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Commission – General
2 July 2024SpeechOccasional Address — University of New South Wales graduation
Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM Chancellor, David Gonski AC, Dean, Professor George Williams AO, distinguished guests, graduating students and families. Graduations are such a special moment— not just in a university calendar, but also in your lives. It is significant that this occurs on the winter solstice: the day when the sun stands still. In its Latin, ‘solstitium’, became … -
Legal
11 June 2024SubmissionReview of the Counter-Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023
Submission by AHRC to the PJCIS in relation to its Review of the Counter-Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023. -
Legal
22 March 2024Media Release
Commission welcomes ALRC report on religious schools and anti-discrimination laws
The Australian Human Rights Commission welcomes the tabling of the report by the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) on Religious Educational Institutions and Anti-Discrimination Laws. The ALRC’s recommendations would ensure that students and teachers are protected from discrimination on the basis of their sexuality, gender identity, marital or relationship status, or pregnancy –… -
Legal
30 April 2024Publication
Mr BX v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2024)
Mr BX v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) [2024] AusHRC 163 Report into use of force Australian Human Rights Commission 2024 -
Race Discrimination
5 February 2024News story
Commission welcomes new Race Discrimination Commissioner
The Australian Human Rights Commission welcomes the appointment of Giridharan Sivaraman as the new Race Discrimination Commissioner. “We are very excited by this appointment. On behalf of the Commission, I would like to warmly welcome Giridharan Sivaraman to the role of Race Discrimination Commissioner,” said Commission President, Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM. “For decades, the… -
Commission – General
4 March 2024E-bulletin (Monthly)
March 2024: Commission news | President's letter
Commissioner June Oscar AO finishes her term as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Social Justice Commissioner early next month. Friday 8 March marks International Women’s Day, and Sex Discrimination Commissioner Anna Cody will attend the 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York. -
Disability Rights
6 March 2024SpeechGood Access is Good Business
City of Sydney Business Breakfast Keynote Address City of Sydney Council Keynote Address for President and Acting Disability Discrimination Commissioner Rosalind Croucher Time: Session commences at 7:45am. Session concludes at 10am. Speakers to arrive at 7:30am. Location: Town Hall, Sydney Speaking time: 8:30am – 8:50am for twenty minutes Topic: The business case for access and inclusion… -
Children's Rights
20 August 2024Project
‘Help way earlier!’ – transforming child justice
Read Help way earlier, a report by the National Children's Commissioner on how Australia can transform child justice to improve safety and wellbeing. -
Legal
18 March 2024Publication
Mr Lawrence v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs)
Report into arbitrary interference with family and deprivation of the right to enter one’s own country -
Legal
24 April 2024Publication
Mr KO v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2024)
Mr KO v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) [2024] AusHRC 162 Report into arbitrary detention Australian Human Rights Commission 2024 -
Race Discrimination
11 March 2024Webpage
Race Discrimination Commissioner, Mr Giridharan Sivaraman
Meet Giridharan Sivaraman, Race Discrimination Commissioner, advocating for rights and inclusion. Learn about racism and take action. -
Age Discrimination
5 February 2024News story
Commission welcomes new Age Discrimination Commissioner
Find out about the newly appointed Age Discrimination Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald AM. A respected lawyer and leading figure in the anti-discrimination space. -
International
5 December 2023News story
Visit of UN Special Rapporteur, Francesca Albanese
The Commission recently hosted a visit from Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967. -
Disability Rights
10 January 2024Video
Missing Perspectives
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states “everyone is entitled” to all rights and freedoms, “without distinction of any kind”. But 75 years since its creation, disability rights advocate Hannah Diviney says Australia needs to do more to fulfill that promise. In episode 3 of our series commemorating the UDHR’s anniversary, hear the story of ‘Missing Perspectives’, a global news… -
Disability Rights
28 November 2023News story
Commission welcomes new Disability Discrimination Commissioner
The Australian Human Rights Commission welcomes the appointment of Rosemary Kayess to the role of Disability Discrimination Commissioner. “On behalf of Commissioners and staff I warmly welcome Ms Kayess to the Commission. She is a leading disability and human rights lawyer who has been extremely influential in her work in international human rights law for people with disability,” said… -
Legal
15 April 2024Publication
Mr DL and Mr DM v Commonwealth (Department of Home Affairs) (2024)
Mr DL and Mr DM v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) [2024] AusHRC 160 Report into arbitrary detention Australian Human Rights Commission 2024 -
Commission – General
29 November 2023News story
Kyiv-Copenhagen Declaration reaffirms commitment to preventing torture
The Human Rights Commissioner, Lorraine Finlay, recently travelled to Copenhagen to attend the 14th International Conference of National Human Rights Institutions. More than 85 NHRIs from around the world participated in the conference, which was co-hosted by GANHRI, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, the Danish Institute for Human Rights, and the Office of the United… -
Legal
15 April 2024Publication
Mr OA, Miss OB and Mstr OC v Commonwealth (Department of Home Affairs)
Mr OA, Miss OB and Master OC v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) [2024] AusHRC 161 Report into arbitrary detention and arbitrary interference with family Australian Human Rights Commission 2024 -
Legal
1 February 2024Submission
Costs Protection Bill
The Australian Human Rights Commission (Commission) makes this submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee in relation to its inquiry into the Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (Costs Protection) Bill 2023. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
10 January 2024VideoClean Slate Without Prejudice
In 2009, boxing program ‘Clean Slate Without Prejudice’ was founded by First Nations leaders and local police to help curb youth crime in Redfern, Sydney. 75 years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was created, it’s just one community-led initiative that’s empowering children and inspiring change. But Indigenous youth remain over-represented in Australia’s juvenile detention…