International rights body has concerns that open and merit-based processes were bypassed in the filling of three key positions

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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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