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Disability Rights
25 July 2025SubmissionReview of Australia's Disability Strategy 2021-2031
The Australian Human Rights Commission made a submission to the Department of Social Services’ 2024 Review of Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-31. Human Rights The CRPD represents a fundamental shift in how disability should be viewed and understood, applying universal human rights principles to State obligations to respect, protect and fulfil the specific rights of people with… -
Sex Discrimination
9 July 2025News storySex Discrimination Act’s positive duty - making workplaces safer
The Australian Human Rights Commission is taking action to make Australian workplaces safer for everyone. We have started formal inquiries, developed proactive compliance strategies, and worked with organisations and businesses to meet their legal obligations to prevent and respond to work-related sexual harassment, sexist behaviour, sex discrimination and related victimisation. -
31 July 2025Webpage
Racism@Uni Survey
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Technology and Human Rights
24 July 2025SubmissionImpact of Disinformation on the Enjoyment and Realisation of Human Rights
Learn more about how disinformation can impact human rights online and offline -
Childrens Rights
20 November 2023Publication
Scoping project for National Child and Family Investment Strategy
In this report, the National Children’s Commissioner makes 18 recommendations about how the National Child and Family Investment Strategy should work. -
Race Discrimination
7 August 2024Webpage
National Anti-Racism Framework
Explore the anti-racism framework. -
Race Discrimination
29 March 2021Project
National Anti-Racism Framework
Discover the National Anti-Racism Framework and its goals for a more inclusive society. -
Race Discrimination
6 December 2022Media Release
New report lays foundations for Australia’s first National Anti-Racism Framework
The report identifies data collection and education on racism, and cultural safety as key themes. It also identifies media regulation, standards, and legal protections as priority areas for action. -
Childrens Rights
27 October 2021Publication
A guide for children and young people to the National Strategy to prevent child sexual abuse (2021)
This guide is intended to help children and young people understand child sexual abuse, how and where to get help, and how the National Strategy is improving Australia’s response to child sexual abuse. It is recommended for children aged 9 years and up. The development of the National Strategy was a key recommendation of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse… -
Disability Rights
30 October 2020Submission
Submission in response to the National Disability Strategy: Position Paper (2020)
1. Introduction The Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) welcomes the opportunity to provide the Department of Social Services (DSS) with this submission in response to the National Disability Strategy: Position Paper [i] (the Position Paper) regarding the development of a new National Disability Strategy (the New Strategy). The Commission is Australia’s national human rights …