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Rights and Freedoms
29 July 2024Teachers Article
Let's Talk About...
Explore the Let's Talk About... suite of resources for primary school students. Featuring videos and interactive activities across the topics of equality and equity, education, refugees, disability, and bodies, identity, and sexuality. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
7 June 2024SpeechAIATSIS Summit: Plenary Panel Discussion
Address by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss to AIATSIS Summit 2024. -
Children's Rights
23 August 2024Media ReleaseA step backwards for child justice and community safety in Queensland
The Queensland Government’s ‘Community Safety Act’ allowing more children to be locked up in the first instance is another step backwards for child justice and community safety, National Children’s Commissioner Anne Hollonds said. “We all want to live in communities where kids can flourish and where everyone is safe, especially children. But this approach to offending by children doesn’t… -
Education8 December 2015Webpage
Training Resources
This unit of competency has been designed to provide learners with the skills and knowledge required to facilitate the empowerment of people with disability, through the delivery of services driven by a person-centred, rights-based approach. -
Employers18 February 2015Webpage
Toolkits, guidelines and other resources
Learn about resources available to promote diversity and prevent discrimination in your workplace. -
Commission – General
14 December 2012Webpage
Links to Human Rights Organisations and Resources
This website contains links to other websites that are external to the Australian Human Rights Commission. The Commission takes reasonable care in linking websites but has no direct control over the content of the linked sites, or the changes that may occur to the content on those sites. It is the responsibility of the user to make their own decisions about the accuracy, currency, reliability and… -
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
14 December 2012Webpage
Useful resources - Human rights at your fingertips
View resources that document various areas of human rights, including Indigenous, disability, children, women, racial, civil, social and cultural rights. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
10 July 2024Speech
17th Session of EMRIP in Geneva, Item 5 Statement
Statement from Katie Kiss at the 17th EMRIP session, focusing on Indigenous rights and participation. -
Rights and Freedoms
6 December 2023Publication
Revitalising Australia’s commitment to human rights
This is the final report of the Commission's major, five year Inquiry into Australia's human rights framework. It recommends a National Human Rights Act for Australia and a framework to support it. Download the report, the Executive Summary, and a two-page explainer. -
Sex Discrimination
19 June 2024WebpagePositive Duty Privacy Collection Notice
The Australian Human Rights Commission ( Commission) collects and handles personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), the Archives Act 1983 (Cth) and our Privacy Policy. By completing this online form, you consent to us collecting your personal information and sensitive information and using it for the purposes set out below. We may use the information you provide to… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 June 2024Speech
4th National Indigenous Empowerment Summit
‘Framing Indigenous empowerment with human rights: using the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples for real change’ Wednesday 12 June 2024 Good Morning All My name is Katie Kiss. I am a proud Kaanju, Biri/Widi woman from North Queensland. I was born and raised on the lands of the Darumbal peoples in Rockhampton, in Central Queensland. Before I begin today, I pay my respects to the … -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
11 July 2024Speech
EMRIP - Enhanced participation in the work of the Human Rights Council
Statement from Katie Kiss at the 17th EMRIP session which advises on Indigenous rights and participation. -
Sex Discrimination
22 February 2024News story
Positive Duty: Supporting safe, inclusive and respectful workplaces
In December 2023, the Australian Human Rights Commission convened a panel of experts to discuss the positive duty under the Sex Discrimination Act, compliance and enforcement policies, and efforts to address workplace sexual harassment and other unlawful behavior. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
4 August 2023Webpage
Indigenous Rights & the Voice
The Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum proposes a mechanism that addresses Indigenous peoples’ right to participation in decision making, and the right to consultation with government. The Voice could also promote the realisation of other human rights for Indigenous peoples, including to ensure the full realisation of rights to health, education, housing and the protection of Indigenous… -
Race Discrimination
12 July 2022Project
Racism. It Stops With Me campaign relaunch
Racism. It Stops With Me is a national campaign that provides tools and resources to help people and organisations learn about racism and take action to create change. -
Race Discrimination
1 February 2024Video
'Racism in Sport' - Kep Enderby Memorial Lecture 2023
Watch the 2023 Kep Enderby Memorial Lecture. A unique opportunity to interrogate sport as a necessary space for anti-racism action. -
Age Discrimination
13 June 2024Media ReleaseAge Discrimination Commissioner: Australia has a long way to go to end elder abuse
Age Discrimination Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald AM has warned the ongoing cost-of-living crisis is likely to lead to an increased risk of elder abuse with Australia needing to further bolster its efforts to address the nationwide problem. Elder abuse is when harm is done to an older person by someone they know and trust, often a family member. It can take many forms, including neglect,… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
31 July 2023Webpage
Voice Referendum: Understanding the referendum from a human rights perspective
The Commission has produced a resource kit to encourage the Australian public to consider the Uluru Statement from the Heart and the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum through a human rights lens. The resources seek to minimise harm by encouraging cultural humility and focusing the conversation on human rights principles as they relate to the referendum and proposed Voice to Parliament. -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Project
Education and disability
Explore the Commission's entry point on resources regarding equal access and opportunity to education for people with disabilities.