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Race Discrimination
15 October 2024Media ReleaseRace Discrimination Commissioner condemns neo-Nazi rally in regional NSW
Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner, Giridharan Sivaraman, has condemned the neo-Nazi rally held in regional New South Wales on the weekend, warning it is further proof of the urgent need for a national strategy to combat racism. -
Children's Rights
11 October 2024Media ReleaseWe must ‘help way earlier’ – united call to address systemic failures of Australia’s youth justice systems
Joint media release: Justice Reform Initiative and Australian Human Rights Commission Law and justice leaders, parliamentarians, First Nations leaders, child safety advocates, community service providers, peak organisations, and people with lived experience of child imprisonment from around Australia will come together for a landmark parliamentary event in Canberra on Thursday. Amid an… -
Commission – General
4 October 2024Media ReleaseCommission President reiterates calls for upholding human rights as violence in the Middle East escalates
As the violence in the Middle East escalates, and with the approaching anniversary of the brutal 7 October attacks by Hamas and the start of Israel’s devastating and continuing response, the President of the Australian Human Rights Commission has reiterated its call for upholding human rights and international humanitarian law. -
Race Discrimination
2 October 2024Media Release
New handbook aims to shake up reporting on race in Australia
Journalists play a critical role in the way people are racialised. That’s why the Australian Human Rights Commission, in partnership with Media Diversity Australia, has produced the Race Reporting Handbook to help overcome misrepresentation and stereotyping. -
Age Discrimination
1 October 2024Media ReleaseNew report finds Australian media must improve how it reports on older people
Age Discrimination Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald AM has urged Australian newsrooms to review their editorial practices, work closely with experts in the age sector, and strengthen staff training to specifically cover age and ageism, after a new report found the media industry is failing to accurately represent older Australians and the issues they are facing. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
26 September 2024Media ReleaseNSW a step closer to truth telling
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss has welcomed the appointment of the NSW Treaty Commissioners announced today. “These appointments are a milestone in the beginning of the truth and treaty process in NSW,” Commissioner Kiss said. “I congratulate the NSW Government in taking this crucial step and working with the community towards self-determination… -
Sex Discrimination
20 September 2024Media ReleaseSex Discrimination Commissioner welcomes final recommendation being implemented from Respect@Work report
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. -
Age Discrimination
9 September 2024Media Release
New report recommends Australia urgently creates nationally consistent enduring powers of attorney laws
Age Discrimination Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald AM has said Commonwealth and State and Territory governments must act now to achieve national consistency in laws governing enduring power of attorney, following the release of a new report. -
Sex Discrimination
6 September 2024Media Release
Commissioners welcome ongoing investment to end gendered violence
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. -
Children's Rights
2 September 2024Media Release
A tragic start to National Child Protection Week
As the launch of National Child Protection Week throws the spotlight on creating better futures where children and young people flourish, the National Children’s Commissioner Anne Hollonds is speaking up for the thousands of children whose futures are bleak because Australian governments do not prioritise their human rights to safety, care and protection. Commissioner Hollonds said: “It was…