Publications

2021

Race Discrimination

Racial Equality Review of Basketball Australia (2021)

In August 2020, the Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) was engaged by Basketball Australia to undertake an independent Racial Equality Review (‘the Review’) of the sport at a national level

2021

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Close the Gap (2021)

Leadership and legacy through crises: keeping our mob safe Prepared by the Lowitja Institute for the Close the Gap Campaign Steering Committee Foreword On behalf of the Close the Gap Campaign’s 54 members, we invite you to engage with our 12th annual report titled, Leadership and Legacy Through...

2021

Race Discrimination

Developing a National Anti-Racism Framework (2021)

Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner, Chin Tan has announced plans to develop a National Anti-Racism Framework and is calling on the Federal Government to support the framework, fully resource it and implement it. The Commission also aims to work in partnership with all sectors of Australian...

2021

Business and Human Rights

Financial Services and Modern Slavery: Practical responses to managing risks to people (2021)

A guide to help the financial services industry respond effectively to the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth).

2020

Rights and Freedoms

LF v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2020)

Report into arbitrary detention

2020

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Wiyi Yani U Thangani Report (2020)

Our women and girls' voices are vital to paving the way for a future I believe all Australians want, deserve and have a right to. Read this report, and listen to their voices.

2020

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Wiyi Yani U Thangani Community Guide (2020)

This community guide sets out the major findings and cross-cutting themes that are explored in detail in the Wiyi Yani U Thangani report.

2020

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Inspections of Australia's immigration detention facilities 2019 Report

Human Rights Commissioner’s foreword For several decades, the Australian Human Rights Commission has expressed deep and longstanding concern about the human rights of people held in Australia’s immigration detention facilities. As a result of our most recent inspection process, that concern has...

2020

Rights and Freedoms

Using artificial intelligence to make decisions: Addressing the problem of algorithmic bias (2020)

We explore how the problem of algorithmic bias can arise in decision making that uses artificial intelligence (AI). This problem can produce unfair, and potentially unlawful, decisions.

2020

Rights and Freedoms

Mr AC v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2020)

Report into arbitrary detention

2020

Rights and Freedoms

PD v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2020)

Report into arbitrary detention and use of handcuffs

2020

Commission – General

Annual Report 2019-2020

This Annual Report sets out the performance of the Australian Human Rights Commission in the 2019–2020 financial year.

2020

Children's Rights

Impacts of COVID-19 on children and young people who contact Kids Helpline (2020)

Kids Helpline and the Australian Human Rights Commission have co-authored a report on the impacts of COVID-19 on children and young people who contact Kids Helpline.

2020

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Hamedani v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2020)

Hamedani v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) [2020] AusHRC 137 Report into arbitrary detention

2020

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Mr AP v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs)

Mr AP v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) [2019] AusHRC 134 Report into complaint of arbitrary detention