Some rights, some of the time – The state of human rights across Australia

Australia is one of only three countries in the world that doesn't have a Charter of Rights – the other two being Vatican City and Brunei. Instead, the rules governing and protecting your basic human rights are a patchwork of guidelines and legislation that result in Australians having differently protected rights depending on where they live. Increasingly, the states have adopted their own Human Rights Charters, and now COVID is providing us insights into the benefits that a national human rights framework could provide.