Publications

Age Discrimination

Empowering futures: a report on enduring powers of attorney (2024)

A national survey on the understanding and use of financial enduring powers of attorney (2024).

Age Discrimination

Talking about my generation (2023)

Overview Discussions about ageism are often focused on negative stereotypes and discrimination against older people, but young people also experience negative attitudes and assumptions based on their age. This research sought to enrich the insights from the Commission’s 2021 What’s age got to do...

Age Discrimination

What’s age got to do with it? (2021)

This report identifies stereotypes, attitudes and beliefs about age that prevail in Australia, and captures some of the ways in which people in Australia understand and experience their impacts.

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Multigenerational workforces

While older workers bring skills and knowledge to the workplace, age discrimination still presents a significant barrier to meaningful participation in the workforce. In 2016–17, 58% of age discrimination complaints received by the Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) were related to...

Age Discrimination

Your Rights at Retirement (2019)

2019 Update. Your Rights At Retirement: A guide to making decisions and navigating you through your later life.

Age Discrimination

Older Women’s Risk of Homelessness: Background Paper (2019)

This background paper provides context regarding older women’s homelessness. It offers some potential solutions to reduce women’s risk of homelessness with a focus on preventative and innovative approaches that look beyond social and community housing as the answer.

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Employing Older Workers (2018)

This report is based on a survey of AHRI members conducted in July – August 2018 in association with the Australian Human Rights Commission.

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Willing to Work: Healthy Ageing Paper (2016)

This paper expands on the evidence presented in the Willing to Work Inquiry regarding the link between health and workforce participation. As a critical factor of ongoing workforce participation it is important to analyse how improvements in health and related workplace practices can facilitate and...

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Qualitative study: Employment discrimination against older Australians

In 2015 the Australian Human Rights Commission engaged EY Sweeney to conduct qualitative research to supplement the 2014 quantitative national prevalence survey.

Age Discrimination

Euthanasia, human rights and the law

This issues paper explores voluntary euthanasia by looking at the domestic regulatory environment in comparison to relevant international laws. It concludes with a human rights-based analysis of voluntary euthanasia and some commentary on the practice informed by human rights principles.

Age Discrimination

Older Australians at Work Summit

A key task of the Older Australians at Work Summit was to investigate what is stopping older people from continuing to contribute within the workplace, and how to get rid of those barriers. The summit provided an opportunity for academics, HR experts, business executives and consultants to come...