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Rights and Freedoms
10 July 2024SubmissionCivics in Australia
Learn more about the importance of civics education, engagement and participation in Australia - and what it means for human rights. -
Technology and Human Rights
10 July 2024SubmissionOnline Safety
Learn more about the statutory review of the Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth) and how it can better protect human rights. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
12 July 2024SpeechEMRIP - Preserving all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages
Item 7 Statement 17th Session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) Thursday 11 July 2024 -
Children's Rights
10 July 2024Media ReleaseNational Children’s Commissioner calls for children to be recognised as victims in their own right
The tragic deaths of three children in Sydney’s west over the weekend is yet another reminder of the fact that children are not just ‘witnesses’ of domestic, family and sexual violence - they are victims in their own right. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
11 July 2024Speech
EMRIP - Enhanced participation in the work of the Human Rights Council
Statement from Katie Kiss at the 17th EMRIP session which advises on Indigenous rights and participation. -
Commission – General
27 August 2024WebpageSpeeches, statements and articles by Hugh de Kretser
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Children's Rights
10 July 2024Media Release
Ineffective approaches to child justice creating more problems than they solve
The policies being promoted in the Queensland election campaign to address offending by children have been criticised by National Children’s Commissioner, Anne Hollonds and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Katie Kiss as a “race to the bottom”. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
24 July 2024Webpage
Informing the Agenda - Privacy Collection Notice
Project Overview / About the Project / Your Submission The Australian Human Rights Commission ( Commission) collects and handles personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), the Archives Act 1983 (Cth) and our Privacy Policy. By providing responses to our questions as part of this submission process and providing your submission to us, you consent to the Commission -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
11 July 2024Speech
EMRIP - The impacts of First Nations engagement with justice systems
Statement from Katie Kiss at the 17th EMRIP session which advises on Indigenous rights and participation. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
10 July 2024Speech
17th Session of EMRIP in Geneva, Item 5 Statement
Statement from Katie Kiss at the 17th EMRIP session, focusing on Indigenous rights and participation. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
10 July 2024Speech
EMRIP- Systemic failure to support wellbeing of First Nations children
Statement from Katie Kiss, 17th EMRIP session focusing on Indigenous rights and participation. -
Race Discrimination
10 July 2024Media ReleaseNew report finds governments at all levels across Australia failing on racism
A new report has found governments and their departments at all levels across the country are failing to adequately identify and address racism – even avoiding the term ‘racism’ – and that approaches across the board are ad-hoc, disjointed, reactive, and lacking coordination between governments, agencies and sectors. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
24 July 2024Webpage
Informing the Agenda Project - Your Submission
Privacy Collection Notice / Project Overview / About the Project Please note we only collected individual submissions from individuals aged 18 years old or over. All sectors of the community were welcome to contribute, however, submission and survey contributions are now closed. To complete a submission, participants completed one of the following options: Option 1: Informing the Agenda… -
Legal
19 June 2024PublicationMr CF v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2024)
Mr CF v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) [2024] AusHRC 166 Report into arbitrary detention Australian Human Rights Commission 2024 -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
10 July 2024Speech
EMRIP- The lack of constitutional recognition of First Nations Peoples
Statement from Katie Kiss at the 17th EMRIP session which advises on Indigenous rights and participation. -
Children's Rights
12 June 2024Publication
Supporting Quality Engagement with Children
Discover how the Australian Human Rights Commission involves children and families in policy and service development. Learn about their engagement initiatives. -
Commission – General
3 July 2024Opinion piece
Let’s resist the worst of times with the best of humanity
When I began my term as President of the Australian Human Rights Commission seven years ago, the marriage equality plebiscite was engulfing our nation, in much the same way as the recent Voice referendum did.
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