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30 April 2024PublicationMr BX v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2024)
Mr BX v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) [2024] AusHRC 163 Report into use of force Australian Human Rights Commission 2024 -
Legal
30 April 2024Submission
Public Sector Whistleblowing Reforms - Stage 2
The Australian Human Rights Commission (Commission) makes this submission to the Attorney-General’s Department in relation to its November 2023 consultation paper on the second stage of public sector whistleblowing reforms, aimed at improving the effectiveness and accessibility of protections for whistleblowers. -
Sex Discrimination
23 April 2024Webpage
Factsheets and other resources
The Commission has developed a range of other resources with information regarding the positive duty, including posters, factsheets, and case studies. -
Age Discrimination
9 May 2024Media ReleaseAge Discrimination Commissioner calls for a Convention on the Rights of Older Persons
Australia’s Age Discrimination Commissioner, Robert Fitzgerald AM, has called on the Federal Government to formally endorse the creation of a UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons, in what he said remains a missing piece in the international human rights framework. Currently, there is no binding international instrument dedicated to the rights of older persons, like there is for race,… -
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. -
Legal
24 April 2024Publication
Mr KO v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2024)
Mr KO v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) [2024] AusHRC 162 Report into arbitrary detention Australian Human Rights Commission 2024 -
Rights and Freedoms
2 May 2024VideoRights On Time Video
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Rights and Freedoms
2 May 2024Video
Free + Equal Human Rights Conference
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Technology and Human Rights
6 May 2024Opinion pieceProtecting Free Speech Doesn’t Mean Dismissing Online Safety
This opinion piece by Human Rights Commissioner, Lorraine Finlay, appeared in The Australian on Monday 29 April 2024. When President Roosevelt gave the 1941 State of the Union Address he spoke of four essential human freedoms that people ‘everywhere in the world’ ought to enjoy. The very first of these was freedom of speech and expression. Free speech was listed first because it is the… -
Race Discrimination
30 May 2024Opinion pieceRace Discrimination Commissioner: Why ABC chiefs should back Laura Tingle for calling out racism
This opinion piece by Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman appeared in The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. As is often the case, the person who calls out racism in Australia faces far more scrutiny than the racism itself. Laura Tingle's comments at the Sydney Writer's Festival last weekend - that Australia is a racist country - have triggered a fierce backlash, ranging… -
Legal
24 April 2024Submission
Review of the citizenship repudiation provisions of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 (Cth)
The Australian Human Rights Commission (Commission) makes this submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) in relation to its Review of the citizenship repudiation provisions of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 (Cth). -
Disability Rights
6 May 2024Webpage
Building a culture of accessibility and inclusion
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Race Discrimination
9 May 2024News story
Commission to lead historic anti-racism study into universities
The Australian Human Rights Commission will lead a groundbreaking independent study to better understand and address the dangerous prevalence of racism at universities, after receiving $2.5 million in Commonwealth funding. Race Discrimination Commissioner, Giridharan Sivaraman said the study will be “comprehensive”, with university students and staff to share their experiences of racism, and… -
Rights and Freedoms
8 May 2024Media Release
2-for-1 tickets arrive right on time for all-star Vivid Sydney human rights show
Vivid Sydney festivalgoers looking for some fabulous intellectual entertainment can now have double the fun at the Rights On Time panel show on Thursday 6 June with a 2-for-1 ticket offer now available! Get set for the time of your rights as ‘sleek geek’ Adam Spencer corrals some of Australia’s favourite TV personalities, comedians, legal eagles and social justice advocates as they travel… -
Disability Rights
7 May 2024Webpage
Disability Access and Inclusion Health Check
Use this IncludeAbility Access and Inclusion Health Check tool, to help your workplace determine how inclusive and accessible it is. -
Disability Rights
6 May 2024Webpage
IncludeAbility Evaluation
Explore the evaluation by the Centre for Social Impact at Swinburne University of the IncludeAbility Project 2020-2023 to assess its effectiveness -
Rights and Freedoms
3 May 2024Opinion piece
We need debate on sensible limits on free speech
When president Franklin D. Roosevelt gave the 1941 State of the Union address he spoke of four essential human freedoms people “everywhere in the world” ought to enjoy. The very first of these was freedom of speech and expression. Free speech was listed first because it is the bedrock of democracy. Salman Rushdie famously described it as “the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is… -
Disability Rights
6 May 2024Webpage
IncludeAbility Senior Leadership Forum 2023
Learn about the second IncludeAbility Senior Leadership Forum held in Sydney on 16 March 2023 by The Australian Human Rights Commission.
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