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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
15 March 2023Webpage
Commission Submission to the Indigenous Voice Co-design Process
The Australian Human Rights Commission provided this submission to the Indigenous Voice Co-design Groups on the proposals outlined in the Indigenous Voice Interim Report of October 2020. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
11 March 2021Speech
June Oscar's IWD Speech for Children's Ground
Yaningi warangira ngindaji yuwa muwayi ingirranggu, Bunuba yani U. I acknowledge all the traditional countries that we gather on today, and pay my respects to our elders everywhere, past, present and emerging. Happy International Women’s Week 2021! I really thank Jane and all the team, children and families of Children’s Ground for designing this event, and recognising the vital importance… -
Commission – General
27 October 2022Media ReleaseCommission welcomes passage of new Bill to strengthen its independence
The Australian Human Rights Commission has welcomed the passage in the Senate today of the Australian Human Rights Commission Legislation Amendment (Selection and Appointment) Bill 2022. The Bill ensures Commissioner appointments are publicly advertised and subject to an open, transparent and merit-based process, in line with our international commitments. It removes the possibility of… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
7 May 2021Media Release
Kimberley Aboriginal Women develop regional action plan
This week 100 women, including 85 Kimberley Aboriginal women, gathered for a three-day roundtable to commence development of a regional action plan and establish the Kimberley Aboriginal Women’s Council. The roundtable, held from May 4-6, 2021, was convened in response to the landmark Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women’s Voices) report released by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commissioner… -
14 April 2022Conciliation register
2020-04-03
The complainant has schizophrenia and a back injury and was employed in an IT role with the respondent government agency. He alleged he was treated less favourably because he has schizophrenia, including by being excluded from the workplace, being given excessive work to perform at home, having his personal property tampered with and being referred to as ‘weird’. He also alleged the agency… -
14 April 2022Conciliation register
2021-04-13
The complainant is from Sri Lanka and was employed as a casual team member at the respondent supermarket. He alleged the respondent manager reduced his shifts while employing new Anglo-Saxon/white Australian staff. He also alleged Anglo-Saxon/white Australian staff were allocated less onerous duties, such as selling cigarettes and newspapers and monitoring self-checkout counters as opposed… -
Disability Rights
5 April 2024WebpageSam Jackson
IncludeAbility Ambassador Sam Jackson says all experience helps us to be more job-ready, and people in employment are far more employable that those not employed. -
Disability Rights
5 April 2024Webpage
Paul Harpur
Associate Professor at the TC Beirne School of Law, UQ, and IncludeAbility Ambassador Paul Harpur says society viewed him as disabled and discounted his potential. -
Disability Rights
4 April 2024Webpage
Jake Fing
Hear IncludeAbility Ambassador Jake Fing experience of Bipolar Type 2, and how meaningful employment has helped him feel belonging within a community. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
7 December 2020Publication
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. -
Business and Human Rights
6 December 2021Publication
Resources, energy and modern slavery: Practical responses to managing risks to people (2021)
A guide to help the resources and energy sectors respond effectively to the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth). -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
16 June 2020SubmissionMigration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2020
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. -
Rights and Freedoms
19 December 2019SpeechHuman Rights Awards - Keynote speech 2019
Human Rights Awards Keynote Speech delivered by Commission President, Prof. Rosalind Croucher AM, at the Human Rights Awards, held at the Fullerton Hotel, Sydney. Check Against Delivery Thank you for that warm welcome to country. I pay my respects to the Gadigal people of the Eora nation—the traditional custodians of this land—to their elders, past and present, and to the future generations… -
Disability Rights
15 April 2024Webpage
Ambassador Profile - Lisa Stafford
Lisa shares some of her achievements, projects she’s working on, the value of lived experience and tips for employers and people with disability. -
Commission – General
5 April 2019Media Release
Royal Commission Commencement Welcomed
The Australian Human Rights Commission welcomes the commencement of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of people with disability. The Commission also welcomes the appointment of Disability Discrimination Commissioner Alastair McEwin to the Royal Commission. The Commission warmly thanks Mr McEwin for his service over the last two and a half years. “Alastair… -
Technology and Human Rights
1 June 2023News story
Fighting Tech-facilitated Slavery
Learn about how technology is being used by criminals to increase slavery and what we can do to stop it. -
Technology and Human Rights
31 May 2023News story
Safeguarding the Right to Privacy
Learn more about how to protect the human right to privacy online by reforming the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). -
Rights and Freedoms
16 July 2019Media Release
Urgent call for Federal Government to protect 30,000 refugees and asylum seekers at risk in the community
The Australian Human Rights Commission calls on the Australian Government to make urgent changes to improve protections for approximately 30,000 refugees and asylum seekers living in the Australian community. A new report released today, Lives on hold: Refugees and asylum seekers in the ‘Legacy Caseload’, reveals the human rights situation for approximately 30,000 refugees and asylum seekers… -
Technology and Human Rights
23 November 2020Publication
Technical Paper: Addressing Algorithmic Bias
Learn about how algorithmic bias arises in AI decision-making and how it can produce unfair and potentially unlawful decisions. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
29 May 2019Opinion piece
Indigenous Australians can be bystanders no longer
Two years ago, we gathered in the red dust for a ceremony at Uluru and offered a gift to all Australians. There was a great sense of hope about what this gift could deliver. A new beginning, an opportunity to re-define who we are as a country. A country that celebrates its First Peoples and resets the relationship between all Australians for a better future. Despite the recent setbacks and…