International rights body has concerns that open and merit-based processes were bypassed in the filling of three key positions
Australia’s Human Rights Commission risks having its global accreditation downgraded because of the way the Coalition made key appointments.
It is claimed the government bypassed open merit-based selection processes for the appointment of Lorraine Finlay as human rights commissioner in 2021 and Ben Gauntlett as disability discrimination commissioner in 2019.
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