This book addresses the key debates surrounding human rights in Australia.

Louise Chappell is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney.

Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Human rights; 2. Protecting human rights; 3. A bill of rights?; 4. Electoral rights in Australia; 5. The rights of indigenous Australians; 6. Gender and sexuality rights; 7. Refugees; 8. Civil and political rights in an age of terror; Endnotes; Index.