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Commission – General
7 September 2020E-bulletin (Monthly)September ebulletin
However, given the extraordinary circumstances of 2020 we believe a new and different approach is needed to celebrate the many human rights heroes who have emerged this year. -
Disability Rights
28 November 2023WebpageDisability Discrimination Commissioner, Rosemary Kayess
Rosemary Kayess Disability Discrimination Commissioner Rosemary Kayess’ 5-year term as Disability Discrimination Commissioner began on Monday 29 January 2024. Ms Kayess holds a Bachelor of Social Science, Bachelor of Laws and an Honorary Doctorate in Law. She is a Senior Lecturer with the Faculty of Law at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and the Vice Chair of the United Nations… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
31 July 2023Webpage
Voice Referendum: Understanding the referendum from a human rights perspective
The Commission has produced a resource kit to encourage the Australian public to consider the Uluru Statement from the Heart and the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum through a human rights lens. The resources seek to minimise harm by encouraging cultural humility and focusing the conversation on human rights principles as they relate to the referendum and proposed Voice to Parliament. -
Commission – General
30 August 2023Submission
Submission: Inquiry into Australia's Human Rights Framework – supplementary to submission 1
The purpose of this submission is to provide further information to complement the Commission’s first submission. In proposing key elements required to ensure that a future National Human Rights Framework is robust and achieves outcomes that improve the protection of human rights in Australia, this second submission: focuses on how promoting and protecting human rights in the light of a… -
Race Discrimination
29 March 2021Project
National Anti-Racism Framework
Discover the National Anti-Racism Framework and its goals for a more inclusive society. -
Commission – General
5 April 2024E-bulletin (Monthly)
April 2024: Commission news | President's letter
Our Free + Equal project at the Castan Centre, conference and Rights On Time panel show in Sydney in June and new commissioners start. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
22 October 2019Submission
Senate inquiry into Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management to Cashless Debit Card Transition) Bill 2019
Explore the Commission's submission to the Senate inquiry in to the Social Security Income Management to Cashless Debit Card Transition Bill from 2019. -
Education4 August 2023Webpage
Retail and hospitality: Understanding and eliminating work-related sexual harassment
This page is about the new Australian Human Rights Commission Workplace sexual harassment eLearning course for the retail and hospitality sectors. -
Technology and Human Rights
23 November 2020Media ReleaseHistorical bias in AI systems
Learn more about how historical bias in data sets can negatively impact developing and deploying ethical AI. -
Age Discrimination
13 September 2021Publication
What’s age got to do with it? (2021)
This report identifies stereotypes, attitudes and beliefs about age that prevail in Australia, and captures some of the ways in which people in Australia understand and experience their impacts.