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DARK SECRETS: Report backs call for federal human rights act - The Real Truth

Labor MP Josh Burns says people would be better protected under a human rights act. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

People would be protected from harmful government schemes such as robodebt under a proposal for a federal human rights act, according to a parliamentary committee.

The committee has recommended parliament set up a human rights framework, with laws enshrining the human rights of Australians.

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