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All newsChildren’s Commissioner to Launch Final Report
Children and youth rights,Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples,Older people’s rights,Business and Human Rights,LGBTIQA+
Media Release24 February 2026
Launch of Respect@Work report of the National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces
Sex and gender
Media Release17 November 2025
New Resource to Teach School Children About Digital Health Records
Children and youth rights
Media Release7 April 2026
Failure to close the gap puts Indigenous communities at increased risk
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Media Release17 November 2025
Commemorating one year since the Christchurch mosque attack
Race discrimination
Media Release17 November 2025
We say: No more preventable deaths
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples,Close The Gap - Indigenous health
Media Release17 November 2025
Commission welcomes COVIDSafe App
Rights and Freedoms,Business and Human Rights
Media Release17 November 2025
Disability Discrimination Commissioner joins Play by the Rules
Disability rights,Sex and gender
Media Release11 March 2026
Implementing OPCAT in Australia released
Rights and Freedoms,Business and Human Rights
Media Release17 November 2025
Commission concerned for detainees during COVID
Asylum seekers and refugees
Media Release17 November 2025
Statement on Christmas Island immigration detention
Asylum seekers and refugees
Media Release17 November 2025
Combatting modern slavery in property and construction
Rights and Freedoms
Media Release17 November 2025
Commission launches elder abuse awareness campaign
Older people’s rights
Media Release17 November 2025
Anne Hollonds commences as National Children’s Commissioner
Children and youth rights
Media Release24 February 2026
Historical bias in AI systems
Technology and data,Federal Discrimination Law
Media Release16 January 2026
Landmark report - First Nations women and girls
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Media Release9 April 2026
CLOSE THE GAP: We’re waiting but we will not be left wanting
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples,Close The Gap - Indigenous health
Media Release17 November 2025
Media Statement on alleged attack on First Nations woman
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Media Release17 November 2025