27 May 2020
Australia is a party to the 7 core international human rights treaties. This means Australia has agreed to protect and promote the rights contained in these instruments. The COVID-19 pandemic has required extraordinary measures from the Australian governments to safeguard the rights to life and health. However, a number of measures introduced by the Federal, State and Territory governments restrict some of our key democratic rights, including freedom of assembly, movement and expression which are essential to our democracy.