Everyone has the right to be safe and free from discrimination, regardless of age. The foundation of a fair and inclusive ...

Under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth), organisations and businesses now have a positive duty to eliminate, as far as possible, the following unlawful behaviour from occurring: ...

The Australian Government is undertaking a review of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth).

The way we respond to climate change also affects human rights. For example: Switching to clean energy creates jobs and improves health, but workers in coal and gas need support to transition.

Laura Tingle's comments at the Sydney Writer's Festival last weekend - that Australia is a racist country - have triggered a fierce backlash, ranging from outraged calls for the ABC to be defunded to ...

Start by reviewing the types of complaints that we handle - such as those related to race, sex, disability, age, or human rights breaches by the Commonwealth. Start by reviewing the types of ...

Everyone has the right to be safe and free from discrimination. Learn about disability discrimination and what action you can take to protect your rights. Disability discrimination is when someone ...

You can make a complaint no matter where you live in Australia. Each type of complaint has its own process. Learn about the process for your complaint.

Australia is the only liberal democracy in the world that does not have a national act or charter of rights that explains what people’s basic rights are and how they can be protected. Australia has ...

Racism is commonplace and normalised in Australia and can affect almost every part of a person’s daily life, according to a new report for the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC). National ...

In a major new report, Australia’s National Children’s Commissioner is calling for significant changes to how our federal, state and territory governments approach child justice and the wellbeing of ...

Opening Statement by President Hugh de Kretser to the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights, Inquiry into Antisemitism at Australian Universities, delivered on 22 January 2025 Thank you for ...