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Rights and Freedoms

'Collateral Damage' Report Into Australia's COVID-19 Pandemic Response

This major new report about the COVID-19 pandemic by the Australian Human Rights Commission highlights how critical gaps in the emergency response could be improved upon in future crises.

Cover of - Kolind v Commonwealth of Australia (DET) [2015] AusHRC 102

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Kolind v Commonwealth of Australia (DET)

Explore a report into immigration detainees with adverse security assessments in the case of Ghahani v the Commonwealth of Australia.

Cover of - Ghahani v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP) [2015] AusHRC 103.

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Ghahani v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

Explore a report into arbitrary detention and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment in the case of Ghahani v Commonwealth of Australia.

Cover image by Matt Syres: 2015 Human Rights Medal winner Peter Greste with Nene Manasseh, representing the Racism. It Stops with Me 2015 Award winners, Tasmanian Students Against Racism.

Commission – General

Annual Report 2015-2016

Also available: Complaint Statistics 2015-2016 | President’s statement This Annual Report sets out the performance of the Australian Human Rights Commission in the 2015–16 financial year. This year has been both a challenging and rewarding one for the Commission. We have achieved the highest...

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Lee family and Misinale family v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

Explore a report into the best interest of the child regarding arbitrary interference in the case of the Misinale family v Commonwealth of Australia.

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AW v Data#3 Limited

Explore the report into a complaint of discrimination in employment on the basis of a criminal record in the case of AW v Data#3 Limited.

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[2016] AusHRC 107

Read the publication 2016 AUSHRC 107.

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Bam v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

Read a report into mandatory detention in the case of Bam v Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Immigration and Border Protection.

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Bakhtiari v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

Explore a report by the Human Rights Commission into arbitrary detention in the case of Bakhtiari v Commonwealth of Australia.

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BA v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP) (2017)

Explore the case of BA v. Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP) 2017.

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AX v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP) (2017)

Read about the case of AX v. Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP) 2017.

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Gentleman v Linfox Australia Pty Ltd (2017)

Learn about the Gentleman v. Linfox Australia Pty Ltd 2017 case.

Mr BF on behalf of Master BG v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

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Mr BF on behalf of Master BG v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP) (2017)

Discover the case of Mr. BF on behalf of Master BG v. Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP) 2017.

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BW v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP) (2017)

Review the case of BW v. Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP) 2017.

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CR and CS v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP) (2017)

[2017] AusHRC 116

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MB v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP) (2017)

[2017] AusHRC 117

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'Collateral Damage' Report Into Australia's COVID-19 Pandemic Response

Kolind v Commonwealth of Australia (DET)

Ghahani v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

Annual Report 2015-2016

Lee family and Misinale family v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

AW v Data#3 Limited

[2016] AusHRC 107

Bam v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

Bakhtiari v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

BA v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP) (2017)

AX v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP) (2017)

Gentleman v Linfox Australia Pty Ltd (2017)

Mr BF on behalf of Master BG v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP) (2017)

BW v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP) (2017)

CR and CS v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP) (2017)

MB v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP) (2017)

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