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 about people with disability in Australia, demographics, and the issues facing different groups within this community through statistics.

19/08/2025 Access to technology is essential to modern living. While technology brings many advantages, it can also create serious problems for many people from marginalised and vulnerable groups. The ...

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 ...

BE v Suncorp Group Ltd (2018) Report into discrimination in employment on the basis of criminal record A summary is also available for this report.

The Australian Human Rights Commission is undertaking a groundbreaking project into the prevalence, nature, and impact of racism at universities.

This report enhances the Commission’s understanding of how Australia's national, state, territory and local governments engage in anti-racism work. It describes the nature and scope of their policies ...