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All newsFinal call for young people to help shape consent and sex education in Australia
Children and youth rights
Media Release15 June 2026
Nominations now open for Australia’s premier event honouring human rights champions
Rights and Freedoms
Media Release4 June 2026
Adelaide seminar to explore how human rights help fix critical social challenges
Rights and Freedoms
Media Release1 June 2026
Calls for reform following the DPP decision announced on the one-year anniversary of Kumanjayi White's death
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Media Release27 May 2026
National online seminar to explore how human rights help fix critical social challenges
Rights and Freedoms
Media Release26 May 2026
Sydney seminar to explore how human rights help fix critical social challenges
Rights and Freedoms
Media Release22 May 2026
New national report finds children's voices are the key to ending violence before it begins
Children and youth rights
Media Release25 May 2026
Australia’s First Peoples and Children’s Commissioners urge Northern Territory government to halt weakening of child placement principle
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Media Release18 May 2026
Full Federal Court finds two acts of direct discrimination in Giggle v Tickle appeal
Sex and gender
Media Release15 May 2026
Call for urgent national action after UN raises ‘grave concerns’ about treatment of Indigenous children
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Media Release12 May 2026
Perth seminar to explore how human rights help fix critical social challenges
Rights and Freedoms
Media Release13 May 2026
Condolences for the death of 5-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Media Release1 May 2026
Darwin seminar to explore how human rights help fix critical social challenges
Rights and Freedoms
Media Release4 May 2026
Australian Human Rights Assessment 2026 shows urgent action needed across multiple fronts to address human rights concerns
Rights and Freedoms
Media Release29 April 2026
Disability Discrimination Commissioner says NDIS restructure must not diminish human rights
Disability rights
Media Release24 April 2026
Brisbane seminar to explore how human rights help fix critical social challenges
Rights and Freedoms
Media Release23 April 2026
Commissioners welcome Ombudsman probe of automated aged care assessments
Older people’s rights
Media Release22 April 2026
New report gives voice to racism experienced by Australia’s Jewish, Muslim, Palestinian, Arab and Israeli communities
Race discrimination
Media Release15 April 2026
New protections end genetic discrimination in life insurance
Disability rights
Media Release1 April 2026
New report finds discrimination against trans and gender diverse Australians across schools, healthcare and workplaces
LGBTIQA+
Media Release31 March 2026
Canberra seminar to explore how human rights help fix critical social challenges
Rights and Freedoms
Media Release24 March 2026
