National Children’s Commissioner Anne Hollonds has called for national leadership on systems reforms required to keep ...

The Australian Human Rights Commission is taking action to make Australian workplaces safer for everyone. We have started formal inquiries, developed proactive compliance strategies, and worked with ...

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Katie Kiss, says the coronial findings into the death of Kumanjayi Walker in police custody are a painful, but powerful reminder ...

However, recent research indicates that age discrimination continues to be an issue in many Australian workplaces. The age at which workers are considered ‘older’ is becoming progressively younger, ...

2011 Freedom of religion and belief in 21st century Australia A research report prepared for the Australian Human Rights Commission By Professor Gary Bouma, Professor Desmond Cahill, Dr Hass Dellal, ...

The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child in November 1989. The Convention came into force on 2 September 1990. Read the Convention.

View where the Human Rights Commission works to ensure equality, justice and the protection of human rights in Australia.

The Respect@Work website has undergone an audit due to recent amendments to the Sex Discrimination Act, which now require businesses and organisations to comply with the positive duty obligations. The ...

The Commission has a President and seven Commissioners and is led by a Chief Executive.

The aim of the study was to understand organisations’ strategies to recruit and retain older workers, and how COVID-19 has impacted these strategies.

The positive duty is making workplaces safer The Australian Human Rights Commission is taking action to make Australian workplaces safer for everyone. We have started formal inquiries, developed ...