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

The Australian Human Rights Commission has released a landmark report revealing the systemic barriers faced by people who ...

Principle 2: Dismantling harmful stereotypes, practices and behaviours about pregnant women and working parents is critical to eliminating discrimination related to pregnancy, parental leave and ...

Resources These resources have been designed for workers, employers and advocates, and are built on people’s experiences of workplace sexual harassment —what helps, what doesn’t, and what needs to ...

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02/07/2025 As the First Peoples of Australia, the sovereignty over which was never ceded, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have inherent rights, including the right to self-determination.

Back to rights and freedoms: right by right Article 25 ICCPR Article 25 states: Every citizen shall have the right and the opportunity, without any of the distinctions mentioned in article 2 and ...

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.

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 Australian Human Rights Commission is examining the human rights impacts of Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a chance for you to tell your story about what happened to you.

09/10/2024 Australia is home to the world's oldest continuous culture as well as non-Indigenous Australians who identify with over 300 different ancestries. Migration to Australia is not a new ...

Learn about the national anti-racism framework.Image design copyright Bree Buttenshaw for Saltwater People (2024). Developed by the Australian Human Rights Commission with dedicated funding from the ...