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Children's Rights

National study on young people's attitudes towards consent and sex education

National Children’s Commissioner Anne Hollonds and Sex Discrimination Commissioner Anna Cody will undertake a national survey exploring consent education of secondary school students across Australia.

Sex Discrimination

The Positive Duty under the Sex Discrimination Act

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Free and Equal: An Australian conversation on human rights

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Human Rights Reports

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Free and Equal: A reform agenda for federal discrimination laws (2021)

This Position Paper sets out the Australian Human Rights Commission’s proposals for reforming federal discrimination law in Australia. It forms part of the Commission’s Free and Equal project: A National conversation on human rights.

2019

Rights and Freedoms

Discussion paper: A model for positive human rights reform

This paper outlines what our current system of human rights protections looks like, how it is and isn’t effective in ensuring that government respects, protects and fulfils our human rights, why reforming the current system is critical, and options for reform.

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National study on young people's attitudes towards consent and sex education

The Positive Duty under the Sex Discrimination Act

Free and Equal: An Australian conversation on human rights

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Free and Equal: A reform agenda for federal discrimination laws (2021)

Discussion paper: A model for positive human rights reform