This document comments on human rights issues in the draft Australian Labor Party (ALP) Platform discussed at the ALP’s 1998 National Conference. The comments concentrate on some of the issues covered by Amnesty International’s very specific mandate in relation to the draft ALP platform sections on ”Community Security and Access to Justice” (section 10), ”Human Rights and Equal Opportunity for All Australians” (11), and ”Securing Australia’s Place in the World” (14)