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Commission – General
11 June 2025E-bulletin (Monthly)President's message | June 2025
We must end the practice of police investigating police deaths in custody Two recent Aboriginal deaths in custody in the Northern Territory have again raised questions about the treatment of First Nations people in Australia’s criminal justice systems. Kumanjayi White, a 24 year-old Warlpiri man with disability, died in Alice Springs on 27 May after being restrained by police on the floor of… -
Commission – General
3 November 2022Publication
Annual Report 2021-2022
This Annual Report sets out the performance of the Australian Human Rights Commission in the 2021–2022 financial year. -
Commission – General
18 February 2022Publication
Annual Report 2020-2021
This Annual Report sets out the performance of the Australian Human Rights Commission in the 2020–2021 financial year. -
Commission – General
14 October 2020Publication
Annual Report 2019-2020
You can access the Australian Human Rights Commission 2019 – 2020 Annual Report at the Australian Government Transparency Portal. Complaint Statistics 2019-2020 Download PDF | Download Word The year in review The 2019–2020 financial year has been a challenging period. It is impossible to reflect on this period without focusing on the tragic circumstances that have unfolded across Australia… -
Commission – General
21 October 2019Publication
Annual Report 2018-2019
This Annual Report sets out the performance of the Australian Human Rights Commission in the 2018–19 financial year. -
Commission – General
17 January 2019Publication
Annual Report 2017-2018
This Annual Report sets out the performance of the Australian Human Rights Commission in the 2017–18 financial year. -
Commission – General
4 February 2022Publication
Annual Report 2000-2001: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
The Commission's vision is of and for an Australian society in which the human rights of all people are respected and promoted. Our task is to find practical, pragmatic ways to turn the rhetoric of human rights into an everyday reality for all Australians and build a more tolerant and inclusive community. As this report indicates, this past year has been a period of substantial achievement… -
Commission – General
23 October 2017Publication
Annual Report 2016-2017
This Annual Report sets out the performance of the Australian Human Rights Commission in the 2016–17 financial year. This year has been challenging and rewarding for the Commission. -
Commission – General
13 May 2025News story
Data breach notification
The Australian Human Rights Commission has been affected by a data breach concerning attachments uploaded to the Commission’s web forms on its website. -
Commission – General
12 November 2015Publication
Annual Report 2014-2015
Annual Report of the Australian Human Rights Commission for the period ending 30 June 2015. The report has been prepared pursuant to section 45 of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 and in accordance with the requirements of section 70 of the Public Service Act 1999. -
Commission – General
3 November 2016Publication
Annual Report 2015-2016
Also available: Complaint Statistics 2015-2016 | President’s statement This Annual Report sets out the performance of the Australian Human Rights Commission in the 2015–16 financial year. This year has been both a challenging and rewarding one for the Commission. We have achieved the highest conciliation rates of complaints under the four discrimination laws since our inception 30 years ago …