Australians Are Supportive of a Federal Human Rights Act

Human rights activists protest outside a court in Istanbul on Oct. 25, 2017, where 11 human rights activists were tried on charges of belonging to and aiding terror groups. The placards they are holding demand the release of Amnesty International's Turkey president Taner Kiliç. AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis

Australians are broadly supportive of a federal human rights act, even more so when told we don’t have one.

While Victoria, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory all have their own acts, only some human rights are protected at a federal level, unlike all other western liberal democracies.