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Rights and Freedoms
19 September 2018Webpage
Rights and Freedoms
Learn how the Commission works to protect the right of all Australians to be treated with dignity and value as it lies at the foundation of human rights. -
Rights and Freedoms
8 May 2024Media Release
60% student discount announced for landmark national human rights event
Organisers of a major national human rights conference have just announced a 60% discount for students who want to attend the historic gathering in June during the Vivid Sydney festival. Presented by the Australian Human Rights Commission, the Free + Equal Human Rights Conference is set to attract hundreds of delegates from across Australia’s human rights, civil society, legal, justice,… -
Technology and Human Rights
4 October 2023News story
Ethical AI and Global Governance
Learn more about why the global governance of AI must be ethical and centre on human rights to ensure widespread adoption. -
Technology and Human Rights
31 May 2023News story
Safeguarding the Right to Privacy
Learn more about how to protect the human right to privacy online by reforming the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). -
Disability Rights
5 December 2024Opinion pieceIt’s time disability reform became an election commitment
In an opinion piece published in The Mandarin, Disability Discrimination Commissioner Rosemary Kayess urges political leaders to commit to disability reform ahead of the 2025 Federal election. -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
2 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. -
Rights and Freedoms
9 October 2024News story
Statement: Inquiry into antisemitism at Australian Universities
President Hugh de Kretser gave at opening statement at the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee Inquiry into the proposed Commission of Inquiry into Antisemitism at Australian Universities Bill (2024) -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
10 July 2024SpeechEMRIP- The lack of constitutional recognition of First Nations Peoples
Discover a speech on constitutional recognition of First Nations peoples. -
Technology and Human Rights
30 October 2024Submission
Guardrails for High-risk AI
Learn more about the need for an Australian Artificial Intelligence Act to better protect human rights -
Sex Discrimination
19 September 2018Webpage
LGBTIQ+
Read the latest news regarding how the Human Rights Commission promotes the rights of LGBTIQ+ individuals to help ensure an inclusive community.