A new Australian network to promote the human rights of older persons within Australia and internationally has been launched, bringing together key civil society organisations and individuals. As ...

Resources for workers, employers & advocates on workplace sexual harassment—what works, what doesn’t & how to make workplaces safer.

Children as well as adults have human rights. As well as the human rights that are laid out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, children and young people are entitled to additional rights ...

UPDATE: This legislation has now been passed by both houses of parliament. What is the Social Media Ban? The Australian Government is proposing laws to introduce a minimum age for access to social ...

At the request of Australia’s 39 universities, the Australian Human Rights Commission conducted a national, independent survey of university students to gain greater insight into the nature, ...

The Australian Human Rights Commission welcomed the passage through Federal Parliament today of the ‘Respect at Work’ Bill – a milestone in addressing workplace sexual harassment in Australia. The ...

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 ...

With this report — We nurture our culture for our future, and our culture nurtures us — we have sought to reflect the reciprocal and cyclical relationship between culture and wellbeing, whereby ...

Australia has strong sense of human rights and freedoms, but people's basic human rights are not very well protected in Australian law. Australia is the only liberal democracy in the world that does ...

The Australian Human Rights Commission is leading a landmark project to examine the prevalence, nature, and impact of racism in Australian universities. The Commission will report on findings and make ...

In 2016 the Leading for Change report highlighted the lack of cultural diversity represented within the senior leadership positions in Australian business, politics, government and universities. It ...

Image design copyright Bree Buttenshaw for Saltwater People (2024). This report enhances the Commission’s understanding of how Australia's national, state, territory and local governments engage in ...