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Commission – General
6 May 2020WebpageFormer Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Dr Ben Gauntlett
Learn about Former Disability Discrimination Commissioner Dr Ben Gauntlett, who since 2019 has worked to increase opportunities for people with disability. -
Age Discrimination
26 September 2024Publication
Shaping Perceptions: How Australian Media Reports on Ageing (2024)
This report released 1 October 2024 by the Australian Human Rights Commission followed interviews with journalists and media professionals, and a review of the literature and recent media reports on age-related topics by Australian media outlets. It found that the media industry is failing to accurately represent older Australians and the issues they are facing. -
Disability Rights
30 April 2024Webpage‘Meet the Experts’ Video Campaign
Watch these videos exploring and celebrating the skills, knowledge and experience Australians with disability bring to their workplaces. -
Commission – General
4 July 2023Media Release
Nominations open for 2023 Australian Human Rights Awards
Nominations for the 2023 Australian Human Rights Awards are now open, providing an opportunity to honour and celebrate individuals and organisations striving to defend and protect the human rights of people in Australia. This year’s Awards form a key part of Australia’s celebration and commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights… -
Disability Rights
17 January 2019Publication
A future without violence for people with disability - EasyRead (2018)
You have the right to be safe and treated well. Easy Read guide prepared by Council for Intellectual Disability. -
Race Discrimination
31 October 2024Project
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. -
Race Discrimination
31 October 2024Project
An Anti-Racism Framework: The Perspectives of Multicultural Australia
This report presents the findings and recommendations that followed consultations with more than 1200 people with lived experience of racism from across Australia, enhancing the Commission’s understanding of the prevalence and impact of racism in the country. -
Technology and Human Rights
21 February 2024SubmissionHuman Rights Responses to Cybercrime
Learn more about how cybercrime can lead to human rights violations and how Australia can take a human-rights-centred approach. -
Commission – General
10 November 2020E-bulletin (Monthly)
November ebulletin
Welcoming our new Children's Commissioner, Anne Hollonds Anne Hollonds commences her role as Australia’s National Children’s Commissioner today. Anne brings with her a wealth of experience as an advocate for children and young people. She has worked as the CEO of Relationships Australia, the Benevolent Society and – most recently – the Australian Institute of Family Studies. The Commission… -
8 December 2020Book page
Part 1: Our women and girls' voices
Discover a national conversation on how to promote the human rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls and their communities. -
Technology and Human Rights
16 May 2023Opinion piece
Chatbot Race must not be Run with Blinkers on
Learn more about the risks of developing generative artificial intelligence products with disregard for human rights. -
Education13 May 2020Video
Human rights education message for parents and teachers
Teaching or learning about human rights? Maybe mathematics, geography or history? Some lessons to help you in - and out - of the classroom: https://humanrights.gov.au/education/teachers A unique suite of educational resources for your classroom - be that at home or at school. -
Technology and Human Rights
23 February 2024Submission
Australia and Lethal Autonomous Weaponry
Learn more about Australia's approach to lethal autonomous weapons systems and what this means for human rights. -
Race Discrimination
18 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. -
Commission – General
5 August 2020E-bulletin (Monthly)
August ebulletin
We have heard the words human rights quite a lot in recent weeks, in varied and sometimes inaccurate settings. Measures to protect our health and safety must be balanced with our rights and freedoms, but if there was ever a time to articulate where that line is, it would be now. Which is why last week, I took the step of writing a piece for a mainstream publication. While the pandemic… -
Age Discrimination
18 May 2021Publication
Employing and retaining older workers (2021)
The aim of the study was to understand organisations’ strategies to recruit and retain older workers, and how COVID-19 has impacted these strategies. -
Sex Discrimination
13 March 2024SpeechKey challenges and priorities
Learn about the key challenges and priorities for the office of the Sex Discrimination Commissioner, particularly in relation to the recent Respect@Work reforms. -
Disability Rights
22 November 2019Speech
Speech to National Labor Disability Summit
Dr Ben Gauntlett National Labor Disability Summit Melbourne November 1, 2019 Good disability policy benefits all Australians. When we think of disability policy, it is not “us” and “them”, it is "we", we the people of Australia need good disability policy because it reflects our values of diversity and inclusion. It reflects our human rights obligations and there are critical economic… -
Sex Discrimination
17 January 2019Project
National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces
On 5 March 2020, 'Respect@Work, the Australian Human Rights Commission’s report of the National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces' was released by Kate Jenkins, the Sex Discrimination Commissioner. -
Age Discrimination
6 September 2024Publication
Empowering futures: a report on enduring powers of attorney (2024)
A national survey on the understanding and use of financial enduring powers of attorney (2024).