Immigration detainees in prolonged or indefinite detention v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs and Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs)[2024] AusHRC 174 Report into ...

Image design copyright Bree Buttenshaw for Saltwater People (2024). Developed by the Australian Human Rights Commission with dedicated funding from the Australian Government, the National Anti-Racism ...

The human rights of those who are in immigration detention are of special concern to the Commission. Liberty is a fundamental human right, recognised in major human rights instruments to which ...

Brotherboys, sistergirls and other LGBT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples experience a number of significant and intersecting points of discrimination and marginalisation in Australia. The ...

life does the D.D.A. cover? The DDA makes it against the law to discriminate against someone if they ...

connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future.

Age discrimination is when a person is treated less favourably than another person in the same or similar circumstances because of their age or age group. For example, it could be ‘direct age ...

before the new employee starts on their first day during their first week during their first month and beyond. For employees with disability, accessible and inclusive induction programs across an ...

The IncludeAbility project, led by the Australian Human Rights Commission, aims to create equality in employment for people with disability. Launched in 2020, IncludeAbility works with Ambassadors ...

The Australian Human Rights Commission conducts ongoing monitoring of conditions in detention to ensure that Australia’s immigration detention system complies with our obligations under international ...

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 progress, highlighting ...

It also held that the marriage power in s 51(xxi) of the Constitution is broad enough to encompass same sex marriage. The case indicates that it is open to the Commonwealth to legislate for same sex ...