Australia does not have a bill or charter of rights, which meansthere is no comprehensive law that enshrines human rights inAustralia even though these laws are standard in the rest ofthe developed world. So what does this mean for the rights ofAustralian citizens?

In this fully revised fourth edition of A Charter of Rights for Australia,George Williams and Daniel Reynolds show that human rights are notadequately protected in Australia, contrary to what many of us think.Using some pressing examples, they demonstrate how the rights ofpeople at the margins of our society are violated in often shocking ways.

Several states and territories have adopted their own charters of rights,or have a charter well underway. This book's argument that the time hascome to adopt a charter at the federal level is more urgent than ever.