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Disability Rights1 February 2019Webpage
International
Opportunities Funding for Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities events Supporting participation in international CRPD events by disability organisations (Updated 2021) United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is the first binding international human rights instrument to… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice24 October 2017Speech
WA Parks Conference 2017
Acknowledgements Jalangurru garrwarri balanggarri. Yaningi warangira ngindaji yuwa muwayi ingirranggu, Wadjuk Noongar yani u. Balangarri wadjirragali jarra ningi – gamali ngindaji yau muwayi nyirrami ngarri thangani. Yaningi miya ngindaji Muwayi ingga winyira ngarragi thangani. Yathawarra, wilalawarra jalangurru ngarri guda. Good afternoon everyone. I stand here today on the lands of the… -
Disability Rights30 January 2024Webpage
Disability Rights
Everyone has the right to be safe and free from discrimination, regardless of ability. Learn more about human rights for people living with disability. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice12 February 2018Media Release
Time to rebuild the structure of Closing the Gap
Australia is a long way short of closing the gap by 2030 and needs to rebuild the foundations of the strategy as a matter of urgency. The Close the Gap Campaign welcomes the news that there has been an improvement in several closing the gap targets, however, only meeting 3 out of 7 targets for such a critical national priority is no cause for celebration. Close the Gap Campaign Co-Chair and … -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees28 November 2013Project
National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention - Index
National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention 2014. Hearing transcripts, submissions and expert reports now available. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Consolidation of Commonwealth Discrimination law
As indicated by the Attorney General and the Minister for Finance and Deregulation in announcing this process, the review of Commonwealth discrimination law offers important opportunities to ensure that discrimination law contributes as effectively as possible, as well as efficiently, to the objectives of the achievement of equality in Australian society and the removal of discriminatory barriers… -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Complementary Protection) Bill 2009
The Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) makes this submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Complementary Protection) Bill 2009 (Complementary Protection Bill). -
27 March 2015Book page
7 Appendix B – public events and strategic meetings
The Human Rights Commissioner thanks the following people and organisations who met with him as part of this consultation. Kununurra, Halls Creek, Derby, Broome and One Arm Point: 17–24 August Ardyaloon Hatchery Broome Regional Aboriginal Medical Service Ian Trust, Executive Director Wunan Josie Farrer MLA Kimberley Aboriginal Law and Culture Centre Marninwarntikwa Women’s Resource Centre… -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees1 August 2013Webpage
Visa cancellation on character grounds
Read about the process of visa refusal or cancellation on grounds of character and the human rights concern raised by the consequences of this process. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
NOTICE OF TEMPORARY EXEMPTION UNDER THE DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT: HERVEY BAY RSL CLUB
Explore a report where the Commission allows the Hervey Bay RSL Club Ltd to defer installing wheelchair access on its courtesy buses. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
trams press release
As a result of work by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) and a decision by the Victorian government Melbourne trams are going to become accessible for people with disabilities much sooner. Funding arrangements have been brought forward to permit services with new accessible trams to commence in 2002, six years earlier than under previous plans. -
5 February 2015Book page
13 Continuing impacts on children once released
13.1 How are children faring once released? 13.2 Continuing impacts of detention on infants and preschoolers 13.3 Continuing impacts of detention on primary school aged children 13.4 Continuing impacts of detention on teenagers 13.5 Ongoing impacts of long term detention 13.6 Findings regarding the continuing impacts of detention Both my children are nervous. They were scared of everything… -
31 July 2013Book page
1 Summary
Under section 501 (and/or sections 501A and 501B) [1] of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) (Migration Act), a non-citizen’s application for a visa may be refused or their visa may be cancelled if they do not satisfy the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (the Minister), or the Minister’s delegate, that they pass the ‘character test’. During the 2011-12 financial year 88 people had their… -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Submission - Proposed WA Human Rights Act (2007)
All persons are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to the equal protection of the law. In this respect, the law shall prohibit any discrimination and guarantee to all persons equal and effective protection against discrimination on any ground such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other… -
27 February 2017Book page
Conclusion
The customer centricity movement is big business. So much so that the Harvard Business Review devoted two recent editions to answering these headline question: 'What does your customer really want?’ (2016) and ‘How to win and keep customers’ (2017). The esteemed authors wrote about pricing, product/service quality, data, innovation, habits, prototyping and storytelling. Each of these is… -
Children's Rights14 December 2012Webpage
Children and young people
In the 2006, there were 6.64 million people living in Australia under the age of 25. This is about one third of the population.[26] In June 2009 there were 4.19 million children under 15 years of age, almost 20% of the total population. -
Commission – General14 December 2012Webpage
Senate File Listing 1 January 2007 - 30 June 2007
FileId: 2007/2-1 Create Date 02-Jan-2007 Name: CRIMES AMENDMENT (BAIL AND SENTENCING) BILL 2006 Title: HUMAN RIGHTS COMPLIANCE - LEGAL SUBMISSION - LEGAL -
14 December 2012Book page
Australia and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (the Universal Declaration) was adopted by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in 1948. Click here for more information about the Universal Declaration -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
NOTICE OF TEMPORARY EXEMPTION UNDER THE DDA: QUEENSLAND RAIL
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission gives notice of a decision made on 11 February 2002 under section 57 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 ("DDA") concerning tactile ground surface indicators ("TGSIs"). -
Commission – General14 December 2012Opinion piece
Opinion Pieces / Articles
The following opinion pieces have been published by the President and Commissioners. Reproduction of the opinion pieces must include reference to where the opinion piece was originally published.
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