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The new President of the Australian Human Rights Commission, Hugh de Kretser, said maintaining the push to see a national Human Rights Act introduced will be among his key priorities, as he today commenced in the role.

Find out about 'Let's Talk Ageing', an interview series featuring Australian thought leaders who discuss positive ageing and the challenges facing older people.

Find out about the newly appointed Age Discrimination Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald AM. A respected lawyer and leading figure in the anti-discrimination space.

The Attorney-General’s Department is seeking expressions of interest from human rights leaders and experts for two key roles at the Commission – President, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner. The current position holders President Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM and Commissioner June Oscar AO will end their tenures in July and April 2024…

The Australian Human Rights Commission welcomes the appointment of Giridharan Sivaraman as the new Race Discrimination Commissioner. “We are very excited by this appointment. On behalf of the Commission, I would like to warmly welcome Giridharan Sivaraman to the role of Race Discrimination Commissioner,” said Commission President, Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM. “For decades, the…

The Commission President and colleagues have joined to farewell and celebrate the achievements of Race Discrimination Commissioner Chin Tan

New guidelines to ensure Commission appointments are merit-based and transparent have been published by the Attorney-General.

Commission President Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM has joined with colleagues to farewell and celebrate the achievements of Age Discrimination Commissioner the Hon Dr Kay Patterson AO and Disability Discrimination Commissioner Dr Ben Gauntlett.

The Australian Human Rights Commission has recently hosted visits from two UN Special Rapporteurs: the UN Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children and the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Climate Change. Special Rapporteurs are independent human rights experts appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council to investigate, report on and make…

The Commission farewells Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins, celebrating the lasting impact her work has had on Australian workplaces and communities.