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Sex Discrimination16 June 2021Publication
Investing in workplaces that work for everyone (2021)
This report presents research into the collection and reporting of workplace data relevant to sexual harassment by ASX200 companies. -
Age Discrimination26 May 2016Publication
Willing to Work: Healthy Ageing Paper (2016)
This paper expands on the evidence presented in the Willing to Work Inquiry regarding the link between health and workforce participation. As a critical factor of ongoing workforce participation it is important to analyse how improvements in health and related workplace practices can facilitate and enhance policies aimed at increasing the workforce participation of older people. -
Sex Discrimination28 January 2020Publication
Respect@Work: Sexual Harassment National Inquiry Report (2020)
Workplace sexual harassment is prevalent and pervasive: it occurs in every industry, in every location and at every level, in Australian workplaces. -
Disability Rights2 May 2016Publication
Willing to Work: National Inquiry into Employment Discrimination
Learn how the right to work is a fundamental human right, though one that many older people and people with disability in Australia do not enjoy. -
Disability Rights25 July 2016Publication
Willing to Work: Good Practice Examples for Employers (2016)
Some employers, particularly small businesses, told us that they would have liked to do more to hire and retain employees with disability and older employees, but were time-poor and had limited resources and access to information. For this reason, we have produced this resource which sets out our recommendations to businesses, examples of existing good practice and a list of available… -
Disability Rights25 August 2015Publication
Willing to Work - employment and Australians with disability
Read the report on employment and Australians with disabilities. -
Disability Rights19 August 2015Publication
Willing to Work - Booklet 1: about the National Inquiry
Explore a series of booklets that are part of a National Inquiry in to employment discrimination against older Australians and Australians with disability. -
Disability Rights25 August 2015Publication
Willing to Work - Booklet 2: employment and older Australians
Explore what older Australians and those with a disability can do when they encounter employment discrimination. -
Age Discrimination24 May 2019Publication
Willing to Work: National Inquiry into Employment Discrimination Against Older Australians and Australians with Disability (2016)
The right to work is a fundamental human right, but one that far too many older people and people with disability in Australia do not enjoy. -
Disability Rights25 August 2015Publication
Willing to Work - Booklet 4: what you can do about employment discrimination
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Rights and Freedoms26 February 2025Publication
'Collateral Damage' Report Into Australia's COVID-19 Pandemic Response
This major new report about the COVID-19 pandemic by the Australian Human Rights Commission highlights how critical gaps in the emergency response could be improved upon in future crises. -
Commission – General5 November 2024Publication
Annual Report 2023-24
Year in Review The Australian Human Rights Commission is a vital national institution which has been promoting justice and human rights for Australians for close to forty years. It is an honour to write this message as the Commission’s new President. In December 2023, the world commemorated 75 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Declaration lays the foundation for peace -
Sex Discrimination4 February 2025Publication
Use of Confidentiality Clauses in the Resolution of WSH Complaints
Guidelines on the Use of Confidentiality Clauses in the Resolution of Workplace Sexual Harassment Complaints These provide principles to guide the consideration of the use of a confidentiality clause in a settlement agreement concerning a workplace sexual harassment claim. The principles provide that confidentiality clauses should be clear, fair, in plain English and translated or… -
Race Discrimination18 September 2024Publication
Mapping government anti-racism programs and policies
This report enhances the Commission’s understanding of how Australia's national, state, territory and local governments engage in anti-racism work. It describes the nature and scope of their policies and programs over the past five years. -
Race Discrimination21 October 2024Publication
Anti-Asian Racism Resources
Explore the Commission's anti-racism resources addressing settler colonialism, systemic racism, and anti-Asian racism in Australia, featuring expert insights and community-led solutions. -
Legal23 December 2024Publication
Immigration detainees in prolonged or indefinite detention
Immigration detainees in prolonged or indefinite detention v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs and Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs)[2024] AusHRC 174 Report into arbitrary detention Australian Human Rights Commission 2024 -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees2 December 2024Publication
'Not Just An Afterthought’ - Women in Immigration Detention Report
The Australian Human Rights Commission has called for significant reform to the country’s immigration detention system, after a new inspection report into the treatment of women in detention found their rights, safety and wellbeing are being widely overlooked. -
Children's Rights19 August 2024Publication
'Help Way Earlier!'- transforming child justice for safety & wellbeing
Learn about how Australia can transform child justice to improve safety and wellbeing. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice21 August 2024Publication
Women in Native Title: Native Title Report 2024
This report is an account of the experiences, perspectives, aspirations and solutions of First Nations women within the native title system. It takes a person-centred approach, highlighting how native title and related systems impact individuals and communities on a day-to-day basis. It calls for significant reform of the native title system to deliver land justice and fulfil human rights… -
Children's Rights25 September 2024Publication
Improving the safety and wellbeing of vulnerable children
This study aims to provide a national focus for reforms to the child protection and youth justice systems by examining the nature of recommendations from 61 reports and inquiries into these systems between the years of 2010 and 2022.