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Hot Topics is a new feature that provides assistance in locating significant reports and publications, fact sheets and education materials regarding work the Australian Human Rights Commission has undertaken.

Publications Most Australian Human Rights Commission publications are available in electronic format on this website in our new Publications section in the top menu. This page provides links to the lists of publications by subject area, an order form and a list of recent publications. The current list of printed publications available can be seen by clicking on the order form. Most are free…

Learn about the different types of discrimination Indigenous Australians may experience in everyday life and how the Commission can help stop it.

Explore a range of publications created by the Human Rights Commission in relation to making complaints about unlawful discrimination and unfair treatment.

Charter of Service Australian Human Rights Commission National Information Service • Investigation and Conciliation Service Download in Word (133.92 KB) Download in PDF (121.12KB) Table of contents What we do Our service commitment How you can help us Compliments and general suggestions for improvement Raising concerns about our service Our contact information What we do The Australian Human…

Learn about the Racial Discrimination Act, which makes it illegal to treat people unfairly due to their race, colour, ethnic origin or immigrant status.

Learn how the Age Discrimination Act makes it illegal to treat a person unfairly due to their age, including younger people and older people.

Information for people and organisations responding to complaints

Understanding and preparing for conciliation Understanding and preparing for conciliation - Unlawful discrimination Understanding and preparing for conciliation - Human rights and ILO

The Australian Human Rights Commission considers that the fundamental human rights principle of equality means that civil marriage should be available, without discrimination, to all couples, regardless of sex, sexual orientation or gender identity. The Commonwealth Parliament, and some state parliaments are now considering legislation that would provide all couples with the same access to civil…

Australia has made good progress towards achieving gender equality in recent times. However, women still experience inequality and discrimination in many important parts of their lives.

Learn how the Human Rights Commission works to eliminate all forms of sex discrimination against women around the world.

One of the Commission's main roles is to try to resolve complaints made under federal human rights and discrimination law through a process called 'conciliation'

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Social Justice Commissioner was granted leave to appear as amicus curiae in two proceedings before the Queensland Supreme Court: Giblet & Ors v Qld & Anor, Chong & Ors v Qld & Anor.

Human rights issues raised by the transfer of asylum seekers to third countries’ sets out the Australian Human Rights Commission’s position in relation to steps taken recently by the Australian Government to transfer asylum seekers who arrive in Australia by boat to third countries for the processing of their claims for protection.

Review the Senate file listing from January 1, 2013, to June 30, 2013.

Disability discrimination happens when a person with a disability is treated less favourably than a person without the disability in the same or similar circumstances. For example, it would be ‘direct disability discrimination’ if a nightclub or restaurant refused a person entry because they are blind and have a guide dog.

Graeme Innes was Australia's Disability Discrimination Commissioner from 2005 - July 2014 . During that time he has also served as Australia's Human Rights Commissioner for three and a half years and as Race Discrimination Commissioner for two years.