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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
16 December 2020Opinion pieceWe have failed to recognise the contributions of First Nations women and girls
Our voices heard and understood. Our lives and expertise recognised. Our actions counted and invested in as critical to the health and wellbeing of society. These are the powerful and determined calls of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls in Australia today. They are set-out and responded to in the Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women’s Voices): Securing our Rights, Securing our… -
Complaint Information Service29 July 2013Webpage
Complaints under the Sex Discrimination Act: Gender Identity
Learn everything you need to know about making a complaint regarding sex discrimination and harassment to the Australian Human Rights Commission. -
Complaint Information Service14 December 2012Webpage
Complaints under the Age Discrimination Act
Learn how the Age Discrimination Act makes it illegal to treat a person unfairly due to their age, including younger people and older people. -
LGBTIQ+
18 June 2013Project
New protection
Learn about new protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity and intersex status. -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
16 July 2020Media ReleaseCommission concerned for detainees during COVID
The Australian Human Rights Commission has repeated its call for people in Australian immigration detention facilities who do not pose a security risk to the community to be released to community detention. In March 2020, the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) and the Australian College of Infection Prevention and Control (ACIPC) warned that overcrowded conditions in… -
5 February 2015Book page
9 Teenagers in detention
9.1 Needs and development of teenagers 9.2 Physical environment of detention 9.3 Emotional wellbeing and self-harm 9.4 Safety 9.5 Security measures and dignity 9.6 Relationships with parents 9.7 Relocations 9.8 Provision of medical services 9.9 Education 9.10 Recreation 9.11 Findings specific to teenagers I am a bird in a cage (14 year old girl, Christmas Island detention centre, 15 July… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Speech
Mental illness and cognitive disability in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners – a human rights approach (2012)
I would like to begin by acknowledging the Gimuy Walubara Yidinji people of the Cairns region on whose land we gather today. I pay my respects to their Elders past and present. -
Disability Rights
5 February 2014WebpageEqual Before the law: Towards Disability Justice Strategies
Back to Access to Justice main page Synopsis The Report focuses on people with disabilities who need communication supports or who have complex and multiple support needs and who have come in contact with the criminal justice system. Negative assumptions and attitudes, coupled with a lack of support services and minimal provision of adjustments, often means that people with disabilities are… -
Legal
18 February 2020WebpageSubmission policy
Any public contribution to an inquiry is called a submission. Submissions are actively sought by the Commission from a broad cross section of the community, as well as those with a special interest in particular inquiries. -
Children's Rights
11 January 2017SpeechA life free from violence and fear: a child’s right
2016 International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect Held by the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect in Calgary, Canada Introduction Good afternoon. It’s a pleasure to be here in Calgary today to speak about the work I have done as Australia’s first National Children’s Commissioner, among so many eminent peers from across the globe. Before I begin, I would… -
Disability Rights
10 May 2013Project
Access to justice in the criminal justice system for people with disability
This project focuses on people with disabilities who need communication supports or who have complex and multiple support needs and who have come in contact with the criminal justice system. -
Age Discrimination
8 August 2023SpeechBuilding a better cultural inheritance for an ageing Australia
Hon Dr Kay Patterson AO Age Discrimination Commissioner Keynote Address to National Press Club of Australia, Canberra Wednesday, 28 June, 2023 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Welcome Thank you Andrew Tillett (National Press Club Vice President) for your kind introduction. I am sometimes introduced incorrectly, but maybe more accurately, as the Ageing Discrimination Commissioner. I wish to acknowledge… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
17 November 2017Speech
2017 Narrm Oration
2017 Narrm Oration Resilience and Reconstruction: the agency of women in rebuilding strong families, communities and organisations The University of Melbourne June Oscar Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Australian Human Rights Commission Thursday 16 November 2017 Acknowledgements Yaningi warangira ngindaji yuwa muwayi ingirranggu, Wurundjeri yani U… -
Disability Rights
3 December 2020Opinion piece
Being acknowledged is the first step to being included
When I started my career as a young lawyer, I made a decision to tell people upfront that I used a wheelchair. On the occasions when I didn't, people often didn’t realise that I was the lawyer who they had spoken to on the phone. They would assume I was attending a meeting for work experience, or address their questions to my colleague instead of me. This continued even as my career… -
Disability Rights
6 May 2024Webpage
Self-employment for people with disability
Learn about the benefits and challenges as well as government programs and supports available to people with disability who are self-employed. -
Education25 February 2015Webpage
Statistics about Cultural and Racial Diversity
Explore the rich, cultural diversity of Australia through statistics and infographics. Learn more about narratives supporting systemic racism. -
Complaint Information Service14 December 2012Webpage
The complaint process for complaints about discrimination in employment (ILO)
The Australian Human Rights Commission is an independent agency that investigates and resolves complaints about discrimination and breaches of human rights. -
Age Discrimination
30 September 2020Media Release
Commission launches elder abuse awareness campaign
The Australian Human Rights Commission has launched an elder abuse awareness campaign on the International Day of Older Persons (1 October 2020). The campaign includes a hard-hitting video that reveals the ‘red flag phrases’ that can often indicate an older person is experiencing elder abuse. Pre-COVID-19, the Australian Institute of Family Studies said it was likely that between 2% and 14%… -
Complaint Information Service14 December 2012Webpage
The complaint process for complaints about breaches of human rights by the Commonwealth
The Australian Human Rights Commission is an independent body which investigates and resolves complaints about discrimination and breaches of human rights. -
Disability Rights
26 April 2024Webpage
Hosting accessible and inclusive online meetings and events
Learn how to prepare for, run and follow up on online meetings and events that are accessible for everyone.