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13 November 2024Conciliation register
2024-02-02
The complainant’s son has a rare chromosomal disorder and is non-ambulatory and non-verbal. She alleged the respondent private school declined her son’s application for enrolment on the basis that it considered his disability could not be accommodated in a mainstream environment. The school denied any discrimination and indicated a willingness to try to resolve the complaint by conciliation… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
31 July 2023Webpage
Voice Referendum: Understanding the referendum from a human rights perspective
The Commission has produced a resource kit to encourage the Australian public to consider the Uluru Statement from the Heart and the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum through a human rights lens. The resources seek to minimise harm by encouraging cultural humility and focusing the conversation on human rights principles as they relate to the referendum and proposed Voice to Parliament. -
Technology and Human Rights
4 October 2023News story
Ethical AI and Global Governance
Learn more about why the global governance of AI must be ethical and centre on human rights to ensure widespread adoption. -
Sex Discrimination
5 September 2023WebpageSex Discrimination Commissioner, Dr Anna Cody
Before commencing as Australia’s Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Dr Cody had a distinguished career as an academic, as a lawyer specialising in discrimination and as a passionate advocate for human rights. -
Race Discrimination
9 March 2023Publication
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
The Australian Human Rights Commission has developed this fact sheet to demonstrate how 'harmony' hides structural and systemic racism. -
13 November 2024Conciliation register
2024-02-05
The complainant said she is African and has brown skin. She alleged her manager at the respondent bridal store discriminated against her on the ground of her race, including by treating her disrespectfully, following her around the shop, offering her no shifts and preferring the company of a white colleague of a similar age to the complainant. The respondents denied discriminating against… -
13 November 2024Conciliation register
2024-02-03
The complainant alleged the respondent real estate agent denied her access to a property because she was accompanied by an assistance dog. The real estate company apologised to the complainant for her experience and expressed a desire to try to resolve the complaint by conciliation. The complaint was resolved by conciliation. The real estate agent was counselled and attended anti… -
13 November 2024Conciliation register
2024-02-01
The complainant alleged the respondent taxi driver at a taxi rank refused to take his fare because he was accompanied by an assistance animal. The taxi driver said he did not take the complainant’s fare because it would mean he would be late for a pre-arranged booking. The complaint was resolved through conciliation. The taxi driver had undergone training on discrimination and customer… -
Children's Rights
12 April 2023News story
Join the webinar: Reinventing schools
If we want children to flourish, we must ask ourselves if the school system is doing the right thing by them. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the fault lines that emerge when health and learning aren’t considered holistically. Declining mental health, disengagement from learning, disruption among social connections and vastly reduced physical activity were some of the impacts on children… -
Technology and Human Rights
2 October 2023Project
HRIA Tool: AI in Banking
Learn more about the Commission's project on using ethical AI in decision-making in the banking industry to protect human rights. -
Rights and Freedoms
3 August 2023News story
Forum to end mistreatment of people with disability in detention
Learn more about the National Forum on Cruel, Degrading and Inhumane Treatment of People with Disability and Mental Health Disorders in Detention. -
Rights and Freedoms
4 March 2023Publication
A National Human Rights Act for Australia
Australia is the only liberal democracy in the world that does not have a national act or charter of rights that explains what people’s basic rights are and how they can be protected. -
13 November 2024Conciliation register
2024-04-04
The complainant has a 6 month old exclusively breastfed baby and applied to the respondent educational body to sit a tertiary level admissions test. She alleged she was informed two days before the exam that she would not be permitted to breastfeed her baby on demand but rather, during the lunch break. The complainant noted this would mean she would not have a lunch break like others sitting… -
Rights and Freedoms
7 March 2023Webpage
Human Rights Act for Australia - Social Media Tiles to Download
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Age Discrimination
2 May 2023Media ReleaseAgeism keeping older people out of the workforce
Ageism is blocking older people from the workforce, findings from a survey of HR professionals about attitudes to older workers show. A partnership between the Australian HR Institute and the Australian Human Rights Commission, the 2023 Employing and Retaining Older Workers Survey found one in six organisations will not consider hiring people aged 65 and above while only a quarter are open… -
Age Discrimination
10 July 2023Publication
Changing perspectives: testing an ageism intervention (2023)
New Commission research shows that a brief, one-off ageism workshop can be a powerful tool in creating positive changes in attitudes and behaviours to older people. -
Commission – General
17 July 2023WebpageSenate File Listing: 1 January 2023 – 30 June 2023
Download Previous Senate File Listings Senate File Listing: 1 July 2022 – 31 December 2022 Senate File Listing: 1 January 2022 – 30 June 2022 Senate File Listing: 1 July 2021 – 31 December 2021 Senate file listing: 1 January 2021 - 30 June 2021 Senate file listing: 1 July 2020 - 31 December 2020 Senate file listing: 1 January 2020 - 30 June 2020 -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
11 May 2023Publication
Summit Communique
Over four days, 900 First Nations women from all reaches of the continent came together on Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country, with non-indigenous women collaborators. At the conclusion of the Summit, delegates issued a Communique outlining their perspectives, calls to action and recommendations for Australian governments and other stakeholders to work with them to realise their vision for First … -
13 November 2024Conciliation register
2024-02-04
The complainant uses a wheelchair. She alleged she had difficulty accessing the respondent retail outlet because aisles were obstructed by boxes, displays and decorations. She claimed when she raised the issue with the store manager she was treated in a disrespectful manner. The retailer advised the complainant’s experience was an isolated incident and inconsistent with its policies. The… -
Commission – General
4 April 2023News story
Human rights leaders share lessons from across the globe
For the first time since 2019, the Australian Human Rights Commission was able to participate in person at the annual Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) meetings in Geneva. Over the week of 13-17 March, Commission President Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM and Chief Executive Leanne Smith joined colleagues from around the globe to share experiences, lessons…