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1 December 2014PublicationMG v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)
You can view a report into arbitrary detention in the case of MG v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration and Border Protection). -
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1 December 2014Publication
Jafari v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)
You can view a report into arbitrary detention in the case of Jafari v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration and Border Protection). -
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1 December 2014Publication
AQ v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)
You can view a report into arbitrary detention and the failure to consider less restrictive forms in the case of AQ v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP). -
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4 September 2014Publication
Swamy v Percival
Explore a report by the Commission into unlawful discrimination in employment based on religion in the case of Swamy v Percival. -
14 December 2012Book page
Bringing them Home - Chapter 22
Adoption is the transfer, generally by order of a court, of all parental rights and obligations from the natural parent(s) to the adoptive parent(s). In Australia, legal adoption is relatively recent. It was first introduced in 1928 in Victoria, for example. Until very recently adoption involved near-total secrecy, partly in deference to the desire of adoptive parents to present the child as their own and partly because of the stigma of illegitimacy which typically attached to adopted children. -
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27 June 2013Publication
BB v Commonwealth of Australia
BB v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration and Citizenship) Report into arbitrary detention and the right to be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person [2012] AusHRC 58 Click here for BB media statement in Word ... -
Rights and Freedoms
17 January 2019Media ReleaseFinalists announced – 2018 Human Rights Law Award
The five finalists for the 2018 Human Rights Awards’ Law Award have been selected, with two from Western Australia competing for the prize. “We have received the highest number of entries for the Law Award since the Human Rights Awards the awards began in 1987,” said Commission President, Professor Rosalind Croucher. Accessing legal services remains a major hurdle for disadvantaged Australians and ... -
14 December 2012Book page
Valuing Parenthood - Part B
4.1 Introduction 4.2 Social security and social insurance schemes 4.3 Employer funded 4.4 Combination of employer and social security 4.5 Parental or family leave -
Disability Rights
3 December 2021VideoInternational Day of Persons with Disabilities 3 December 2021
Dr. Ben Gauntlett, Disability Discrimination Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission speaks about the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 3 December, 2021 ... -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Submission -Social Security and Veteran’s Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Schooling Requirements) 2008 Bill
The Commission commends the Government for recognising the importance of addressing the need to improve school enrolments and attendance as a critical step towards realising the right to education for all children. The Commission supports the Government’s aims to promote and protect children’s right to education. -
Commission – General
14 December 2012SpeechSite navigation
I feel very honoured to have been invited to contribute to this symposium. As a theme for today's discussion, I have chosen the notions of regionalisation and responsibility within Asia and the Pacific. I believe that the ability to accept responsibility for our neighbourhood, and to generate cooperative regional dialogues and actions to fulfill that responsibility will be the key to meeting the challenges and opportunities human rights will face in the new century. -
Business and Human Rights
30 November 2022SpeechExecutive discretion in a time of COVID-19
Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have required very quick action by governments. But those responses have also involved significant limitations on people’s rights and freedoms, especially freedom of movement, and implemented through executive power often with limited parliamentary involvement. -
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2 December 2014Publication
KA, KB, KC and KD v Commonwealth of Australia
View a report into arbitrary detention and inhumane conditions of detention in the case of KA, KB, KC and KD v Commonwealth of Australia. -
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1 December 2014Publication
Alwy Fadhel v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)
Explore a report into arbitrary detention in the case of Alwy Fadhel v Commonwealth of Australia Department of Immigration and Border Protection. -
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1 December 2014Publication
HA, HB, HC, HD and HE v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)
View a report into arbitrary detention in the case of HA, HB, HC, HD and HE v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP). -
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1 December 2014Publication
FA, FB, FC and FD v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)
View a report into arbitrary detention and the failure to consider less restrictive forms in the case of FA, FB, FC and FD v Commonwealth of Australia. -
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4 September 2014Publication
Stevanovic v Commonwealth (DIAC)
View a report into arbitrary deprivation of the right to enter Australia and freedom from interference in the case of Stevanovic v Commonwealth. -
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4 September 2014Publication
Parker v Commonwealth (DIAC)
View a report into detention not in accordance with law and freedom from interference with the family in the case of Parker v Commonwealth. -
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4 September 2014Publication
Ogawa v Commonwealth (DIAC)
View a report into arbitrary detention in the case of Ogawa v Commonwealth (Department of Immigration and Citizenship). -
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4 September 2014Publication
Abdellatif v Commonwealth (DIBP)
[2014] AusHRC 70 - Abdellatif v Commonwealth (DIBP)