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Learn more about the Migration Amendment Bill 2024 and how it impacts human rights.

The Australian Human Rights Commission welcomed the opportunity to make this submission to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee in relation to its Inquiry into the National Housing and Homelessness Plan Bill 2024 (No. 2). This Private Members Bill, sponsored by Ms Kylea Tink MP and Senator David Pocock is to be commended for applying a human rights-based approach to housing policy (direct…

Learn more about how doxxing may impact the human rights of people subject to the release of personal information

Learn more about the human rights risks associated with the use of genetic testing results in life insurance underwriting.

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…

Explore the Commission's submission to the Senate inquiry in to the Social Security Income Management to Cashless Debit Card Transition Bill from 2019.

Learn how the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) can be amended to better address human trafficking and slavery-like practices.

Submission to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability

Learn more about how the human right to privacy can be protected by reforming the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

The Australian Human Rights Commission makes this submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security with respect to its inquiry into the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Cessation) Bill 2019.