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A report released today by the Australian Human Rights Commission has laid bare the devastating impact of racism on health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and other communities impacted by racism in Australia.

Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner has warned that inaccurate and dehumanising rhetoric over migration risks fanning the flames of racism and distracts from the real causes of inequality.

Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner says a comprehensive national approach to addressing all forms of racism – including antisemitism – will help make Australia a safer place for everyone.

The search is on to recognise Australia’s leading human rights defenders and advocates who strive to improve the lives of people across the country. Australia’s peak human rights body is calling for nominations for the Australian Human Rights Awards. The Australian Human Rights Commission is encouraging people to nominate people and organisations whose work inspires them. “The awards…

New report reveals almost one in 4 employers consider workers in their 50s ‘old’ and are reluctant to hire people over 50 and under 24 despite skills shortages.

Today marks 50 years since the passage of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (RDA) through the Australian Parliament.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO and the Co-Chair of the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples Rod Little, will today release the 2019 Close the Gap report – “Our Choices, Our Voices”. The report, prepared by the Lowitja Institute, is being released at a community event at Tharawal Aboriginal Corporation – Aboriginal Medical Service…

Image design copyright Bree Buttenshaw for Saltwater People (2024). Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner today launched the most comprehensive plan ever for eliminating racism in Australia. Developed by the Australian Human Rights Commission with dedicated funding from the Australian Government, the National Anti-Racism Framework provides a roadmap for governments, business and…

Women’s equity and racial equality advocate Juliana Nkrumah AM has been awarded the prestigious Human Rights Medal at the 2023 Australian Human Rights Awards in Sydney tonight. Other awards went to Gabriel Osborne (Young People’s Award), Northern Pictures (Media and Creative Industries Award), Advocacy Tasmania (Community Award) and the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia (Law…

New data from Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) shows the Australian Human Rights Commission has a 13.5% median gender pay gap, despite women making up 85% of Commission staff. “Gender inequality is widespread in Australia. The Commission’s results underscore the work we must do to address gender inequality within our organisation,” said President of the Australian Human Rights…

Sex Discrimination Commissioner Dr Anna Cody has welcomed the Australian parliament’s passing of legislation that will prevent courts ordering applicants to pay respondent’s costs in Federal Court discrimination cases.

Sport and human rights leaders are encouraging all Australians to “stand for inclusivity”, launching new guidelines that promote the inclusion of transgender and gender diverse people in sport. National Guidelines for the inclusion of transgender and gender diverse people in sport were launched in Melbourne today. The Guidelines were developed by the Australian Human Rights Commission in

Australia’s Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner and National Children’s Commissioner welcome the National Cabinet’s funding announcement to end gendered violence in Australia this morning.