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Commission – General
31 March 2025WebpageSenate File Listing: 1 July 2023 – 31 December 2023
Senate File List for the Australian Human Rights Commission for 1 July 2023 – 31 December 2023 See previous Created Date SiteName Title 2023-09-18 ABF Partnership 002. Correspondence 2023-08-08 ABF Partnership 006. Communications Strategy 2023-09-12 ABF Partnership 010. Research Data 2023-10-12 ABF Partnership 011. Analysis and report 2023-10-31 ABF Partnership 011. Analysis and Report 2023… -
Rights and Freedoms
24 March 2025Opinion pieceCOVID report provides reality check on human rights during pandemic
Opinion piece from Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay responding to criticism of the Commision's recently released report Collateral Damage: What the untold stories from the COVID-19 pandemic reveal about human rights in Australia. -
Rights and Freedoms
11 March 2025Video
Commission launches COVID-19 pandemic response report
The Commission has released a major new report about the COVID-19 pandemic, which highlights how critical gaps in the emergency response could be improved upon in future crises. -
Rights and Freedoms
7 March 2025Webpage
Australia’s Fourth Universal Periodic Review
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a peer-review dialogue undertaken by the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council and all 192 Member States of the UN -
Commission – General
7 March 2025Media Release
Australian women are diverse, so the approach to women’s safety should be as well
This International Women’s Day, the Commissioners at the Australian Human Rights Commission stand together to call for urgent action to ensure that all women and girls—of every background, age or disability—can live free from violence, discrimination, and inequality. This year’s International Women’s Day theme, “For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment,” is a reminder that… -
Commission – General
6 March 2025Speech
Affinity Intercultural Foundation NSW Parliamentary Iftar
Hugh de Kretser highlights rising intolerance and racism, urging unity and dialogue to achieve peace and respect for all, grounded in human rights and common humanity. -
Commission – General
4 March 2025E-bulletin (Monthly)
President's message | March 2025
We must work together to address the scourge of racism. The Director-General of ASIO, Mike Burgess, said in Parliament last week that “in terms of threats to life” antisemitism is ASIO’s top priority. He said he believed it was the first time a form of racism was the agency’s highest priority. The assessment underscored the intensification and severity of the attacks against the Jewish… -
Rights and Freedoms
26 February 2025Webpage
'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. -
Rights and Freedoms
26 February 2025Media Release
Australia must learn from COVID-19 response and prioritise human rights in future emergencies
A major new report about the COVID-19 pandemic by the Australian Human Rights Commission has highlighted how critical gaps in the emergency response could be improved upon in future crises. -
Rights and Freedoms
26 February 2025Publication
'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. -
Rights and Freedoms
19 February 2025News story
Explainer: New national and NSW hate crime laws
The Australian Government and NSW Government recently updated their hate crime laws. This explainer is designed to help readers better understand these changes and the potential human rights implications. -
Commission – General
7 February 2025Webpage
Senate File Listing: 1 July 2024 – 31 December 2024
Learn about the Senate file listing from 1 July 2024 to 31 December 2024. -
Commission – General
4 February 2025E-bulletin (Monthly)
President's message | February 2025
UN decisions confirm Australia's human rights obligations to refugees and people seeking asylum sent offshore The Refugee Convention is the international community’s commitment to work together to protect people fleeing violence and persecution. When Australia agreed to be bound by the Refugee Convention and its 1967 protocol, we agreed to protect refugees who came to our country seeking…
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