Rights and freedoms
Understand the rights and freedoms you have in Australia, including how they are protected through law, institutions, and government accountability measures.
Summary
The Commission helps make sure laws, policies, and leaders respect and protect those rights.
Know your rights
About the Climate Change Amendment Bill
Understand the Climate Change Amendment (Duty of Care and Intergenerational Climate Equity) Bill 2023 and its human rights implications for current and future
Explainer: Protest rights in Australia
Understand your right to protest in Australia, including legal protections, limitations, and how the law applies to peaceful assembly and public demonstrations.
COVID-19 and human rights
Understand how COVID-19 affects human rights in Australia. Access guidance, resources and articles on rights, freedoms and protections during the pandemic.
Climate change and human rights
Learn how climate change affects your human rights and what you can do to protect them.
Learn more about rights and freedoms
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What action can you take?
You may want to deal with the situation yourself by raising it directly with the person or people involved. If this does not resolve the situation, or you do not feel comfortable doing this, you can make a complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission.
The Australian Human Rights Commission Act protects you to get fair treatment in public and private sector employment.
