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29 April 2025Conciliation register
2024-10-03
The complainant has a neurological disability affecting her sleep and occasional caring responsibilities for a family member. She was placed at the respondent government agency by the respondent consulting firm. She claimed the agency originally offered to allow her to work from home as needed to accommodate her disability and to work interstate when required by her family responsibilities… -
8 December 2020Book page
Part 4: Healthy and engaged lives
Learn how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls face challenges with their health, wellbeing and education and how this is being addressed. -
29 April 2025Conciliation register
2024-05-05
The complainant’s four-year-old son has Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention-Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder. When in the respondent’s store, the complainant’s son was “stimming” (repetitive movements of the body or objects) to manage his anxiety. The complainant alleged a staff member told her son in front of other customers to calm down and be quiet. The store claimed the staff member… -
Race Discrimination
3 October 2024ProjectRace Reporting Handbook
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Education4 August 2023Webpage
Retail and hospitality: Understanding and eliminating work-related sexual harassment
This page is about the new Australian Human Rights Commission Workplace sexual harassment eLearning course for the retail and hospitality sectors. -
25 March 2025Conciliation register
2024-09-06
The complainant has a physical disability. She alleged parking in accessible parking spaces at the respondent hospital was limited to 60 minutes and this did not provide her with sufficient time to use the hospital’s services. On being advised of the complaint, the hospital indicated a willingness to try to resolve the complaint by conciliation. The complaint was resolved with an undertaking… -
25 March 2025Conciliation register
2024-09-04
The complainant was employed as a store person at the respondent automotive warehouse and developed osteoarthritis in her knee. She alleged that the warehouse failed to make reasonable adjustments for her while she waited for surgery, subjected her to additional and unnecessary medical assessments, and terminated her employment before the surgery took place. The warehouse claimed that the -
25 March 2025Conciliation register
2024-09-03
The complainant alleged the respondent airline refused to carry his assistance animal because relevant documentation provided was not sufficient. The airline acknowledged the complainant provided relevant documentation relating to the assistance animal’s training and role in alleviating the effects of his disability, but did not provide documentation showing the assistance animal met the… -
25 March 2025Conciliation register
2024-09-02
The complainant is 42 years of age and applied for a job with the respondent recruitment agency. He alleged he was asked his age and informed the agency was recruiting applicants aged 20 to 35 years of age. The complainant said he was offered an interview after raising concerns about this practice. He said the same time slot was allocated for three applicants and he left after waiting for… -
Rights and Freedoms
2 September 2019Media ReleaseCommissioners call for compassionate approach for Tamil family
Australian Children’s Commissioner Megan Mitchell and Human Rights Commissioner Edward Santow have today written to Minister David Coleman, calling for an urgent and compassionate resolution for the Tamil family detained in immigration detention on Christmas Island. “Given their connection to Australia, showing compassion and allowing the family to stay together in the only community the… -
Legal
18 November 2022Publication![Title slide showing the Australian Human Rights Commission logo and the case name Mr Vakhabov v Commonwealth (Department of Home Affairs) [2022] AUSHRC 146 on a white and blue background.](/sites/default/files/styles/search_results_image/public/2022-11/mr_vakhabov_v_cth_2022_aushrc_report_1461024_1.jpg?itok=2X7QpznO)
Mr Vakhabov v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs)
Report into a safe place of detention - Australian Human Rights Commission 2022.