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Commission – General
30 April 2021WebpageJobs
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LGBTIQ+
15 August 2023Media ReleaseCommission welcomes resolution in Census inclusion complaint
The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) today welcomes the resolution of a discrimination complaint brought against the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) over the 2021 Census. The complaint, filed with the AHRC by community organisation Equality Australia and individual April Long, argued that the survey failed to ask meaningful questions to properly count members of the LGBTIQA+ -
Legal
15 January 2024PublicationMr KX v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2024)
Mr KX v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) [2023] AusHRC 155 Report into use of force and arbitrary interference with family Australian Human Rights Commission 2024 -
Commission – General
4 August 2023News story
New guidelines for Commission appointments
New guidelines to ensure Commission appointments are merit-based and transparent have been published by the Attorney-General. -
Technology and Human Rights
23 August 2023SubmissionFinding Balance: Fighting Disinformation without Threatening Free Expression
Learn about the Commission's view on Exposure Draft of the Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2023. -
Human Resources7 November 2018Webpage
Life at the Commission
Learn about working at the Human Rights Commission, including current job opportunities, workplace culture and diversity, and pathways to employment. -
2 November 2020Webpage
About
We protect and promote human rights in Australia and internationally. The Australian Human Rights Commission is an independent statutory organisation, established by an act of Federal Parliament. -
Education11 September 2023Webpage
Disability rights training
Upskill your team in disability models, barriers to equal participation, legislative frameworks, and how to apply disability rights knowledge and skills in the workplace. -
Children's Rights
12 May 2023News story
Webinar recording: Now is the time to reimagine schools
Global thought leaders invite the Australian community to reinvent schools as places that equally support children's learning and wellbeing -
Legal
30 November 2023Publication
Mr DC v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2023)
Report into arbitrary detention and arbitrary interference with family -
Children's Rights
25 August 2023Media Release
National Children’s Commissioner slams ‘shocking’ new Qld youth justice laws
The National Children’s Commissioner has expressed alarm at the Queensland Government rushing through legislation to allow children to be detained indefinitely in adult detention facilities, in a further contravention of the Queensland Human Rights Act. -
Legal
30 May 2022Project
Human Rights Reports
The Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 empowers the Commission to investigate breaches of human rights and workplace discrimination. Reports to the Minister are prepared, including recommendations for action. -
Legal
24 November 2023Publication
Mr Anees v Commonwealth (Department of Home Affairs) (2023)
Report into a failure to treat a person deprived of their liberty with humanity and respect for their inherent dignity -
Children's Rights
19 September 2018Webpage
Children's Rights
Discover how the Human Rights Commission ensures that children and young people have a say when it comes to issues that impact their lives. -
Legal
23 November 2023Publication
Mr EK v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2023)
Arbitrary immigration detention, disproportionate use of force, Serco, Home Affairs, ICCPR, safe place of detention, breach of human rights in detention, border force -
Disability Rights
29 September 2023Media ReleaseCommission welcomes ‘historic and transformative’ Disability Royal Commission report
Read our media release welcoming the release of the final report from the Disability Royal Commission, noting the huge significance the report’s contents will have for people with disability and their loved ones for decades to come. -
27 September 2018Webpage
Hot Topics
Explore popular human rights topics, including women's rights, LGBTIQ+ rights, people experiencing homelessness rights and Australian First Peoples rights. -
Legal
15 November 2023Publication
Mr JC v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2023)
Mr JC v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) [2023] AusHRC 153 Report into arbitrary detention Australian Human Rights Commission 2023 -
Rights and Freedoms
18 November 2020Webpage
What human rights are at particular risk of being restricted during a pandemic?
Learn how human rights were restricted during the COVID-19 pandemic and how vulnerable people and groups were subjected to more human rights incursions. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
18 September 2018Webpage
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Read all the latest news at the Australian Human Rights Commission in relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social justice.