The search is on to recognise Australia’s leading human rights defenders and advocates who strive to improve the lives of ...

Today marks 50 years since the passage of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (RDA) through the Australian Parliament.

The President and all seven Commissioners of the Australian Human Rights Commission are united in our demand for immediate ...

A new Australian network to promote the human rights of older persons within Australia and internationally has been launched, bringing together key civil society organisations and individuals. As ...

This keynote speech, delivered on Larrakia Country by Commissioner Katie Kiss at the 2025 AIATSIS Summit calls for urgent reform of the Native Title system and implementation of the UN Declaration on ...

The Australian Human Rights Commission is leading the Financial Elder Abuse Project and the establishment of an Action Collaborative of representatives from the banking and financial services sectors ...

A central function of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission is to undertake education programs that increase public awareness and generate discussion of human rights and ...

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1 Introduction The Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) makes this submission to the Senate Community Affairs Committee Inquiry into the Welfare Reform and Reinstatement of Racial ...

Date Location Profile/Representation Number 6/5/09 Kensington Recreation Centre Horn of Africa Senior Women's group - Somali - 10 Eritrean -18 Ethiopian - 16 Mixed Muslim and Christian 44 8/5/09 ...

of the parties. The Commission's submissions are primarily directed to the Minister's decision under s 253(9) of the Act not to release Mr Luu rather than his decision under s 206(1) not to revoke the ...

further inquiry by the President, be made the subject of a report to the Attorney-General for presentation to Parliament.