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Explore a fact sheet that outlines the discriminatory attitudes and behaviours older people can experience in the workplace and the community.

The Commission hosted a one-day symposium on free speech on Thursday 7th August 2014.

In 2014, former Human Rights Commissioner Tim Wilson MP conducted a national consultation on rights and responsibilities. The outcomes from this consultation are outlined in the Rights and Responsibilities Consultation Report 2015. The importance of, and threats to, religious freedom was consistently raised throughout these consultations. To address these issues, the Commissioner established…

National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention 2014. Hearing transcripts, submissions and expert reports now available.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights 60 th Anniversary, 2008 Find out about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? How did Australia help develop the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? Read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in your language: English and other languages More information about human rights Timeline of human…

The Commission conducted a review of women’s treatment at the Australian Defence Force Academy and strategies to improve leadership pathways for ADF women.

The Human Rights Brief provides legal practitioners, community advocates and others with guidance on the content and scope of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Australia and their use in Australian law. Each number will cover a specific topic.

In 1998 and 1999 the Commission (then known as HREOC) visited regional, rural and remote areas in every State and the Northern Territory as part of the Bush Talks consultations.

The Australian Human Rights Commission supports a Human Rights Act for Australia.

This Charter of Rights tells you what you can expect while you are detained. The rights apply to everyone so you have to respect other people’s rights.

This project focuses on people with disabilities who need communication supports or who have complex and multiple support needs and who have come in contact with the criminal justice system.

Learn about a conference held to facilitate debate about reparations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from the stolen generations.

A 2001 Report jointly commissioned by the Sex Discrimination Commissioner and the Disability Discrimination Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission

Euthanasia, or voluntary assisted suicide, has been the subject of much moral, religious, philosophical, legal and human rights debate in Australia. At the core of this debate is how to reconcile competing values: the desire of individuals to choose to die with dignity when suffering, and the need to uphold the inherent right to life of every person, as recognised by article 6(1) of the ICCPR.

Missed Business is a guide developed by the Australian Human Rights Commission and Marrickville Council. It aims to provide small businesses with information on how they can make their businesses more accessible to all their customers, particularly people with disabilities.

Section 25 of the DDA makes it unlawful to discriminate in provision of accommodation on the grounds of disability of a person or his or her associates: