The President and all seven Commissioners of the Australian Human Rights Commission are united in our demand for immediate reform over the ongoing crisis of Aboriginal deaths in custody. The President ...

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This report looks at how ageism affects older Australians when they access healthcare. Many patients told us they feel dismissed, spoken over, or treated as 'just a number'. These attitudes can lead ...

Everyone from across Australia is invited to attend one of 9 seminars about how we can work together to strengthen our country’s commitment to – and accountability for – protecting and advancing human ...

Learn more about how ethical AI can be used in schools and education to promote learning and strengthen human rights. The Australian Human Rights Commission is pleased to announce its submission to ...

Employers have a positive duty to eliminate, as far as possible, work-related sexual harassment, sexist conduct, sex discrimination and related victimisation. Equality at Work is a national initiative ...

The Australian Human Rights Commission's submission to the NSW Select Committee on Youth Justice highlights the need to move away from punitive responses to children’s offending and towards ...

Ben is a journalist who writes about human rights issues including forced migration, asylum seekers and modern slavery. He exposes abuses of power by telling the stories of people who have suffered. A ...

New amendment to the Disability Discrimination Act will stop life insurers from charging more, refusing cover or treating people unfairly based on genetic test results. The changes remove barriers to ...

The report finds trans and gender‑diverse people face consistent discrimination across education, healthcare, workplaces, housing and the justice system, with serious impacts on safety and ...

The National Children's Commissioner Anne Hollonds has expressed alarm at the Queensland Government rushing through legislation to allow children to be detained indefinitely in adult detention ...

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 ...