The search is on to recognise Australia’s leading human rights defenders and advocates who strive to improve the lives of ...

The President and all seven Commissioners of the Australian Human Rights Commission are united in our demand for immediate ...

Today marks 50 years since the passage of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (RDA) through the Australian Parliament.

This keynote speech, delivered on Larrakia Country by Commissioner Katie Kiss at the 2025 AIATSIS Summit calls for urgent reform of the Native Title system and implementation of the UN Declaration on ...

The Australian Human Rights Commission has been affected by a data breach concerning attachments uploaded to the Commission’s web forms on its website. The Commission’s best information is that around ...

The Australian Human Rights Commission has released new guidelines to assist organisations and businesses to meet their legal obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) when ...

Australia’s Disability and Age Discrimination Commissioners have called out the governments of NSW and Western Australia for failing older people and people with disability by not requiring new homes ...

The Australian Government and NSW Government recently updated their hate crime laws. This explainer is designed to help readers better understand these changes and the potential human rights ...

In December 2024, the Australian Human Rights Commission delivered an interim report for its Respect at Uni project to update the Australian Government on the project’s progress, highlighting ...

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 ...

Artwork courtesy of First Nations Co. This report serves as a foundational document for the development of a National Anti-Racism Framework. Drawing from extensive consultations with over 496 ...

The Race Reporting Handbook addresses how to combat structural and systemic racism in Australia's media landscape. It emphasises an anti-racist approach to reporting to assist media professionals in ...