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Disability Rights
26 April 2024Webpage
Identifying accessible and inclusive employers
Explore this guide providing information on searching for and identifying accessible and inclusive employers. -
Children's Rights
29 September 2021Webpage
About Children's Rights
Just like adults, children have human rights across the full spectrum of civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights. -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
24 August 2020PublicationMr AP v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs)
Mr AP v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) [2019] AusHRC 134 Report into complaint of arbitrary detention -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
24 August 2020Publication
FZ v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2019)
FZ v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) [2019] AusHRC 135 Report into use of force against Mr FZ in immigration detention -
16 November 2021Book page
Spectator Racism – Supporting Resources
To support the implementation of the Spectator Racism Guidelines, the Commission has developed resources, which you can download here. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
10 February 2022SpeechANU College of Law Conference: Parenthood and Work in a Post-COVID Context
[Introduction in Bunuba] It is a pleasure be speaking to you all today. My name is June Oscar, and I am Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner. I acknowledge the traditional custodians of all the lands across Australia and pay my respects to all elders, past, present and emerging. I also pay my respects to the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples for those of… -
Rights and Freedoms
4 March 2020PublicationMr Nauroze Anees v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs)
Mr Nauroze Anees v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) [2019] AusHRC 133 Report into complaint of arbitrary detention and arbitrary interference with family -
Commission – General
15 September 2021SpeechHuman Rights Day Oration 2020: Rosemary Kayess and Nas Campanella
The 2020 Human Rights Day Oration was delivered by leading disability rights advocate Rosemary Kayess, winner of the 2019 Human Rights Medal, and a contributor to the drafting of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Ms Kayess discussed the social transformation of CRPD and the impact it has had on the community as well as her work with the Disability Royal -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
9 August 2019Speech
Reflections: Our Health, Our Way conference
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO addressed the AMSANT Our Health Our Way Conference in the Alice Springs on August 7. The topic was 'Personal Reflection'. Jalangurru maninga balanggarri. Yaningi yatharra ngindaji yuwa muwayi ingirranggu Arrente yani U. I acknowledge the Arrente people, and all of you and your families and elders past, present… -
Legal
27 August 2019PublicationMr TA and Miss TB v Commonwealth of Australia
Mr TA and Miss TB v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) [2019] AusHRC 132 Report into arbitrary interference with family and failure to consider the best interests of the child -
Rights and Freedoms
18 March 2022Opinion piece
What is happening in Ukraine should matter to every Australian
OPINION There is almost 13,000km between Australia and Ukraine. It is literally on the other side of the world. Given the vast distances that separate us, it would be easy to claim that what happens there has nothing to do with us. That Australia should focus instead on the many challenges we face at home and leave the rest of the world to deal with their own problems. That would be a grave … -
Legal
21 January 2019Publication
AM v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) 2018
[2018] AusHRC 124 Report into Arbitrary Detention -
Legal
18 January 2019Publication
Ms Jessica Smith v Redflex Traffic Systems Pty Ltd (2018)
[2018] AusHRC 125 Report into discrimination in employment on the basis of criminal record -
Legal
21 January 2019Publication
CW v Commonwealth (Department of Home Affairs) 2018
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
18 March 2022Opinion piece
We will not sit down or stand to the side
OPINION There are moments in history where the forces of what has come before and the energy of the present reconfigure the social and political landscape. In Australia and around the globe, reckoning with misogyny and the interrelated issues of systemic racism and patriarchal destruction has been centuries in the making. On Tuesday, on International Women’s Day, a new play by Victoria… -
Legal
18 January 2019Publication
AG v Commonwealth (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) 2018
[2018] AusHRC 123 Report into discrimination in employment on the basis of criminal record -
Commission – General
30 August 2022Webpage
2021-22 Senate Order Entity Contracts Listing Relating Calendar Period
See Archived Reports 2021-22 SENATE ORDER FOR ENTITY CONTRACTS LISTING RELATING TO THE CALENDAR PERIOD 01/07/2021-30/06/2022 Pursuant to the Senate Order for entity contracts the following table sets out contracts entered into by the Australian Human Rights Commission which provide for a consideration to the value of $100,000 or more (GST inclusive) and which: have not been fully performed… -
Business and Human Rights
22 February 2021WebpageBusiness and Human Rights
Read the latest news regarding how the Human Rights Commission works to ensure businesses respect human rights regardless of their location or size. -
Disability Rights
15 April 2024Webpage
Ambassador Profile - Lisa Stafford
Lisa shares some of her achievements, projects she’s working on, the value of lived experience and tips for employers and people with disability.
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