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Asylum Seekers and Refugees19 April 2024Publication
Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Inspection Report
In 2023, the Commission monitored the human rights of people detained at the Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre. The Commission’s inspection report provides 33 recommendations, noting key observations and concerns. -
Technology and Human Rights8 March 2024Publication
Protecting Cognition: Background Paper on Neurotechnology
Learn more about what human rights and regulatory risks are created by the development and deployment of neurotechnology. -
Technology and Human Rights31 May 2023News story
Safeguarding the Right to Privacy
Learn more about how to protect the human right to privacy online by reforming the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees20 June 2023Media Release
Inspection report: Serious human rights concerns in hotel detention
Explore an inspection report by the Commission that found serious human rights concerns persist in the use of hotels as alternative places of detention. -
9 May 2024Conciliation register
2021-06-15
The complainant was employed in a human resources role with the respondent property management company. She advised she was in a consensual romantic relationship with a manager that began before she was employed with the company and ended during her employment. The complainant alleged that after the end of the relationship, the manager sexually harassed her, including by sending her text… -
Age Discrimination14 June 2023Webpage
Planning ahead for later life
The Australian Human Rights Commission has produced a range of educational resources to raise awareness about the importance of planning ahead for later life. The focus of our Have You Thought About Later Life? campaign is to provide resources in English and five community languages to support Australians to have these conversations. About planning ahead for later life Future planning… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice13 June 2024Speech
Inaugural CASWA AGM and Statewide Gathering Conference
Working together to build capacity Introduction and acknowledgement Thank you, Aunty Robyn, and Tryse for Welcoming us to your beautiful Country. I pay my respects to the traditional owners of the Noongar Nation of the Wadjak lands on which we meet and gather today, here beside the Derbal Yirigan. I thank your ancestors and elders for their custodianship and stewardship over the generations,… -
Technology and Human Rights28 February 2024Opinion piece
Let’s not elevate brain tech over our humanity
Learn more about how Neuralink's successful implantation could raise human rights issues about neurotechnology. -
Technology and Human Rights19 December 2023Submission
Human Rights Impacts of Autonomous Weaponry
Learn about how lethal autonomous weapons systems violate international human rights and humanitarian law and why they must be regulated. -
Technology and Human Rights2 October 2023Submission
Centring Human Rights in AI Global Governance
Learn more about why the UN High-Level Advisory Body on AI must consider human rights as a central component of the global governance of AI. -
Children's Rights15 September 2020News story
Pandemic: Serious impacts on kids
A new report analysing the issues children and young people raised in counselling sessions during COVID-19 shows they have experienced serious impacts on their mental health, social connections and education. The report, which examines data from 2,567 counselling sessions with Kids Helpline, underscores the risk of vulnerable children falling through the cracks, and highlights the need for … -
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Race Discrimination27 October 2022Speech
Disability Royal Commission: Race Discrimination Commissioner
Statement by Chin Tan relating to barriers by people with disability of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds -
Commission – General30 June 2023News story
Farewell to Age and Disability Discrimination Commissioners
Commission President Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM has joined with colleagues to farewell and celebrate the achievements of Age Discrimination Commissioner the Hon Dr Kay Patterson AO and Disability Discrimination Commissioner Dr Ben Gauntlett. -
Age Discrimination20 December 2023Submission
Australia Post Services Modernisation
The Australian Human Rights Commission provided this submission to the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts (the Department) regarding the modernisation of Australian postal services. The Commission did this in response to the ‘ Postal Services Modernisation: Discussion Paper’. While recognising the need for modernisation of postal… -
Age Discrimination13 March 2024Speech
A Human Rights Act and older people
OPAN National Older Persons Reference Group Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM FAAL FRSA FACLM(Hon) Abstract The presentation will focus on the Commission’s proposed model for a Human Rights Act in Australia and how it may support the rights of older people. Introduction [Thank you to organisers….] I would like to begin my contribution by acknowledging the traditional custodians of this… -
Race Discrimination13 October 2023Media Release
Commission President calls for human rights in Australia to be upheld in wake of Middle East conflict
The President of the Australian Human Rights Commission is calling for respect for human rights to be front of mind for all Australians as the situation in the Middle East continues to worsen. Commission President and Acting Race Discrimination Commissioner Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM said: “The devastating conflict in Israel and Gaza and its horrific civilian fallout is… -
Disability Rights30 April 2024Webpage
Establishing a Disability Employee Network
Learn about establishing a Disability Employee Network - an employee-led group championing the inclusion of people with disability within their workplace. -
Children's Rights15 November 2022News story
Governments must urgently address youth justice crisis
The Australian Human Rights Commission calls on all Australian governments to urgently address the national crisis in youth justice to prevent further harm to children in detention, and to reduce youth offending through effective systems of support. -
Children's Rights16 September 2020Opinion piece
Greater focus needed on kids during pandemic
Since lockdown restrictions were introduced in March, the national 24/7 counselling and support service Kids Helpline has received a significant increase in the volume of children and young people seeking help, up 24% to the end of August compared to 2019. The concerns they raised in counselling sessions provide important insights into how governments, parents and educators can better…
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