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Human Resources18 March 2015Webpage
Working at the Commission
Discover all the great reasons why you should apply for a job working at the Australian Human Rights Commission. -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012SpeechMr Graeme Innes AM - Honours reference
It has been an extraordinary privilege to know Graeme and share in his work towards achieving a fair go for all members of Australian society and in particular for people with disabilities. -
Commission – General
14 December 2012SpeechSite navigation
Human rights are said to be universal and indivisible. This paper explores how far that universality introduces human rights principles into the functions and work of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT). The answer, I think, could be “further than you realise”. -
Children's Rights
27 February 2018Publication
Children’s Rights Report 2017
This report outlines work the National Children's Commissioner has undertaken throughout 2016-17 to promote the human rights of children and young people in Australia. This year the major project has focused on the rights and needs of young parents and their children. -
Children's Rights
13 March 2015Opinion piece
Children the victims of AMF’s anti-gay marriage advertisement
THE running of the Australian Marriage Forum (AMF) advertisement on television last weekend to coincide with the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade can only be described as pointless and cruel. This anti-same sex marriage message deliberately seeks to undermine the thousands of healthy gay parent child relationships in this country. The advertisement asks us to “think of the child”,… -
Commission – General
21 October 2013Webpage
Tickets/Venue information
Waitlist for tickets is now available Tickets are now on sale for our major event of the year, the Human Rights Awards. In 2015 the Awards will be held at the Westin Hotel in Sydney, on Thursday 10 December 2015 with a two course lunch provided. There’ll be plenty of time to network and mingle with other guests, as well as to hear from some of the extraordinary people working in human rights… -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2004 : Chapter 3 : Implementing new arrangements for the administration of Indigenous affairs
Part 1: What are the new arrangements for the administration of Indigenous affairs? -
Commission – General
14 December 2012Webpage
Cyberbullying, Human rights and bystanders
Explore the Commission's resources that can help if you experience cyberbullying along with the bystander actions you can take if you witness bullying. -
14 December 2012Book page
The Human Rights of Rural Australians
Human rights are universal. This means they apply to all people wherever they live and whatever their circumstances. People living in rural areas have an equal entitlement to human rights as those people who live in urban areas. However, for rural Australians, the full enjoyment of their human rights can sometimes be problematic. The reasons for this are many and varied. They include issues of… -
Education14 December 2012Webpage
Human Rights Explained: How States commit to Human Rights Treaties
Learn how states commit to human rights treaties through signing, ratification, and domestic legislation. Explore the process with this fact sheet. -
Sex Discrimination
8 November 2017PublicationUnleashing the power of gender equality (2017)
Priorities of Kate Jenkins - Australian Sex Discrimination Commissioner -
14 December 2012Book page
Same Sex: Speech
Today marks the beginning of a process that seeks to bring about the elimination of discrimination against same-sex couples in Australia in accessing financial entitlements and benefits - benefits that heterosexual couples take for granted in a democracy such as ours. -
27 September 2018Webpage
Get Informed about human rights
Discover everything about human rights, including the different types of rights, how human rights have changed over time and why are important to us today. -
Legal
14 December 2012WebpageAustralian Human Rights Commission Submission to the Joint Select Committee on Australia’s Immigration Detention Network (2011)
The Australian Government should implement reforms it announced in 2008 under which immigration detention is to be used as a last resort and for the shortest practicable period, people are to be detained in the least restrictive environment appropriate to their individual circumstances, and there is a presumption that people will be permitted to reside in the community unless they pose an… -
14 December 2012Book page
9. Mental Health of Children in Immigration Detention
This chapter addresses the impact of the detention environment on the mental health of children and the measures taken to address their mental health needs. Consistent with the breadth of protection given to the welfare of children under the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the Inquiry uses the term mental health to describe the psychological well-being of children as well as… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Inquiry into International Student Accommodation in New South Wales (2011)
The Australian Human Rights Commission welcomes the opportunity to submit comments to the Social Policy Committee of the NSW Legislative Assembly in its Inquiry into International Student Accommodation in New South Wales. The Commission is established by the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) and is Australia’s national human rights institution. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
exemption application: kendell
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission has received, by letter dated 28 April 2000, an application for temporary exemption under section 55 of the DDA regarding carriage of passengers with disabilities on low capacity aircraft, for a period of five years. The exemption application is attached, including an action plan and proposed disability awareness policy in support of the… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Recommendation for refusal of temporary exemption applied for under section 55 of the Disability Discrimination Act: Victoria Department of Infrastructure
We have received by email on 18 May the attached application from Victoria's Department of Infrastructure. The application (MS Word ) seeks an exemption for a period of 18 months from the physical access requirements of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport in relation to proposed trial services to operate between Daylesford and Ballan and between Mt Egerton and Ballan. -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Opinion piece
Three's company for Jetstar (2011)
The following opinion pieces have been published by the President and Commissioners. Reproduction of the opinion pieces must include reference to where the opinion piece was originally published. -
Commission – General
14 December 2012Webpage
Former Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick
Elizabeth Broderick was appointed for a five year term as Sex Discrimination Commissioner in September 2007. The term was extended to September 2015. She was also the Commissioner responsible for Age Discrimination from September 2007 until July 2011.