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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
24 October 2017SpeechWA Parks Conference 2017
Acknowledgements Jalangurru garrwarri balanggarri. Yaningi warangira ngindaji yuwa muwayi ingirranggu, Wadjuk Noongar yani u. Balangarri wadjirragali jarra ningi – gamali ngindaji yau muwayi nyirrami ngarri thangani. Yaningi miya ngindaji Muwayi ingga winyira ngarragi thangani. Yathawarra, wilalawarra jalangurru ngarri guda. Good afternoon everyone. I stand here today on the lands of the… -
14 December 2012Book page
Commission Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
The commissioner will inquire into the adequacy and appropriateness of Australia's treatment of child asylum seekers, and other children who are, or have been, held in immigration detention, including: -
Sex Discrimination
12 September 2018SpeechNational Press Club: Everyone's Business: 2018 Sexual Harassment Survey
Kate Jenkins CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY I acknowledge the traditional owners of this land, the Ngunnawal people, and pay my respects to their elders past, present and emerging. Change takes time In my role as Sex Discrimination Commissioner, many people tell me to be patient. They tell me that change takes time and generational change will eliminate sexual harassment. The next generation will… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
21 July 2017Speech
Children and racism
Protecting young lives against racial discrimination. Insights from June Oscar AO from the Australian Human Rights Commission. -
14 December 2012Book page
National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
The Sabean Mandaean Association in Australia was founded in 1982. The Association’s financial and non-financial membership is around 2,000 persons. Inter alia, the Association looks after the humanitarian, spiritual, and social needs of Mandaean asylum seekers who have settled or who wish to settle in Australia. -
Commission – General
14 December 2012SpeechPresident speech: The role of culture and human rights in promoting human development
[1] According to the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, the intangible cultural heritage (ICH) – or living heritage – is the mainspring of our cultural diversity and its maintenance a guarantee for continuing creativity. It is defined as follows: Intangible Cultural Heritage means the practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, skills – as well as… -
Legal
14 December 2012WebpageNOTICE OF GRANT OF APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY EXEMPTION
By this instrument, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (‘the Commission’) grants to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (‘ABS’) a temporary exemption pursuant to s 44(1) of the Sex Discrimination Act (Cth) 1984 (‘the SDA’) from the operation of Divisions 1 and 2 of Part II of the SDA, in the terms set out from 1.1 to 1.3 below. -
Race Discrimination
14 December 2012SpeechThe Global Context for Racism in Australia
Exploring racism in Australia within a global context. Insights from the National Race Discrimination Commissioner, Tim Calma 2007 -
Sex Discrimination
14 December 2012Webpage
UN Mechanisms for Protecting Women’s Human Rights : Sex Discrimination - International Activities
Learn about UN mechanisms that protect women’s rights and combat sex discrimination with the Australian Human Rights Commission’s resources. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Free to air television captioning exemption decision (2012)
By this instrument, the Australian Human Rights Commission grants to the Applicants an exemption pursuant to section 55(1) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) (DDA). -
Sex Discrimination
9 June 2023Media Release
Commission welcomes passage of new ACT intersex laws
New legislation protecting the rights of people in the Australian Capital Territory who have variations in sex characteristics (VSC) has been welcomed by the Commission. Yesterday the ACT Parliament passed the Variation in Sex Characteristics (Restricted Medical Treatment) Bill 2023 establishes legal protections and processes to support people with VSC to make their own decisions about… -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
7 December 2023Opinion pieceHasty detainee laws raise human rights concerns
Read an opinion piece from Australia's Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay raising concerns about the passage of new laws responding to the fallout from the recent NZYQ High Court decision. -
14 December 2012Book page
HREOC Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
Commissioners: DR SEV OZDOWSKI, Human Rights Commissioner MRS ROBIN SULLIVAN, Queensland Children's Commissioner PROFESSOR TRANG THOMAS, Professor of Psychology, Melbourne Institute of Technology MS VANESSA LESNIE, Secretary to the Inquiry -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Commission submissions:the Queen
Apart from the express statutory authority for such intervention it would appear that the non party intervention may only be allowed where the intervener can provide arguments or facts which will contribute to the Court's reaching an informed decision, and where the significance of those arguments or facts is sufficient to outweigh any expense and/or delay which may be caused to the parties by… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Inquiry into Australia’s agreement with Malaysia in relation to asylum seekers
Recommendation 1: Asylum seekers should not be transferred from Australia to Malaysia under the Arrangement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Malaysia on Transfer and Resettlement. -
Legal
6 May 2014Submission
Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Regaining Control Over Australia’s Protection Obligations) Bill 2013
1 Introduction The Australian Human Rights Commission makes this submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee in its Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Regaining Control Over Australia’s Protection Obligations) Bill 2013. The Commission is established by the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) and is Australia’s national human rights… -
Education9 February 2021Webpage
Discrimination, bullying, and harassment prevention training
Upskill your team members and further their understanding of discrimination, bullying, and harassment with the Australian Human Rights Commission’s training. Choose from eLearning or workshop courses to meet your needs. -
Technology and Human Rights
1 June 2023News story
Fighting Tech-facilitated Slavery
Learn about how technology is being used by criminals to increase slavery and what we can do to stop it. -
Commission – General
8 March 2023News story
Forum aims to strengthen human rights in the Pacific
The Commission joined an important conversation about establishing and strengthening National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) across the Pacific region. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Australian 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…