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Employers18 February 2015Quick Guide
Disability Discrimination
Explore the Australian Human Rights Commission’s guide to disability discrimination laws, covering protections, reasonable adjustments, and positive discrimination. -
14 December 2012Book page
Same-Sex: Launch Speech
When I was a kid, I thought that, when I grew up, I might l like to be an astronaut or an actress, or a lawyer fighting for clients on death row. It changed by the season. But at no point, that I can remember, did I want to grow up to be gay. -
Age Discrimination13 May 2024Webpage
The 'Let's Talk Ageing' Series
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Sex Discrimination20 May 2016Project
University sexual assault and sexual harassment project
The Australian Human Rights Commission has undertaken a National University Student Survey on Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment. -
Employers11 February 2015Webpage
A quick guide to Australian discrimination laws
Explore key information about Australia's anti-discrimination laws for employers. -
Commission – General3 July 2024Speech
National Press Club Address - President Rosalind Croucher - 3 July
Free + Equal: safeguarding the rights of all Australians Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM FAAL FRSA FACLM(Hon) FRSN I would like to begin by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land on which we are meeting today, and pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and to any First Nations People attending in person or watching today’s broadcast. Commissioner colleagues ... -
Employers11 February 2015Webpage
Other areas of workplace discrimination
Learn how the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (AHRC Act) prohibits discrimination in public and private sector employment. -
Age Discrimination13 June 2024Media Release
Age Discrimination Commissioner: Australia has a long way to go to end elder abuse
Age Discrimination Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald AM has warned the ongoing cost-of-living crisis is likely to lead to an increased risk of elder abuse with Australia needing to further bolster its efforts to address the nationwide problem. Elder abuse is when harm is done to an older person by someone they know and trust, often a family member. It can take many forms, including neglect, financial ... -
Commission – General7 June 2024Media Release
Hundreds of advocates support push for Australian Human Rights Act
More than 700 human rights advocates from across Australia, including more than 60 eminent experts, have called on the Federal Government to introduce a Human Rights Act at a major national conference in Sydney today. Buoyed by last week’s Parliamentary Joint Committee On Human Rights recommendations, delegates at the two-day Free + Equal Human Rights Conference pledged their support for the ... -
3 July 2024
AHRC-Ministerial-Statement-Intent-Letter-AG-2024
Australian Human Rights Commission: Ministerial Statement of Intent
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3 July 2024
AHRC-Ministerial-Statement-Expectations-2024
Australian Human Right's Commission: Minister's Statement of Expectations (2024)
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31 July 2013Book page
2 When can a visa be refused or cancelled under section 501?
2.1 A two stage decision-making process There are two stages of the decision-making process under section 501. At the first stage, the Minister or the delegate must consider whether the person passes the character test (referred to as the ‘threshold test for refusal or cancellation’ in the sections below). The character test is set out in subsection 501(6), and is discussed in section 2.3 below ... -
Legal30 May 2022Project
Human Rights Reports
In addition to receiving complaints of unlawful discrimination, the Commission can inquire into complaints of breaches of human rights and workplace discrimination under the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986. -
Commission – General3 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. -
Legal1 June 2021Webpage
Legislation
There are Federal laws to protect people from discrimination and from breaches of their human rights. We have responsibilities under these laws to investigate and conciliate complaints of discrimination and human rights breaches. -
31 July 2013Book page
3 What are the consequences of visa refusal or cancellation?
When a person’s application for a visa is refused or his or her visa is cancelled under section 501 of the Migration Act, unless he or she already holds a protection visa, the person becomes an unlawful non-citizen. [41] Under the Migration Act, as an unlawful non-citizen the person must be placed in immigration detention and detained until he or she is either granted a visa, deported, or removed ... -
Sex Discrimination14 March 2019Speech
63rd Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
Australian & Canadian government & Australian Human Rights Commission side event: Sexual harassment in the workplace – a global perspective Monday 11 March, 1.15pm – 2.30pm Location: Conference Room 11, UN Headquarters Keynote address – Kate Jenkins, Australian Sex Discrimination Commissioner Ishaani’s story Ishaani is a migrant worker. She is a young woman who came to Australia from Cambodia in ... -
Age Discrimination22 May 2024News story
Age Discrimination Commissioner launches new interview series
Find out about 'Let's Talk Ageing', an interview series featuring Australian thought leaders who discuss positive ageing and the challenges facing older people. -
Sex Discrimination20 May 2021News story
Commonwealth Parliamentary Review open for submissions and interviews
The Australian Human Rights Commission will today commence inviting contributions for its Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces . The Commission is undertaking the Review of the workplace culture of Commonwealth parliamentary workplaces, established by the Federal Government with the support of the Opposition and crossbench, and will deliver its findings in November 2021 ...