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26 June 2025Conciliation register
2024-12-07
The complainant is non-binary and alleged the respondent airline’s booking system required the use of binary gender information. The airline said aspects of the business, such as feedback forms and announcements, had been updated to be more gender inclusive, but changes to the booking system would be technical and complex and impact on other internal systems. The complaint was resolved with… -
26 June 2025Conciliation register
2024-12-06
The complainant advises he is Afro-Caribbean and worked at the respondent telecommunications company. He alleged a manager casually used the term “n****r” and another manager referred to African people as “black c**ts”. He claimed he approached human resources on two occasions but there was no action taken on the first occasion and on the second occasion he was told to raise his concerns… -
26 June 2025Conciliation register
2024-12-05
The complainant is blind and alleged the respondent bar refused her entry because she was accompanied by a guide dog. The complaint was resolved when, in response to the complaint, the bar apologised to the complainant for her experience, delivered training to staff and managers on their obligations towards patrons with assistance animals and updated its operations manual. -
26 June 2025Conciliation register
2024-12-04
The complainant has Attention-Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder and Persistent Depressive Disorder and works as a distance education teacher with the respondent government department. He alleged the department declined his request to work from home to accommodate his disability on the basis that he had not provided sufficient evidence to support his request. On being notified of the… -
26 June 2025Conciliation register
2024-12-03
The complainant aggravated a pre-existing back injury in the course of his employment with the respondent farm. He alleged the farm treated him less favourably because of his disability, including by telling him he was “no good for them anymore” and should look for another job, transferring him into less favourable onsite accommodation, requiring him to return a vehicle to which he had… -
26 June 2025Conciliation register
2024-12-02
The complainant wears a badge identifying that they have a vision impairment. The complainant alleged that two staff from the respondent security company stopped him as he approached the checkout counter of the respondent grocery store for a bag check. The complainant alleged the security staff spoke to them in an aggressive and intimidating manner and did not identify themselves despite the… -
26 June 2025Conciliation register
2024-12-01
The complainant is blind. He alleged he fell and injured himself while boarding a bus operated by the respondent council because it stopped too far from the bus stop. He said that when he contacted council to request CCTV footage of the incident, the respondent staff member directed him to make his request using an online form, despite the complainant explaining this would be difficult for… -
Rights and Freedoms
26 June 2025Opinion pieceAustralia’s torture failures must end
In an opinion piece published in The Mandarin, Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay decries Australia’s ongoing failures in torture protection. The piece was published on the 1989 anniversary of Australia signing up to the UN Convention Against Torture. -
Sex Discrimination
25 June 2025Media ReleaseNew report calls for stronger measures to combat sexual harassment
The Australian Human Rights Commission has released a landmark report revealing the systemic barriers faced by people who experience workplace sexual harassment—and outlining urgent reforms needed to drive lasting, meaningful change. -
Business and Human Rights
25 June 2025SubmissionCall for Input on Country visit to Australia
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Sex Discrimination
24 June 2025Webpage
For advocates
The resources for advocates and changemakers will help them campaign to end workplace sexual harassment and make workplaces in Australia safer. You can also find the Speaking from Experience: what needs to change to address workplace sexual harassment report and community guide here. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
24 June 2025SpeechRacial Justice Fundraising Dinner
Introduction: Country, Sovereignty, Truth Good evening, all. Ladies, gentlemen, distinguished guests. As a proud Kaanju, Birri/Widi Woman from North Queensland who grew up on the lands of the Darumbal People in Rockhampton, I acknowledge and pay my deepest respects to the Gadigal people of the Eora nation – the traditional custodians of the land on which we gather tonight. I honour their… -
Race Discrimination
18 June 2025Speech50th Anniversary of the Racial Discrimination Act - Whitlam Institute
Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman gave the keynote for the Whitlam Institute's special event marking 50 years of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975. -
Commission - General
17 June 2025Media ReleaseWho will be Australia’s 2025 human rights heroes?
The search is on to recognise Australia’s leading human rights defenders and advocates who strive to improve the lives of people across the country. Australia’s peak human rights body is calling for nominations for the Australian Human Rights Awards. The Australian Human Rights Commission is encouraging people to nominate people and organisations whose work inspires them. “The awards…
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