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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 ...
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 ...
It is a deep honour to mark with you the 50th anniversary of the Racial Discrimination Act - a law born from resistance, struggle, and sustained hope. But also, a law born from the raw truths of a ...
The Australian Human Rights Commission has been affected by a data breach concerning attachments uploaded to the Commission’s web forms on its website.
Australia’s Disability and Age Discrimination Commissioners have called out the governments of NSW and Western Australia for failing older people and people with disability by not requiring new homes ...
Sex Discrimination Commissioner Dr Anna Cody has raised concerns on the pause in Stage One and Two hormone therapies for people under 18 years through the Queensland’s public health system while an ...
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the President of the Australian Human Rights Commission Hugh de Kretser, Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman and Human Rights Commissioner ...
Respect at Uni: Interim Report In December 2024, the Australian Human Rights Commission delivered an interim report for its Respect at Uni project to update the Australian Government on the project’s ...
UPDATE: This legislation has now been passed by both houses of parliament. What is the Social Media Ban? The Australian Government is proposing laws to introduce a minimum age for access to social ...
Artwork courtesy of First Nations Co.This report serves as a foundational document for the development of a National Anti-Racism Framework.Drawing from extensive consultations with over 496 ...
Sex Discrimination Commissioner Dr Anna Cody has welcomed the Australian parliament’s passing of legislation that will prevent courts ordering applicants to pay respondent’s costs in Federal Court ...