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Disability Rights
22 April 2024Webpage
Creating an accessible and inclusive workplace
Learn how to ensure your organisation’s physical workplace, technology, attitudes and values are accessible and inclusive for all employees and visitors. -
Legal
6 August 2018SubmissionInquiry into local adoption
The Australian Human Rights Commission makes this submission to the Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs in its inquiry into local adoption. -
Children's Rights
13 June 2018Media ReleaseCommissioner welcomes Government response to Royal Commission
National Children’s Commissioner Megan Mitchell welcomes the Federal Government’s commitment to a national apology to survivors of abuse, and the creation of a national office for child safety. The Government has today accepted or accepted in principle 104 of 122 recommendations from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, with 18 recommendations still being … -
Education6 December 2017Publication
Bringing Them Home - interactive resource (2017)
Bringing them Home was the name given to the final report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families conducted by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (now called the Australian Human Rights Commission) -
Commission – General
2 August 2018SubmissionSubmission: Independent review of the Australian Public Service (2018)
Downloads Download PDF Download Word Introduction 1. The Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) welcomes the opportunity to make this submission to the Independent Review of the Australian Public Service. 2. The Commission is a Commonwealth corporate entity under the Public Governance and Performance Accountability Act 2013 and staff of the Commission are public servants… -
Children's Rights
25 July 2018Media Release
National poll to give voice to Australian children
National Children’s Commissioner Megan Mitchell is calling on Australia’s youngest citizens to have their voices heard in the 2018 Children’s Rights Poll. The Poll was developed by the University of Melbourne and ABC’s Behind the News program, in consultation with the Australian Human Rights Commission and young Australians. “The results of the 2018 Children’s Rights Poll will provide an -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 July 2018Media ReleaseCommissioner June Oscar AO named NAIDOC Person of the Year
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO has been named the NAIDOC Person of the Year at the National NAIDOC Awards in Sydney. Commissioner Oscar received the award in recognition of her work championing the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, especially women and children, and her tireless work to preserve ancient languages… -
Legal
8 February 2018Submission
Submission: Review of certain police powers, control orders and preventative detention orders (2017)
View the Commission's Submission to a Parliamentary Joint Committee in relation to police powers, control orders and preventative detention orders. -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
13 February 2017Opinion pieceProtecting refugees
As recent reports allege asylum seekers are being removed from Manus Island and returned to their place of origin, Commission President, Professor Gillian Triggs, reflects on the nation's responsibilities. -
Children's Rights
26 July 2017Submission
NSW Juvenile Justice: Human rights and the use of force (2017)
NSW Juvenile Justice: Human rights and the use of force Submission to NSW Inspector of Custodial Services -
Age Discrimination
14 December 2017Project
Risk of Homelessness in Older Women
With many older women at risk of homelessness, the Age Discrimination Commissioner is working with sectors to develop innovative solutions to assist this rapidly growing group of women. -
Legal
7 December 2017Project
Train exemption
Learn how the Commission received a joint application from the Queensland government and Queensland Rail for temporary exemptions to disability acts. -
Rights and Freedoms
25 May 2013Project
Human rights and the Internet
The Internet provides unparalleled opportunities for the promotion and advancement of certain rights -
Sex Discrimination
9 April 2018Media ReleaseAHRC to review residential colleges at the University of New England
The Australian Human Rights Commission will conduct an independent review of residential colleges at the University of New England (UNE) in the regional centre of Armidale, NSW. The University has seven residential colleges, currently home to approximately 1800 students. The Australian Human Rights Commission’s landmark Change the course: National report on sexual assault and sexual… -
Education26 September 2016Publication
An Introduction to Human Rights and Responsibilities (2016)
This resource has been designed to be used with an interactive whiteboard but can also be used on any internet enabled device, including a computer or tablet hooked up to a data projector. -
Sex Discrimination
19 June 2018Media Release
National inquiry into sexual harassment in Australian workplaces
The Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins will today announce a national inquiry into sexual harassment in Australian workplaces. Commissioner Jenkins said the global conversation about sexual harassment and the #MeToo movement has exposed the true prevalence of the problem and the harm it causes to individuals, workplaces and society. “The National Inquiry will involve an in-depth -
Employers16 March 2015Project
Good practice, good business
Free employer resources to promote diversity and prevent workplace discrimination -
16 July 2014Opinion piece
Corporate Australia should act on Thorpe's challenge - Opinion piece
The legacy of Ian Thorpe’s “coming out” is whether corporate Australia will dispel the myth that it won’t support gay and lesbian Australians reaching their full potential, says Human Rights Commissioner, Tim Wilson, in an opinion piece first published in The Australian. Ian Thorpe won the Australian Human Rights Commission's Human Rights Medal in 2012. View the news story from the… -
Disability Rights
1 March 2018Media Release
25 Years of the Disability Discrimination Act
The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Ms Catalina Devandas Aguilar, will be joining the Australian Human Rights Commission for a unique event to mark the 25th anniversary of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) (DDA) on 1 March, 2018. The event – a panel discussion on the successes and challenges of the DDA – will be hosted at PwC’s Sydney headquarters… -
Age Discrimination
9 April 2015Project
Willing to Work: National Inquiry into Employment Discrimination Against Older Australians and Australians with Disability
National Inquiry into Employment Discrimination against Older Australians and Australians with Disability