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Education14 March 2019Teachers Article
Disability Discrimination in Sport
Read, Disability Discrimination in Sport, which encourages students to investigate the barriers people with disabilities face when participating in sports. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
9 December 2020Media ReleaseLandmark report - First Nations women and girls
A landmark report on Australia’s First Nations women and girls has been released, with an ambitious, female-led plan for structural reform. Wiyi Yani U Thangani—(Women’s Voices)—Securing Our Rights, Securing Our Future Report 2020 is a comprehensive, whole-of-life document and the result of over a hundred engagements with thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls of… -
Commission – General
30 October 2020WebpageNational Children's Commissioner, Anne Hollonds
Anne Hollonds National Children's Commissioner: 2020 - The National Children’s Commissioner monitors policy and legislation to ensure that the human rights of children are protected and promoted, and provides advice to government. Anne says the most important part of her job is listening to Australia’s children and young people about their needs and experiences so she can inform the decision… -
Rights and Freedoms
19 November 2020Webpage
What are human rights?
Human rights are the ground rules for how we should treat one another: with dignity, respect, equality and fairness. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
3 December 2020Project
Native Title Report 2021
Submissions are now closed. -
9 May 2024Conciliation register
2021-06-15
The complainant was employed in a human resources role with the respondent property management company. She advised she was in a consensual romantic relationship with a manager that began before she was employed with the company and ended during her employment. The complainant alleged that after the end of the relationship, the manager sexually harassed her, including by sending her text… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
22 October 2019Media Release
Cashless Debit Card Bill ‘not compatible’ with human rights
The Australian Human Rights Commission has warned that the proposed Cashless Debit Card Bill is not compatible with Australia’s international human rights obligations. In a submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management to Cashless Debit Card Transition) Bill 2019, the Commission also raises concerns regarding the lack of robust… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
25 June 2019Media Release
Hear Us, See Us exhibition launched at UN Human Rights Council
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO has launched the Hear Us, See Us exhibition at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. The exhibition includes photos and videos of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls who took part in national consultations for the Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women’s Voices) project -
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Disability Rights
23 July 2021Project
Accessible Housing Project
One of Commissioner Gauntlett’s term goals is to increase access to accessible housing for people with disability. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
26 September 2018Teachers Article
Bringing Them Home (2017)
Complementing the 1997 report this resource helps students understand the forced removal of Indigenous people in Australian history. It addresses the effects of separating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families, communities, and Country. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
1 August 2022Speech
Garma Festival
Jalangurru lanygu balangarri. Yaningi Yatharra ngindaji muwayi indirranggu, Gumatj, Yolngu yani U. Galwurruy and your family thank you for hosting us. I pay my respects to all Yolŋu people and the Gumatj people of this land, and all the clan groups of Arnhem land and surrounds. My deepest respects to your elder’s past, present and emerging. A huge congratulations to the Yothu Yindi… -
14 April 2022Conciliation register
2020-12-02
The complainant has asthma and psychosocial disability, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), related to trauma. She has an assistance dog. The complainant’s general practitioner referred her to the respondent health clinic for a consultation with the respondent doctor. The clinic’s receptionist contacted her to confirm that she would be undergoing certain medical procedures prior… -
Rights and Freedoms
2 September 2019Media Release
Commissioners call for compassionate approach for Tamil family
Australian Children’s Commissioner Megan Mitchell and Human Rights Commissioner Edward Santow have today written to Minister David Coleman, calling for an urgent and compassionate resolution for the Tamil family detained in immigration detention on Christmas Island. “Given their connection to Australia, showing compassion and allowing the family to stay together in the only community the… -
Commission – General
25 May 2020Opinion piece
Turning the Uluru Statement into action
On the ancient lands of the Anangu, dust settled and ink dried on a document that marked an extraordinary moment in Australia’s history. From all points of the southern sky, we gathered in the centre of the country we’ve called home for more than 60 thousand years, to endorse a statement that would pave the way for First Nations peoples to have a voice enshrined in the Constitution. A voice… -
Race Discrimination
24 October 2018Teachers Article
The Globalising World; Changing policies and Australian identity
The Globalising World explores how migration has shaped Australia. It investigates how changing attitudes to migration have made Australia more inclusive. -
Disability Rights
14 May 2020Media Release
Disability Discrimination Commissioner joins Play by the Rules
Disability Discrimination Commissioner Dr Ben Gauntlett will join the management committee of Play by the Rules, the national program to make grass roots sports safe, fair and inclusive. Dr Gauntlett joins his Australian Human Rights Commission colleague, Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins (co-chair), and South Australia’s Equal Opportunity Commissioner Dr Niki Vincent representing…
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