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Age Discrimination
29 November 2024Webpage
About the Age Discrimination Act
Learn how to file a complaint under the Age Discrimination Act with the Australian Human Rights Commission, understand exemptions, and discover the Commissioner's priorities. -
Rights and Freedoms
13 March 2024SpeechThe Commission’s model for a Human Rights Act for Australia
The Australian Human Rights Commission's model proposes a national Human Rights Act, safeguarding rights for all Australians and addressing human rights concerns. It aims to modernize the legal framework. -
Race Discrimination
19 March 2025SpeechDr John Yu Fellowship
Race Commissioner Giridharan Sivaramans spoke at the John Yu Fellowship at the University of Sydney. -
Technology and Human Rights
30 October 2024SubmissionPrivacy and Doxxing Reform Bill
Learn more about how reforms to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) will better protect human rights in Australia -
8 April 2022Conciliation register
2020-08-12
The complainant is Chinese and was working on a landscaping job at a client's residential address. He claimed the respondent, who is his client's neighbour, approached him and complained about the type of trees being planted and the conversation became heated. The complainant alleged the respondent shouted at him 'Don't let me see you here again! Get f**king out of my country you liar'. The … -
Childrens Rights
15 November 2022News storyGovernments must urgently address youth justice crisis
The Australian Human Rights Commission calls on all Australian governments to urgently address the national crisis in youth justice to prevent further harm to children in detention, and to reduce youth offending through effective systems of support. -
Sex Discrimination
30 November 2021SpeechLaunch of Set the Standard
Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Kate Jenkins launches “Set the Standard” report aims to improve safety and respect in Australian parliamentary workplaces. -
Race Discrimination
17 April 2024News story
Race Discrimination Commissioner urges unity in wake of Sydney attacks
Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner, Giridharan Sivaraman, has urged communities to embrace compassion and reject division, following two stabbing attacks in Sydney this week. Commissioner Sivaraman extended his condolences to all impacted by the attack at the Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley, and the deadly stabbings at Westfield Bondi Junction.; “Like the rest of the… -
Commission - General
13 March 2023Opinion pieceA national Human Rights Act needs to be introduced in Australia
Opinion piece by Commission President Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM, first published in the Canberra Times. -
Race Discrimination
19 March 2025Speech
Multicultural Communities Council of South Australia
To commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Race Discrimination delivered a keynote in Adelaide.