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Commission – General
23 September 2014WebpagePayment Success
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Commission – General
24 December 2012Webpage
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14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 2001-2002: Orgchart 2
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14 December 2012Book page
Commission Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
Artwork Submitted to the Inquiry 4. Drawing provided by a former child detainee in a focus group of the Inquiry. To return to the Artwork Index page click here. Last Updated 9 January 2003. -
14 December 2012Book page
Commission Website: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
Artwork Submitted to the Inquiry 6. Drawing provided by a child at Baxter IDF and given to Commission staff during visit. To return to the Artwork Index page click here. Last Updated 6 March 2003. -
14 December 2012Book page
Appendix 6 Responses to Inquiry report
An age of uncertainty Inquiry into the treatment of individuals suspected of people smuggling offences who say that they are children Appendix 6: Responses to Inquiry report – Attorney-General’s Department, Australian Federal Police and Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (See PDF documents available for download from http://www.humanrights.gov.au/ageassessment/report/responses.html… -
14 December 2012Book page
Human Rights Act - Consultation Workshops
back to the Commission's National Human Rights Consultation pages Events: Consultation workshops During the National Consultation, the Commission held a series of practical workshops aimed at helping organisations and individuals make submissions. A full list of the workshops held is contained in the Commission’s submission to the National Consultation. Other events Click here for the… -
Commission – General
14 December 2012Webpage
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14 December 2012Book page
Disability Rights
That section 25.2 of the Disability Discrimination Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002, made under subsection 31(1) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992, be amended as follows: -
Commission – General
14 December 2012Webpage
Our Work
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14 December 2012Book page
AusHRC 56: Sri Lankan refugees v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration & Citizenship)
2012 Sri Lankan refugees v Commonwealth of Australia(Department of Immigration & Citizenship) Report of an inquiry into complaints by Sri Lankan refugees in immigration detention with adverse security assessments Report into arbitrary detention and the best interests of the child [2012] AusHRC 56 Download in PDF [423 KB] Download in Word [2.05 MB] -
13 April 2015Book page
Our leadership team
The work of the Commission is led by a President and Commissioners: Emeritus Professor Gillian Triggs President Mick Gooda Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Megan Mitchell National Children’s Commissioner The Hon Susan Ryan AO Age and Disability Discrimination Commissioner Tim Wilson Human Rights Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick Sex Discrimination Commissioner… -
27 March 2015Book page
5 Next steps – future areas of work
Based on the outcomes of Rights & Responsibilities 2014, the Human Rights Commissioner will prioritise the following areas of work in relation to human rights over the next four years: Freedom of expression: the Commissioner will continue to explore potential reforms in relation to current laws that restrict the right to freedom of expression. Religious freedom: the Commissioner will… -
16 July 2014Opinion piece
Corporate Australia should act on Thorpe's challenge - Opinion piece
The legacy of Ian Thorpe’s “coming out” is whether corporate Australia will dispel the myth that it won’t support gay and lesbian Australians reaching their full potential, says Human Rights Commissioner, Tim Wilson, in an opinion piece first published in The Australian. Ian Thorpe won the Australian Human Rights Commission's Human Rights Medal in 2012. View the news story from the… -
Employers16 March 2015Project
Good practice, good business
Free employer resources to promote diversity and prevent workplace discrimination -
6 February 2015Book page
Appendix 9 – Acknowledgements
President Professor Gillian Triggs Commissioners Megan Mitchell, Tim Wilson Inquiry team Fabienne Baldan, Prabha Nandagopal, Sarah Dillon, Annabel Pope, Maria Katsabanis, Akhil Abraham Part-time assistance to the Inquiry Anna Nelson, Shyamika Peeligama, Ting Lim, Loki Ball, Darren Dick, Padma Raman Legal Graeme Edgerton Media Sarah Bamford Website Leon Wild, Matthew Bretag, Jaejin Fisher… -
Education6 December 2017Publication
Bringing Them Home - interactive resource (2017)
Bringing them Home was the name given to the final report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families conducted by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (now called the Australian Human Rights Commission) -
Children's Rights
13 June 2018Media ReleaseCommissioner welcomes Government response to Royal Commission
National Children’s Commissioner Megan Mitchell welcomes the Federal Government’s commitment to a national apology to survivors of abuse, and the creation of a national office for child safety. The Government has today accepted or accepted in principle 104 of 122 recommendations from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, with 18 recommendations still being … -
Race Discrimination
3 October 2017WebpageVideos
2017 #StandUp video 2017 Community Service Announcements Factsheet on the 2017 videos 2016 Community Service Announcement 2015 Community Service Annoucement 2014 Community Service Announcement What You Say Matters It Stops With Me -
Race Discrimination
3 October 2017Webpage
Who we are
ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN Racism has no place in Australia. Since 2012, Racism. It Stops with Me has helped our community respond to prejudice. It is a campaign built on the efforts of people in their neighbourhoods, schools, universities, clubs, and workplaces. Across Australia, more than 400 organisations – and thousands of people – have pledged their support of the campaign. Whatever your walk…