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The Australian Human Rights Commission makes this submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee in relation to its inquiry into the Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022 (Bill) introduced by the Australian Government.

The Australian Human Rights Commission has made a submission to the Parliamentary Committee that is looking at Australia's youth justice and incarceration system.

Submission to the Attorney-General's Department (13 December 2023)

Learn more about the need for an Australian Artificial Intelligence Act to better protect human rights

Learn more about how doxxing may impact the human rights of people subject to the release of personal information

Learn more about how reforms to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) will better protect human rights in Australia

Learn more about Australia's approach to lethal autonomous weapons systems and what this means for human rights.

Learn more about how Australia can adopt artificial intelligence safely and with respect for human rights.

Learn more about the creation of an Australia Anti-Slavery Commissioner and how this could strengthen Australia's response to modern slavery.

Learn more about the risks of artificial intelligence (AI) and how AI can be developed safely and ethically to protect human rights.

The purpose of this submission is to provide further information to complement the Commission’s first submission. In proposing key elements required to ensure that a future National Human Rights Framework is robust and achieves outcomes that improve the protection of human rights in Australia, this second submission: focuses on how promoting and protecting human rights in the light of a…

Learn more about the Migration Amendment Bill 2024 and how it impacts human rights.

Learn more about how AI can be ethically introduced in schools to protect and promote human rights.

The Commission has for many years highlighted concerns that geographical location can impact negatively on the ability of people to have their rights realised, including the right to education.

Submission to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability

Learn more about how forced marriage violates human rights and how Australia can better protect victim-survivors.

The Australian Human Rights Commission provided this submission to the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts (the Department) regarding the modernisation of Australian postal services. The Commission did this in response to the ‘ Postal Services Modernisation: Discussion Paper’. While recognising the need for modernisation of postal…

This submission is made by the Australian Human Rights Commission (Commission), an ‘A status’ national human rights institution operating in conformity with the Paris Principles, based on work it has undertaken in accordance with its mandate and functions.

Learn more about how Metaverse technologies are threatening our human right to privacy in the digital age.

The concerns outlined in this submission draw on the Commission’s work inspecting Australia’s immigration detention facilities. The Commission has conducted such inspections since the mid-1990s.