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Legal14 December 2012Publication
Review of the Federal Unlawful Discrimination Jurisdiction
Change and Continuity: Review of the Federal Unlawful Discrimination Jurisdiction September 2000 - September 2002 This review was prepared following legislative changes affecting the enforceability of decisions made under federal discrimination law. Click on the links below to access: "Change and Continuity: Review of Federal Unlawful Discrimination Legislation" in PDF format "Change and ... -
Rights and Freedoms22 March 2024Speech
The AHRC’s model for a Human Rights Act for Australia
ANU and Amnesty International Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM FAAL FRSA FACLM(Hon) [ Check against delivery ] I would like to begin by acknowledging the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people, the traditional custodians of the land on which I am speaking today and pay my respects to elders past, present and emerging and to any First Peoples attending. The Australian Human Rights Commission, as the ... -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees14 June 2023Publication
The Use of Hotels as Alternative Places of Detention
Overview The Australian Human Rights Commission conducts ongoing monitoring of conditions in detention to ensure that Australia’s immigration detention system complies with our obligations under international human rights law. Australia’s immigration authorities use hotels as Alternative Places of Detention (commonly known as APODs) instead of housing some people in immigration detention centres ... -
Disability Rights20 September 2022Speech
Disability Discrimination Commissioner's Speech at the 2022 Jobs and Skills Summit
The participation rate for people with disability is and has remained at 53% for 28 years. The participation rate for people without disability is 83%. -
Disability Rights31 August 2021News story
Disability Discrimination Commissioner launches IncludeAbility resource hub
Disability Discrimination Commissioner Dr Ben Gauntlett has launched IncludeAbility.gov.au – a new website designed to promote meaningful employment opportunities for Australians with disability. The website is part of the Australian Human Rights Commission’s broader IncludeAbility initiative developed to champion employment for people with disability by improving employment pathways, promoting ... -
Sex Discrimination5 March 2020Media Release
Launch of Respect@Work report of the National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces
Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins has today launched Respect@Work , the Australian Human Rights Commission’s report of the National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces 2020. The report is the culmination of the world-first 18-month National Inquiry, which examined the nature and prevalence of sexual harassment in Australian workplaces, the drivers of this harassment ... -
Rights and Freedoms14 March 2024Speech
The Perils of Independence
The Australian Human Rights Commission’s role in protecting human rights in Australia Sir Ronald Wilson Lecture 2021 Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM President, Australian Human Rights Commission Acknowledgements Thank you Matthew McGuire for your welcome to country and Kendra Turner as MC. I am speaking from the traditional lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, in the city of ... -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice14 December 2012Publication
Social Justice Report 1998
Social Justice Report 1998 Download Social Justice Report 1998 in PDF (420K), Word (475K) Contents Letter of submission Foreword Introduction: A Handful of Soil Chapter 1: The Aftermath for Indigenous Peoples Chapter 2: Non-Indigenous Community Responses Chapter 3: Church Responses Chapter 4: Government Responses to the Recommendations of Bringing Them Home Appendix 1: Letters to the Editor Appendix 2: Selected Inventory of Apologies and... -
Commission – General14 December 2012Publication
Annual Report 2002-2003: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission: Annual Report 2002 - 2003 Download complete PDF (3.6 MB) Contents Significant Achievements Statement from the President Chapter 1: The Commission Outcomes structure Human rights education and promotion Chapter 2: Complaint Handling Section Chapter 3: Legal Services Chapter 4: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Chapter 5: Disability ... -
Rights and Freedoms16 August 2017Media Release
Proposed modern slavery legislation ‘a good first step’
Human Rights Commissioner Edward Santow has welcomed a Federal Government proposal to legislate against modern slavery. Commissioner Santow said Government plans to require large businesses to report annually on their actions to address modern slavery are “a good first step”. “Further action will also be needed to ensure that we fully address the problem of modern slavery,” Commissioner Santow ... -
Children's Rights21 November 2014Project
Child friendly version of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child’s Concluding Observations
In 2012, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, which monitors how Australia meets its obligations to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, issued its Concluding Observations on Australia’s progress. During 2014, the National Children's Commissioner worked with UNICEF Australia and Plan International Australia on developing a child friendly version of the 2012 Concluding ... -
Children's Rights8 December 2014Project
Child-friendly version of the Children's Rights Report 2014
In December 2014, the National Children's Commissioner published a child-friendly version of her Children’s Rights Report 2014. The child-friendly report is a short, easy-to-read summary of the contents of the National Children's Commissioner's report to Parliament. The National Children's Commissioner wanted children and young people to be able to access easily the findings of her report. The ... -
Children's Rights13 June 2018Media Release
Commissioner 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 ... -
Sex Discrimination24 September 2015Project
Commission report: Ending Family Violence and abuse in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
Family violence and abuse is causing untold damage to the cultures and fabric of Indigenous societies. It is damaging our communities, our families, our women, our children and our men. All Indigenous people are entitled to live their lives in safety and full human dignity - without fear of intimidation, family violence or abuse. This is their cultural and their human right. Like all Australians ... -
Legal19 March 2013Publication
AB v Western Australia
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Legal12 June 2018Project
Uber Eats exemption
The Commission is interested in receiving submissions from interested people and parties about whether this temporary exemption should be granted. -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees23 May 2013Publication
Tell Me About: Refugees with Adverse Security Assessments
Learn about refugees with an 'Adverse Security Assessment,' which means they cannot be returned to their country of origin for fear of persecution. -
Age Discrimination13 September 2021News story
New research finds ageism is the most accepted form of prejudice in Australia
A new report released today by the Australian Human Rights Commission has found most Australians (90%) agree ageism exists in Australia, with 83% agreeing ageism is a problem and 65% saying it affects people of all ages. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice8 May 2023Media Release
Landmark Summit to elevate the voices and transform the lives of First Nations women and girls
Australia’s most significant gathering ever of First Nations women begins in Canberra today. The Summit is designed for First Nations women to speak on their own terms to government, policymakers and service providers about addressing issues affecting First Nations women and girls. Together, they will put forward the actions to reshape many of the policies and programs that impact their lives and ... -
Sex Discrimination30 November 2021News story
Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins launches Set the Standard
Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins has today launched Set the Standard, the Australian Human Rights Commission’s Report on the Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces.