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All newsRace Discrimination Commissioner welcomes Multicultural Framework Review
Race discrimination
Media Release16 January 2026
Commissioner Katie Kiss pays tribute to Linda Burney
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Media Release19 January 2026
Commissioner Katie Kiss welcomes Malarndirri McCarthy as new Minister for Indigenous Australians
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Media Release17 November 2025
Commissioner urges stronger government commitment to Disability Royal Commission findings
Disability rights,Older people’s rights
Media Release17 November 2025
Commission supports Bill to recognise adequate housing as a human right
Rights and Freedoms,Human rights
Media Release26 August 2025
AHRC commissioners call for action on findings of Senate report on murdered and missing First Nations women
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Media Release27 February 2026
States must follow through on our obligations to international treaties in prisons
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples,Children and youth rights,Business and Human Rights
Media Release17 November 2025
New report proposes transforming Australia’s approach to child justice and wellbeing
Children and youth rights
Media Release17 November 2025
Sex Discrimination Commissioner comments on Federal Court judgment in Tickle v Giggle for Girls Pty Ltd
Sex and gender
Media Release27 February 2026
First Nations women let down by native title system
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples,Native Title,Social Justice
Media Release17 November 2025
A step backwards for child justice and community safety in Queensland
Children and youth rights
Media Release11 March 2026
Ending gender-based violence: do not overlook older women and women with disability
Sex and gender,Older people’s rights,Disability rights
Media Release27 February 2026
Government White Paper a good start to address aviation failures towards people with disability
Disability rights
Media Release17 November 2025
Sex Discrimination Commissioner Calls for LGBTIQA+ Census Inclusion
LGBTIQA+
Media Release24 February 2026
Commissioner welcomes Government’s decision to include LGBTQIA+ Australians in next Census
LGBTIQA+,Sex and gender
Media Release17 November 2025
Call for urgent child justice reforms following death of teenager in WA youth detention centre
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples,Children and youth rights
Media Release19 January 2026
A tragic start to National Child Protection Week
Children and youth rights
Media Release17 November 2025
Commissioners welcome ongoing investment to end gendered violence
Sex and gender,Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples,Children and youth rights
Media Release27 February 2026
New report recommends Australia urgently creates nationally consistent enduring powers of attorney laws
Older people’s rights
Media Release17 November 2025
Sex Discrimination Commissioner welcomes final recommendation being implemented from Respect@Work report
Sex and gender
Media Release26 March 2026
NSW a step closer to truth telling
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Media Release17 November 2025