The Australian Human Rights Commission has released a landmark report revealing the systemic barriers faced by people who ...

Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman gave the keynote for the Whitlam Institute's special event marking 50 years of the Racial ...

Reclaiming justice 50 years on’ This speech commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Racial Discrimination Act, reflecting on its legacy and impact, while exposing ongoing racism, and calls for urgent ...

The search is on to recognise Australia’s leading human rights defenders and advocates who strive to improve the lives of ...

A person seeking asylum is a person seeking protection in another country because they have a well-founded fear of being persecuted in their country of origin on the basis of their race, religion, ...

The President and all seven Commissioners of the Australian Human Rights Commission are united in our demand for immediate ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) promises better, more intelligent decision-making. Governments are using AI to make decisions in welfare, policing and many other areas. Meanwhile, the private sector has ...

UPDATE: This legislation has now been passed by both houses of parliament. What is the Social Media Ban? The Australian Government is proposing laws to introduce a minimum age for access to social ...

The Australian Human Rights Commission welcomed the passage through Federal Parliament today of the ‘Respect at Work’ Bill – a milestone in addressing workplace sexual harassment in Australia. The ...

The travel ban on Australian citizens returning from India, accompanied by criminal sanctions under the Biosecurity Act, raises serious human rights concerns.The Commission supports the continuation ...

Executive summary. Gymnastics Australia engaged the Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) in August 2020 to conduct an independent review of culture and practice at all levels of the ...

The Commission has developed a toolkit to help interested individuals or groups within Australian workplaces, communities and groups to conduct facilitated conversations to inform the National Inquiry ...