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All newsCommission urges immediate action on COVID-19 risk to people in immigration detention
Asylum seekers and refugees
Media Release17 November 2025
Commission releases Progress Update on Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces
Sex and gender
Media Release17 November 2025
Statement on ending offshore processing in PNG
Asylum seekers and refugees
Media Release17 November 2025
Proposal to raise the age does not go far enough
Children and youth rights
Media Release9 April 2026
New guidelines to address spectator racism in sport
Race discrimination
Media Release17 November 2025
Australian and New Zealand Human Rights Commissions and FIFA publish Human Rights Risk Assessment ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™
Business and Human Rights
Media Release17 November 2025
Children urged to share COVID-19 experiences
Children and youth rights
Media Release17 November 2025
Commissioner backs calls for no more guns in communities
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Media Release17 November 2025
Government action needed to protect children in detention
Children and youth rights,Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples,Human rights
Media Release17 November 2025
Commission urges passage of new Bill to strengthen integrity
Human rights
Media Release17 November 2025
National day spotlights culture and rights of First Nations children
Children and youth rights,Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Media Release16 January 2026
Sex Discrimination Commissioner calls for swift action to address harassment and bullying in NSW Parliament
Sex and gender
Media Release17 November 2025
Survey shows children need better mental health support
Children and youth rights
Media Release24 February 2026
Ongoing juvenile detention crisis a failure of basic support for kids and families
Children and youth rights
Media Release27 February 2026
First Nations women to take leading role in addressing family and community violence
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Media Release27 February 2026
New campaign seeks to reduce abuse of older Australians
Older people’s rights
Media Release24 February 2026
New report aims to help fast-track Australia’s OPCAT implementation process
Rights and Freedoms,Business and Human Rights
Media Release27 February 2026
National plan to end gender-based violence must be fully resourced to achieve results
Sex and gender,Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples,Children and youth rights
Media Release17 November 2025
Human Rights Commission calls for urgent action to address fallout from suspension of UN SPT visit
Rights and Freedoms,Business and Human Rights
Media Release27 February 2026