The Australian Human Rights Commission is taking action to make Australian workplaces safer for everyone. We have started formal inquiries, developed proactive compliance strategies, and worked with ...

National Children’s Commissioner Anne Hollonds has called for national leadership on systems reforms required to keep ...

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Katie Kiss, says the coronial findings into the death of Kumanjayi Walker in police custody are a painful, but powerful reminder ...

Learn about the national anti-racism framework.Image design copyright Bree Buttenshaw for Saltwater People (2024). Developed by the Australian Human Rights Commission with dedicated funding from the ...

A quick guide to Australian discrimination laws PDF (160 KB) A quick guide to Australian discrimination laws Word (112 KB) There are federal, state and territory laws in Australia to protect people ...

Back to rights and freedoms: right by right Introduction | Human Rights Committee General Comment | Commission work | More information | Comments Introduction Human rights are not restricted to ...

The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child in November 1989. The Convention came into force on 2 September 1990. Read the Convention.

The travel ban on Australian citizens returning from India, accompanied by criminal sanctions under the Biosecurity Act, raises serious human rights concerns.The Commission supports the continuation ...

Racism is the process by which systems and policies, actions and attitudes create inequitable opportunities and outcomes for people based on race. Racism is more than just prejudice in thought or ...

However, recent research indicates that age discrimination continues to be an issue in many Australian workplaces. The age at which workers are considered ‘older’ is becoming progressively younger, ...

What to do if you’re refused access or service and want to make a complaint under the DDA If you are refused access or service and want to make a discrimination complaint against a shop owner or ...

09/10/2024 Australia is home to the world's oldest continuous culture as well as non-Indigenous Australians who identify with over 300 different ancestries. Migration to Australia is not a new ...