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Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner has applied for leave to appear in a significant appeal, which will consider how ...
Australia’s National Children’s Commissioner has commended the Australian Government’s leadership on urgent child safety reforms agreed at today’s historic meeting of education ministers across the ...
National Children’s Commissioner Anne Hollonds has congratulated Attorney-General Michelle Rowland on decisive action and strong leadership following a landmark meeting of the Standing Council of ...
Learn more about older Australians’ contributions to Australian society and the impacts of ageism and age discrimination through statistics.
In an opinion piece published on The Mandarin, Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay makes the case for why embedding human rights into AI laws isn’t just ethical, but smart business - arguing ...
D.D.A. guide: Who does the D.D.A. protect? The definition of "disability" in the DDA includes: Physical Intellectual Psychiatric Sensory Neurological, and Learning disabilities, as well as Physical ...
The Australian Human Rights Commission is leading a landmark study to examine the prevalence, nature, and impact of racism in Australian universities. The Commission will report on findings and make ...
Australia’s National Children’s Commissioner and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner are backing calls from child health and legal experts for the Northern Territory ...
We all have a role to play in building our own anti-racism skillset, and challenging myths and misconceptions about racism in Australia.
2012 Sri Lankan refugees v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration & Citizenship) Report of an inquiry into complaints by Sri Lankan refugees in immigration detention with adverse ...
The Child Safe Organisations project prepared a background paper on cultural safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people, to inform work on child safe organisations.
This page contains relevant information about the 2025 review of Australia's Disability Discrimination Act.