Adelaide

Annual Reports, Office of Multicultural and International Affairs, (OMIA) Adelaide

"Trade Opportunities between Australia and Poland", pp.53-56, Miesiecznik IKS, Poznan, Poland

2001: A report from Australia. A report to the Council of Australian Governments by the Centenary of Federation Advisory Committee, Canberra

"Cross-Portfolio Evaluation", pp.6-13 in Jupp, J. and A. McRobbie (eds) Access and Equity Evaluation Research, AGPS, Canberra

Access and Equity Evaluation Report. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Canberra

"Managing Cross-Portfolio Evaluations", pp.279-289 in Proceedings of the BIR Second National Immigration Outlook Conference, Melbourne

“Cross-Portfolio Evaluations”, pp.6-14 Access and Equity Evaluation Research, Dept of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Canberra

“Poland After Martial Law – Community Responses”, Proceedings of the Poland After Martial Law Conference, Australian National University, Canberra

National Agenda for Multicultural Australia. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Canberra

"Our Human Rights Debates", pp.22-29 in Quadrant, Jan.-Feb. Sydney

“The Law, Immigration and Human Rights”, p.44-65 in Multicultural Australia Papers, Clearing House on Migration Issues, Melbourne

"The Law, Immigration and Human Rights: Changing the Australian Immigration Control System", pp.517-534 International Migration Review Vol.19, Fall, New York

Human Rights and the Migration Act 1958. Human Rights Commission, Canberra

"Law as an instrument of Social Change", pp.177-198 Contemporary Conceptions of Law. Frantz Steiner Verlag GmbH, Wiesbaden, Germany

"Legal Aid, Education and the Community", Proceedings of the International Symposium A World in Crisis: Education and Society in the 1980's

"The Impact of Divorce Laws on Divorce Rate in Australia: A Time Series Analysis" (J. Hattie - junior co-author), pp.3-17 Australian Journal of Social Issues, ACOSS’ Vol 16, No 1 (February), Sydney

"The Family Law Act and the Family", pp.193-211 in Davies D., Daldwell G., Bennett M. and Boorer D. (eds.) Living Together : Family Patterns and Lifestyles. Centre for Continuing Education, Australian National University, Canberra

"The Family Law Act 1975 and the Family. A study in Knowledge and Attitudes", pp.259-283 in R. Tomasic (ed.), Legislation and Society in Australia. George Allen and Unwin Australia Pty Ltd, Sydney

"Law as an Instrument of Social Change: Divorce Law and the Stability of Marriage in Australia", in  The IVR World Congress Proceedings, Basel, Switzerland.

"Polish Industrial Enterprise", Critique, Vol.12, Autumn-Winter, pp.55-80, London

"The Legal Order and Industrial Workers in a Communist Enterprise: The Polish Case" (S.C.Alexander - junior co-author), pp.545-584 Law and Society Review, THE Journal of the law and Society Association, Vol.12, No.4, USA

"Charakterystyka Badanej Populacji" (Characteristics of the Investigated Population"), pp.41-63 in M. Borucka-Arctowa (ed.), Swiadomosc Prawna Robotnikow (The Legal Consciousness of Workers). Zaklad Narodowy im. Ossolinskich, Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Wroclaw, Poland

"Postawy Mieszkancow Osiedli Spoldzielczych Wobec Naruszen Wlasnosci Spoldzielni" pp.277-283, Ruch Prawniczy, Ekonomiczny i Sociologiczny, No.3, Poznan, Poland

"Ideologia to luksus". p. 55 in Wiez. 1(117) styczen, Warszawa, Poland

University Western Sydney 2008-2013 Disability Action Plan, Co-author, Sydney

University of Western Sydney 2007 Disability Review Report, Co-author. Sydney

“Report on Consultations with Australian South Sea Islander Communities in Queensland and Northern NSW” (co-authors: Carmelia Corowa & Frederika Steen) Dept. of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Canberra

"Investment Opportunities in the Soviet Far East". BHP-Utah Minerals International, Hawthorn, March

"Investment Opportunities in Poland". BHP-Business Development, April, Melbourne

"Inquiry into the Affairs of the National Safety Council of Australia (Victorian Division) - Review of Evidence on Hand". Parliamentary Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Canberra

"The Role of International Human Rights Law in Domestic Litigation in the USA". Human Rights Commission, Canberra

"Human Rights in American Foreign Policy". Human Rights Commission, Canberra

Ph.D. Thesis: "The Family Law Act 1975 and the Stability of Marriage - the Armidale Locality Case". The University of New England, Armidale

"The Impact of the Family Law Act 1975 on Marital Stability in Australia". A Submission to the Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on the Family Law Act 1975. Oral evidence given in Sydney on 30 April 1979

"The Notions of the State and Law under Communism". Research Report. Law School, University of Sydney

"Augsteigerideologie in der Bild Zeitung. Empirische Untersuchungen uber Stereotypien" ("The Self-Made Man ideology in the Bild Zeitung"). University of Hamburg, Germany

M.A. in Sociology Thesis: "Workers' Beliefs about Mutual Alimony Obligation between Parents and Children". Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland

LL.B. (Hons.) Thesis: "Attitudes of the Inhabitants of the Co-operative Housing Estate 'Osiedle Mlodych' in Poznan Regarding the Violation of the Co-operative Property". Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland

"The Degree of Integration of the Ukrainian Minority (Lemkowie) in Western Poland. Adam Mickiewicz University Research Paper, Poznan, Poland

2009

“Benefits of Cultural Diversity”. Paper presented to RailCorp CLAD Forum, Sydney Masonic Centre, 11 November

“Changing Australia’s Human Rights Culture”, W(h)ither Human Rights?. The 25^th Annual Law and Society Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference, The University of Sydney, 10-12 December

“Enforcing Human Rights in Australia: Challenges and Opportunities”, Amnesty International NSW Legal Network Seminar, Sydney 2 December

“Mental Health and Human Rights”, Pathways. Disability in post-compulsory Education Conference, Melbourne 2-5 December

“Securing Polish Independence in the Aftermath of I World War”. Polish Club. Sydney 9 November

Formal submission and oral evidence given to the Joint Standing Committee on Migration Inquiry into Immigration Detention in Australia. Sydney, 24 October

“The Current Changes to the Refugee Law in Australia”. Speech delivered to the UTS Refugee Speakers Forum; Sydney, 20 October

“Mental Health and Human Rights”. Address to the Anglicare Canberra Goulbourn Litmus Program Launch, Canberra, 9 October

“Mental Health, Human Rights and Inclusive Workplace in a Multicultural Australia”. Keynote address to the “Opportunities not vulnerabilities; An Australian Agenda for Social Inclusion” Anglicare Australia Conference. Sydney 2 September

“Human Rights And The Beijing Olympic”. Keynote address delivered at The Activating Human Rights and Peace International Conference Byron Bay, 1-4 July

"The Contribution by Refugees to Australia”.  Address at the Social Justice Network Function to celebrate World Refugees Day, Lidcombe, 20 June

"An absence of human rights: Children in Immigration Detention". Keynote at the Human Rights Law and Policy Conference, Marriott Hotel, Melbourne, 16 – 17 June

“The Beijing Olympics Torch Odyssey” Speech for the Foreign Correspondents Club, 22 April 2008, MLC Centre, Martin Place, Sydney

“The Beijing Olympics and Human Rights”. Paper delivered at The International Forum: Human Rights in China and 2008 Olympics, in Taipei, Taiwan, on 21 February 2008

“Mental Health, Human Rights and minorities in Australia”. Keynote address to the Conference on Cultural Approaches to Health Care: Exploring Mental Health and Wellbeing at Bankstown Campus, University of Western Sydney, 28 November.

“Olympics 2008 and Human Rights in China”. Speech delivered at the Olympic Human Rights Torch Relay in Sydney, 27 October

“Australian Citizenship and Prejudice”. Paper presented at the Immigrants as Citizens:  Trans Nationalism and Incorporation as Future Directions in Turkish Relations with Australia, Europe and North America Conference, The University of Sydney, 6 October

“Human Rights in China” Speech Delivered APEC Protest at Hyde Park, Sydney, 6 September

“Do we need a Bill of Rights? Dr Haneef and Human Rights.” Address delivered at UWS Human Rights Forum, Parramatta, 20 August

Inaugural Alumni Lecture “Social Work and Changing the National Agenda”, The University of Western Australia Social Work Alumni Fund, 27 July, Perth

“11^th Commemoration of Srebrenica Address”, World Congress of the Bosnian Herzegovina Diaspora, 10 July, Sydney

“How Human Rights are protected in Australia”, presented at the Law Faculty, University of Warsaw, 15 March, Warsaw, Poland

“Protections of Human Rights in International Law – Current Developments”, presented at the Poznan Human Rights Centre, Institute of Legal Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), 13 March, Poznan, Poland

“Human Rights and Mental Health in Australia’ presented at the International Seminar ‘Making the Connection: Human Rights and Mental Health”, the British Council, 5-8 March, Edinburgh

“The Australian System of Protection of Rights of People with Disabilities – the Laws and Practices” presented at the National Conference on Disabled Rights, Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka, 22-24 February,  Colombo

“Democracy, Human Rights & Social Issues” Human Rights, Mental Health & Anti-Terror Laws in Australia Conference, 2 December, Sydney Mechanic’s School of Arts

“A Dialogue with young Australians about Human Rights” Launch of Rights of Passage, 29 November HREOC Sydney

“Opportunity knocks: Workers with a disability” Address, 24 November University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba

2005 Captioning Awards, Deafness Forum of Australia, 12 November North Ryde

“Mental health – The Forgotten Disability”. Transforming Disability: Community Inclusion, Employment and Innovative Reform Conference, Centre for Public Policy, 9 November, Melbourne University

“Young People and Their Awareness of Human Rights”, UNAA National Action Plan Forum, 4 November Hobart

“Disability Action Plans”, Round Table with State Government Departments, convened by ACROD Tasmanian Division 3 November, Parliament House Hobart

“What a Bill of Rights could deliver for Australia”,  Don Chipp Foundation Defending Democracy Public Forum, 19 October NSW Parliament Sydney

ACFID Awards Night Presentation 7 October Canberra

“Mental health is a human rights issue” 3rd National Conference on Human Rights and Mental Health 8 September, Parliament House Canberra

“Opportunity Knocks: Workers with a Disability” Diversity Council Australia 20th Anniversary Celebrations: Inaugural Diversity Conference 7 September, Sydney

“Focusing on Futures: Employment and Disability” Macarthur Disability Services Annual PSO, ATLAS & Day Services State Conference, 6 September, Sydney

“Advancing equality in education and beyond” Eastern Metropolitan Region Student Disability Conference, 1 September, Melbourne

“Mental health is not just a social issue it is a human rights issue” Mental Health, Social Inclusion and Citizenship Conference & Awards, 31 August, Adelaide

“Human Rights in Australia, Their Protection and Resolution Through the Law”. Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Victorian Bar Seminar, 20 July, Owen Dixon Chambers, Melbourne

“Mental Health and Human Rights in Regional Australia in 2005”. Small Towns Conference, Centre for Sustainable Regional Communities, 11 July, La Trobe University, Bendigo

“Genocide in Bosnia Herzegovina” 10^th Commemoration ‘Srebrenica 11 July’, 1 July Victoria University Lecture Theatre, Footscray

“People with Disabilities and Productive Diversity in the Australian Public Service”. Australian Public Service Commission Conference, 8 June, Brisbane

Response to Dr Alison Broinowski oration ‘Adolescent or geriatric? The future of the United Nations?’ Sydney Peace Foundation, 19 May, Sydney University

“Mental Health and Human Rights; the State of Play in 2005”. Psychiatrists Special Interest Group Workshop, 17 May, Rozelle Hospital, Sydney

“Inclusion of People with Deafness into Australian Society”, Deafness Forum of Australia,  30 April, Lawson

“Genocide in Rwanda”, 11th Anniversary of Rwandan Genocide Memorial, 30 April, Sydney

"Healthy Solutions for Children:  Making the Right Choice".  Association for the Welfare of Child Health (AWCH) 2005 Conference, 28-29 April, Parramatta.

“Young People and Human Rights Dialogue”. Youth Affairs Network Queensland (YANQ) Biennial State Youth Affairs Conference, 21 April, Brisbane

“Values of Contemporary Australian Society and their Impact on the Preservation and Defence of Human Rights and Social Justice”. Dialogue Australasia Network National Conference, Values Education – Relevance and Rigour, 13-15 April, Newington College,  Sydney

“Employing People with Disabilities”, Employment Inquiry Forum, 31 March, Sydney

“Child Migrants and Human Rights in our Time”.  4th World Congress on Family Law and Children’s Rights, 20 – 23 March 2005, Cape Town, South Africa

“Missed Business”. Access to Premises Guide - Marrickville Council, 29 October, Sydney

“Human Rights: A Report Card for Australia and Tasmania”.  Address to the United Nations Human Rights Conference, 21 - 23 October, University of Tasmania, Hobart

“The Draft United Nations Convention on Rights of People with Disabilities”, Annual General Meeting of People with Disability Australia, 27 November, Sydney

“Employment of People with Disability”, ACROD National Convention, 24 November, Sydney

“Reflections On Mental Health”, Health & Wellbeing Of Refugees & Asylum Seekers Conference , 15 November, University of Melbourne

“Risky business? Occupational Health and Safety and the Disability Discrimination Act”  Employers Making a Difference (EMAD) Seminar, 27 October Sydney

“Disability Discrimination Developments”.  Australian Industry Group National PIR (Personnel and Industrial Relations) Conference, 26 October, Canberra

“Human Rights: A Report Card for Australia and Tasmania.” 21 - 23 October, United Nations Human Rights Conference, University of Tasmania, Hobart.

“Mental Health Reform in South Australia”, Australian Nurses Federation (SA), 19 October, Adelaide

“Accessing Abilities Strategy for WA”, 15 September, Perth

“Australian Human Rights - Inside And Outside The Wire”.  National Press Club, 25 August, Canberra

“Participation by People with Disabilities”, Disability Enterprises Annual Meeting, 30 July, Leura

“Long-term Immigration Detention and Children's Mental Health”. XXIV World Congress of OMEP, 24 July, Melbourne

“Refugees in the contemporary world”, World Refugee Day Brisbane Rally - Saturday, 19 June and Canberra Rally – Sunday 20 June

“Need for New Mental Health Agenda for Australia”,  Mental Health Council of Australia AGM, 17 June, Sydney

“Health Needs of People with Disabilities”, Forum on health access for people with disabilities, 28 May, Sydney

“Human Rights in Contemporary Australia”, Doctor of Social Science Honoris Causa Acceptance Speech, 7 May, RMIT University Honorary Awards Conferring Ceremony. Melbourne

“Armenia to Rwanda - Genocide in the 20th Century - Has humanity learnt anything?” Armenian Genocide Commemorative Lecture, 29 April, NSW Parliament, Sydney

“The local face of global justice policy”.  Occasional Lecture, 16 April, RMIT, Melbourne, 16 April

“Human Rights Education”.  Twelfth Workshop on Regional Cooperation for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Asia-Pacific Region Working Group on Human Rights Education. 1 March, Doha, Qatar

“International Convention on Disability and Human Rights”, ANU Workshop, 25 March, Canberra

"The Importance of Australian Community in Protection of Human Rights during the War against Terrorism"  Human Rights: New Paradigms and New Responsibilities Conference, 5 December, University of Technology, Sydney

“Telecommunication in Service of people with Disabilities”, HREOC Telecommunications Forum. 28 November, Parliament House, Canberra

“Australian Multiculturalism”, 8^th Asia Pacific Conference on Education and Culture, 14-16 November, University of Adelaide

“Long-term immigration detention and mental health” Diversity in Health 2003, October, Sydney

"Human Rights as a secular guide to community relations",  Poverty & Power Conference, October, Mornington Peninsula Shire

“Immigration Detention - the Current Position”  Monash Institute for the Study of Global Movements Conference, October, Monash University, Clayton Campus, Melbourne

“Long-term detention and mental health” ANZAPPL Annual Congress, September, Fremantle

“What makes a National Human Rights Institution Independent and Why should we care?” 18th Biennial Conference of LAWASIA, September, Tokyo, Japan

“Human Rights Protection System in Australia”, September, Kyoto Bar Association, Japan

“Human Rights in Multicultural Australia”, CISME Seminar,  the University of Adelaide, 16 September

“Human Rights of Carers”. Carers Australia National Conference, 18 September , Canberra

“Opening the doors to employment of more people with a disability”. ACROD Employment Forum, 31 July, Sydney Olympic Park

"Local Government - gatekeepers to a more accessible community”, National Local Government Community Services Conference - Just and Vibrant Communities, 28 July, Townsville

"The Relevance of Human Rights in Contemporary Australia" Activating Human Rights and Diversity Conference, July, Byron Bay

“Children and the Law:  Issues in the Asia Pacific Region” LAWASIA Conference, June, Brisbane

“Human Rights of Children and Young People”  National Conference on Young People in Nursing Homes, 17 June, Melbourne

“Promoting the rights of people with disabilities: Towards a new United Nations Convention”.  International Workshop for National Human Rights Institutions from the Commonwealth and Asia-Pacific Region, 26-29 May, New Delhi, India

“Human Rights Observance in Australia”, 59^th Session of the Commission on Human Rights, April, Geneva, Switzerland

"Long-term detention and mental health",  Public Health Association of Australia, April, Brisbane

"A Charter of Citizen's Rights - Will this benefit Multiculturalism in Australia?" FECCA National Conference on Setting the Agenda for a Multicultural Australia, December, Canberra

“Disability Discrimination in Service Provision”, 2^nd Victorian State Conference for Disability Direct Support Workers, 28 November, Melbourne

“Disability and human rights” NSW Local Government and Shires Association Conference: Without Prejudice, 14 November, Sydney

“Disability Discrimination in Education”, Seminar on Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, 12 November, University of Southern Queensland

"The Australian Experience with Tribunals, Commissions and Ombudsmen" Australian Seminar on Alternative Dispute Resolution and The Modern Rule of Law, November,  Beijing, China

“Advancing Access for People with Deafness”, Deafness Forum of Australia Annual General Meeting, 19 October, Sydney

"The rights of the child and international human rights law" International Congress on Child Migration, October, New Orleans, USA

"Long-term detention and mental health" 1st International Mental Health Development Conference, October, Melbourne

"The human rights of vulnerable children in Australia" 9th National Conference of the Association for the Welfare of Child Health: Healthy Justice for Children and Young People, October, Sydney

“Treatment of Asylum Seekers in Contemporary Australia”, Waverley Council's Refugee Week, October, Sydney

"Asylum Seekers" Great Lakes Rural Australians for Refugees Group, October, Forster

“Human rights and people with intellectual disabilities: where to from here?” Inclusion International Congress, 24 September, Melbourne

"Lessons from the UN Special Session on Children" Association of Children’s Welfare Agencies Conference, September, Sydney

“Addressing Discrimination against DeafBlind People”, 6th National Deafblind Conference, 12 July, Sydney

“The Content of an Australian Bill of Rights”, Bill of Rights Conference, 21 June, Sydney

“Monitoring Implementation of the Convention of the Rights of the Child:  Challenges for Australia”  PLAN International Australia Conference ,17 April, Melbourne

“E-Commerce Without Discrimination”, Launch of Banking Industry Accessibility Standards, 15 April, Sydney

“Disability discrimination legislation in Australia from an international human rights perspective: History, achievements and prospects” Social Relations of Disability Network Seminar, April, University of NSW, Sydney

“Asylum Seekers – Human Rights Issues”  Governor’s Leadership Foundation Seminar, 9 April, Adelaide

“Implementing Economic & Social Rights in Australia”  Centre for Intercultural Studies & Multicultural Education, Adelaide University 21 March, Adelaide

“Human Rights – A Challenge for Australia”, nationally televised address to the National Press Club, 6 February, Canberra

“Detention of Asylum Seekers:  Key Themes”  2001 International Conference on the Refugee Convention at University of New South Wales, 7 December, Sydney

“The Disability Discrimination Act as a Tool for Change in Australia”, HREOC Summit for Peak Disability Organisations, 4 December, Sydney

“Protection of Human Rights in Australia”  2^nd National Conference on Reconciliation, Multiculturalism, Immigration and Human Rights, 1 December, RMIT University, Geelong

“Discrimination, a Stocktake and Quo Vadis?”  Equal Opportunity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia (EOPHEA) Conference, 30 November, Australian National University, Canberra

“Equal employment opportunity for people with disabilities: how to move from the theoretical to the actual”,  Equal Opportunity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia, 30 November

“Human Rights in Contemporary Australia” United Nations Association of Australia - Tasmanian Branch - Human Rights Seminar, 17 November, Hobart

“Addressing Age Discrimination: the Need for Legislation”, Council on the Ageing (COTA) National Congress, 13 November, Canberra

“Address on Issues around racism in Australia” National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters Council (NEMBC) Conference, 9 November, Melbourne

“Give Me Shelter” South Australian Council of Churches launch, 29 October, Adelaide

“Acting locally against disability discrimination”, Address at the Presentation of Certificate of Recognition, Barossa Council, 29 October, Barossa

“The Human Rights of Mentally Ill People: the HREOC inquiry and after”. Mental Health Criminal Justice and Corrections Conference, 19 October, Sydney

”Building an Australia Fit for Children” Association for the Welfare of Child Health (AWCH) Conference, 11 October, Sydney

“Human Rights In Contemporary Australia” Law Conference, 4-8 October, Christchurch, New Zealand

"Human rights in Australia with particular reference to freedom of religion" Mission Australia National Management Team Workshop, 22 August, Sydney

“Improving Access to E-Commerce for People with Disabilities”, Launch of Westpac Action Plan 24 July, Sydney

“Towards an Australian Bill of Rights:  can HREOC play a role?” NOW We The People Conference, 15 July, Newtown

"Economic, social and cultural rights in Australia - the roles of HREOC and the corporate sector", Asia Pacific Forum meeting,11 July, Hong Kong

“Human rights in contemporary Australia” Centre for Intercultural Studies and Multicultural Education, University of Adelaide, 19 June, Adelaide

“Human Rights and Multiculturalism” Multiculturalism in a New Millennium Policy Forum, March, Brisbane

"Openness, participation and access". 2000 Administrative Law Forum, 15-16 June, Adelaide

"Barriers in accessing justice". Community Access to Justice Seminar, 25 May, Port Lincoln

"Legal System and Minorities". FECCA Conference, 25 September, Darwin

“Multiculturalism - New Directions”. FECCA Conference, 20 November, Brisbane

“Central Europe Overview”. AUSTRADE  Emerging Markets in Eastern and Central Europe Seminar, 3 June, Adelaide

“Regional Migration to South Australia”. Paper delivered at the New Opportunities in Business Migration Seminar, 26 May, Sydney

“Migration to South Australia”. Multicultural Forum, 14 October, Adelaide

“Globalisation - the Way Forward”. 5th International Conference for Women Entrepreneurs, 23 August, Adelaide

“The Changing Role of State and Territory Governments in Migration and Settlement”. FECCA Congress, Adelaide

"Ethnic Media and Social Cohesion", 15th National Ethnic Broadcasters Conference, 8-10 September, Melbourne

"Breaking Down the Barriers", ACT Department of Education and Training Conference, 9 September, Canberra

"The Access and Equity Strategy - The Concept and Outcomes of the Evaluation". Access and Equity Strategy Seminars for APS Managers, February-July,  Australia wide.

"Access and Equity for Older People of Non-English Speaking Background". Council on the Ageing Conference 'Older Immigrants: Forsaken or Forgotten?' 19 February, Sydney

"Use and Management of Consultants in the Context of Evaluation". Program Evaluation and Improvement Conference, 23-25 February, Sydney

"Methodology for Cross-Portfolio Evaluations". Australasian Evaluation Society International Conference 'Evaluation - Making It Work'. 28 July, World Congress Centre, Melbourne

"The Access and Equity Strategy - Reforming Public Sector in Response to Cultural Diversity". ACOSS Congress 'Justice for Australia: The Way Ahead'. 1-2 October, Canberra

"Access and Equity in Community and Government Services". The Australian-Polish Community Services Conference, 24 July, Melbourne

"Accountability in the Australian Public Service - a model for Poland". Polish-Australian Legal Association Administrative Law Conference, 15-22 June Warsaw & Cracow, Poland

"Use of Australian Legal System by Ethnic Communities". Interpreting and the Law Conference, 28 July, Sydney

"Immigration Laws in Human Rights Perspective". Centre for the Study of Human Rights Symposium, 23 April, Colombia University, New York,  USA

"Responses of the Australian Community to Martial Law in Poland". Poland After Martial Law: In Search for 'Normalisation' Conference, 17 November, Canberra

"Criminal Law and the Public: A Problem of Communication". The 50th ANZAAS Jubilee Congress, 12-16 May, Adelaide

'The Impact of Divorce Laws on Divorce Rate in Australia: A Time Series Analysis". The SAANZ Conference, 23-26 August, Hobart

"Legal Aid, Education and the Community". The International Symposium of the Australian Comparative and International Education Society", 23-27 Nov., Bendigo

"The Family Law Act 1975 and the Family". Living Together: Family Patterns and Lifestyles Conference, 2-5 July, Canberra

"Family Law as an Instrument of Social Change". The Sociological Association of Australia and New Zealand (SAANZ) Conference, 5-8 July, Canberra

"Party Allegiance in a Regional City" (co-author: G. Starr). The Sociological Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference, 5-8 July, Canberra

"Law as an Instrument of Social Change: Divorce Law and the Stability of Marriage in Australia". The IVR World Congress, 27-30 August, Basel, Switzerland

"Polish Industrial Enterprise - the Legal Model and Operational Reality". Australian Political Science Conference, 22-24 August, Armidale

"Workers' Law and Their Legal Consciousness - the Polish Case". Presented at the World Congress on Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy: Law and the Future of Society, 14-21 August, Sydney-Canberra