This report looks at how ageism affects older Australians when they access healthcare. Many patients told us they feel dismissed, spoken over, or treated as 'just a number'. These attitudes can lead ...
The National Anti-Racism Framework provides a roadmap for governments, business and community organisations to address all forms of racism in Australia.
Our Annual Reports provide a snapshot of our performance and priorities. They highlight complaint trends, share key statistics, and detail the initiatives we've undertaken to support human rights.
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We promote and protect human rights for all people in Australia and help to resolve complaints about discrimination ...
Download the Community Guide to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and learn about the 46 articles that guide every aspect of our lives. The Declaration is the most comprehensive ...
In the spirit of an open and constructive dialogue between government, the wider community, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the Close the Gap Campaign annually produces this ...
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 ...
First and foremost people with mental illness are people and therefore it is important to use 'people first' language when referring to a person with a mental illness. First and foremost people with ...
Every person is born with inherent dignity and value and the right to live free from discrimination and harm. Human rights help us recognise and respect this in ourselves and in each other. All people ...
Between 2009 and 2013, over 50,000 people arrived in Australia by boat to seek asylum. While unexceptional in the context of record global displacement, this represented an unprecedented increase in ...