Publications

2023

Technology and Human Rights

HRIA Tool: AI in Banking

Learn more about how banks and financial institutions can use AI ethically to protect and promote human rights.

2023

Legal

Mr RG v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2023)

Mr RG v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) [2023] AusHRC 148 Report into a safe place of detention Australian Human Rights Commission 2023

2023

Legal

Mr Watt v State of NSW (Corrective Services NSW) (2023)

Mr Watt v State of New South Wales (Corrective Services NSW) [2023] AusHRC 149 Inquiry into complaints made by Mr Adam Watt that certain acts and practices during his detention in NSW correctional centres were inconsistent with or contrary to his human rights Australian Human Rights Commission 2023

2023

Commission – General

Corporate Plan 2023–2024

This plan identifies the strategic and operating framework in which the Commission operates, and the actions we will take to achieve our purpose.

2023

Age Discrimination

Changing perspectives: testing an ageism intervention (2023)

New Commission research shows that a brief, one-off ageism workshop can be a powerful tool in creating positive changes in attitudes and behaviours to older people.

2023

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

The Use of Hotels as Alternative Places of Detention

Overview The Australian Human Rights Commission conducts ongoing monitoring of conditions in detention to ensure that Australia’s immigration detention system complies with our obligations under international human rights law. Australia’s immigration authorities use hotels as Alternative Places of...

2023

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Wiyi Yani U Thangani Youth Statement 2023

At the historic Wiyi Yani U Thangani, Women’s Voices Summit , we the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Youth Forum representatives share with you Our Youth Statement - Strength from the past and our vision for the future. To our First Nations Matriarchs we say thank you. It is your hands that have...

2023

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Summit Communique

Over four days, 900 First Nations women from all reaches of the continent came together on Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country, with non-indigenous women collaborators. At the conclusion of the Summit , delegates issued a Communique outlining their perspectives, calls to action and recommendations for...

2023

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...

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Australia’s international obligations

Australia is obliged under international law to protect the human rights of all asylum seekers and refugees, regardless of how or where they arrive.

2023

Legal

Mr Andrwas v The Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs)(2023)

Mr Andrwas v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) [2023] AusHRC 147 Report into a safe place of detention Australian Human Rights Commission 2023

2023

Race Discrimination

Fact Sheet - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

The Australian Human Rights Commission has developed this fact sheet to demonstrate how 'harmony' hides structural and systemic racism.

2023

Rights and Freedoms

A National Human Rights Act for Australia

Australia is the only liberal democracy in the world that does not have a national act or charter of rights that explains what people’s basic rights are and how they can be protected.

2022

Race Discrimination

National Anti-Racism Framework Scoping Report

In March 2021, the Commission released a proposal for a National Anti-Racism Framework in response to enduring community calls for national action after heightened experiences of racism and racial inequality in recent years, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

2022

Technology and Human Rights

Guidance Resource: AI and Discrimination in Insurance

Learn more about avoiding discriminatory conduct when using artificial intelligence for insurance pricing and underwriting decisions.