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Age Discrimination13 September 2021News story
New research finds ageism is the most accepted form of prejudice in Australia
A new report released today by the Australian Human Rights Commission has found most Australians (90%) agree ageism exists in Australia, with 83% agreeing ageism is a problem and 65% saying it affects people of all ages. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice8 July 2019Speech
Maranguka Education, Employment and Training Community Summit
Acknowledgements Jalangurru lanygu balangarri. Yaningi warangira ngindaji yuwa muwayi ingirranggu, Ngemba yani U. Yaningi miya ngindaji Muwayi ingga winyira ngarragi thangani. Yathawarra, wilalawarra jalangurru ngarri guda. Good day everyone. I acknowledge the traditional owners, the Ngemba peoples, of the land we meet on today. This is the first time the ears of this land hears my language… -
Children's Rights13 August 2020News story
The challenges for children in 2020
A statement from young people who attended a major conference on children’s rights has identified the five greatest challenges facing young people in Australia in 2020. The Child and Youth Statement, facilitated by World Vision Australia, listed COVID-19, climate change, Indigenous children’s rights, citizenship and mental health as the most urgent challenges young people face. The statement… -
Sex Discrimination6 March 2018Speech
Sex Discrimination Commissioner delivers 2018 Pamela Denoon Lecture
2018 Pamela Denoon Lecture, ANU Monday 5th March 2018 Good evening. I would like to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and paying my respects to their elders past, present and emerging. I would also like to acknowledge both the organisers of this event and the women who have presented the Pamela Denoon lecture in the past. And of course, I would like… -
Technology and Human Rights7 August 2023News story
Schools Should Prepare for an AI-Future
Learn more about how ethical AI can be used in schools and education to promote learning and strengthen human rights. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice17 January 2019Opinion piece
Turning the tide on Indigenous children in out of home care
Child protection intervention in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families across the country is at crisis point. Women are telling me it’s like another stolen generation and as I travel across Australia hearing their stories, it certainly does feel that way. As the 2018 Family Matters report reveals, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children make up just over 36 per cent of all… -
Technology and Human Rights16 December 2019Media Release
Commission calls for ethical AI
Learn more about how Australians need ethical AI which is designed and deployed to protect human rights. -
19 March 2024Webpage
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Sex Discrimination12 September 2018Speech
National Press Club: Everyone's Business: 2018 Sexual Harassment Survey
Kate Jenkins CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY I acknowledge the traditional owners of this land, the Ngunnawal people, and pay my respects to their elders past, present and emerging. Change takes time In my role as Sex Discrimination Commissioner, many people tell me to be patient. They tell me that change takes time and generational change will eliminate sexual harassment. The next generation will… -
9 July 2024Book page
Submissions - ‘Help way earlier!’
Submitted By 1 Australian Youth Commission Attachment 1 2 Professor Stuart A Kinner, Curtin University 3 KidsXpress 4 Dr George Manos 5 Confidential 6 QUT Australian Centre for Health Law Research Attachment 1 7 Office of the Custodial Inspector Tasmania 8 Confidential 9 Confidential 10 Professor Rob White, University of Tasmania Attachment 1 Attachment 2 11 Anne Jackson 12 Confidential 13 … -
Rights and Freedoms19 December 2019Speech
Human Rights Awards - Keynote speech 2019
Human Rights Awards Keynote Speech delivered by Commission President, Prof. Rosalind Croucher AM, at the Human Rights Awards, held at the Fullerton Hotel, Sydney. Check Against Delivery Thank you for that warm welcome to country. I pay my respects to the Gadigal people of the Eora nation—the traditional custodians of this land—to their elders, past and present, and to the future generations… -
14 December 2012Book page
Native Title Report 2008 - Appendix 5
[1] Information in this Appendix is a collation of extracts from responses provided by various Federal, State and Territory Government Departments in Correspondence to T Calma, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, for the Native Title Report 2008. -
14 December 2012Book page
Native Title Report 2008 - Case Study 1
Imagine the sea rising around you as your country literally disappears beneath your feet, where the food you grow and the water you drink is being destroyed by salt, and your last chance is to seek refuge in other lands...[1] -
Disability Rights22 November 2019Speech
Speech to National Labor Disability Summit
Dr Ben Gauntlett National Labor Disability Summit Melbourne November 1, 2019 Good disability policy benefits all Australians. When we think of disability policy, it is not “us” and “them”, it is "we", we the people of Australia need good disability policy because it reflects our values of diversity and inclusion. It reflects our human rights obligations and there are critical economic… -
Race Discrimination9 October 2023News story
Farewell to the Race Discrimination Commissioner
The Commission President and colleagues have joined to farewell and celebrate the achievements of Race Discrimination Commissioner Chin Tan -
14 April 2022Conciliation register
2021-04-04
The complainant is deafblind and uses a guide dog. She alleged that when she attended the respondent restaurant with her family, she was told she could not bring her ‘pet dog’ into the restaurant despite informing staff it was a guide dog. She alleged the owner asked her and her family to sit in a different section of the restaurant and then called the police. The restaurant denied… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice16 March 2022Publication
Close the Gap (2022)
This year’s report, Transforming Power – Voices for Generational Change, is a small collection of the hundreds of stories that catalogue the success of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led initiatives. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice24 May 2023News story
Uluru Statement ‘cannot be ignored’
Australia’s human rights bodies tell political leaders: Uluru Statement ‘cannot be ignored’ Australia’s federal, state and territory human rights bodies have urged political leaders to work across party lines to deliver Constitutional reform for Australia’s First Peoples. In a joint letter, the Australian Council of Human Rights Authorities (ACHRA) says the Uluru Statement from the Heart … -
Sex Discrimination8 April 2021Media Release
Commission welcomes response to Respect@Work Report
The Australian Human Rights Commission welcomes the considered and constructive response to the 55 recommendations made in its 2020 Respect@Work Report on the National Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces. The Report and the Federal Government’s response, with whole of community buy in, paves the way for globally ground-breaking reform on workplace sexual harassment. “The… -
Disability Rights24 April 2024Webpage
Creating accessible and inclusive communications
Learn about employees with disability’s communication needs, from inclusive language, to accessible meetings and materials.
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