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8 July 2025Conciliation register
2025-01-05
The complainant has an assistance dog and alleged she was told by the respondent holiday accommodation provider that an additional fee would apply if she booked a stay with her assistance animal. The holiday accommodation provider acknowledged that an additional fee applied to guests with pets. The complaint was resolved after the holiday accommodation provider allowed the complainant to… -
Disability Rights13 March 2024Webpage
Finding and applying for a job
Learn how to find and apply for jobs online or in-person, through networks, connections, Disability Employment Service providers, or volunteering. -
Human Resources30 April 2021Webpage
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Business and Human Rights7 July 2025E-bulletin (Monthly)
President's message | July 2025
Dear friends, Without truth there can be no justice. On Tuesday, the Yoorrook Justice Commission’s remarkable four-year journey ended with the publication of its final reports and public record. Yoorrook was the first formal truth-telling inquiry into injustices against First Peoples in Victoria. Led by four First Peoples Commissioners and a non-Indigenous Commissioner, it changed Victoria… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice2 July 2025Opinion piece
How my perspective as a non-Indigenous person was profoundly changed
In an an opinion piece for The Canberra Times, Commission President Hugh de Kretser reflects on how the truth-telling process can change the perspectives of non-Indigenous Australians like himself. It follows this week's publication of the final reports of the Yoorrook Justice Commission, the first formal truth-telling inquiry into injustices against First Peoples in Victoria. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice30 April 2025News story
Explainer: Commonwealth v Yunupingu and compensation for native title
On 12 March 2025, the High Court handed down judgment in the case of Commonwealth v Yunupingu. -
Race Discrimination11 July 2025Speech
50th Anniversary of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975
On the 17 June 2025, Race Driscrimination Commissioner, Giridharan Sivaraman, gave the keynote address at the Whitlam Institute's Community Forum: 50th Anniversary | Racial Discrimination Action 1975 at Parramatta Town Hall. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice10 June 2025Speech
2025 AIATSIS Summit: Voices of Empowerment Strengthening our Future
This keynote speech, delivered on Larrakia Country by Commissioner Katie Kiss at the 2025 AIATSIS Summit calls for urgent reform of the Native Title system and implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to achieve true empowerment, justice, and self-determination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. -
Disability Rights5 May 2025Webpage
Chapter 3 | Standards and Guidelines on digital accessibility
Contents Introduction W3C Standards Australian Standards Australian Government standards State Government requirements Industry requirements Additional Guidance Introduction This Chapter includes brief summaries of technical standards and guidance mentioned in the Guidelines. As explained in the Guidelines, the Disability Discrimination Act requires that providers of goods and services do… -
Commission - General4 June 2025Speech
Financial Counselling Australia Conference
Hugh de Kretser discusses the importance of truth telling, what he learned working at the Yoorrook Justice Commission, human rights values and the need for Human Rights Acts. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice28 April 2025Speech
UNPFII Panel Presentation Tuesday 22 April 2025
At the United Nations Permanent Forum for Indigenous Issues, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Ms Katie Kiss was part of a panel presentation to discuss the theme “Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples within United Nations Member States and the United Nations system, including identifying good practices and addressing… -
Disability Rights1 April 2025Publication
Guidelines on equal access to digital goods and services
Discover how these guidelines help organisations provide accessible digital goods and services, ensuring compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act. -
25 March 2025Conciliation register
2024-09-02
The complainant is 42 years of age and applied for a job with the respondent recruitment agency. He alleged he was asked his age and informed the agency was recruiting applicants aged 20 to 35 years of age. The complainant said he was offered an interview after raising concerns about this practice. He said the same time slot was allocated for three applicants and he left after waiting for… -
Race Discrimination18 June 2025Speech
50th Anniversary of the Racial Discrimination Act - Whitlam Institute
Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman gave the keynote for the Whitlam Institute's special event marking 50 years of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975. -
17 September 2024Conciliation register
2023-08-01
The complainant advised she had depression for a short period in the past and that this does not impact on her ability to work. She applied for an increase to income protection insurance which was granted with an exception for mental health issues. She said she applied for a further two increases to her income protection insurance and claims the respondent insurer granted the first request…