New amendment to the Disability Discrimination Act will stop life insurers from charging more, refusing cover or treating people unfairly based on genetic test results. The changes remove barriers to ...

The report finds trans and gender‑diverse people face consistent discrimination across education, healthcare, workplaces, housing and the justice system, with serious impacts on safety and ...

Australia is the only liberal democracy in the world that does not have a national act or charter of rights that explains what people’s basic rights are and how they can be protected. Australia has ...

Everyone from across Australia is invited to attend one of 9 seminars about how we can work together to strengthen our country’s commitment to – and accountability for – protecting and advancing human ...

national Human Rights Act, so that every person, at every age, can live with dignity, respect, and justice. This statement was developed with the input, insight and guidance of older people and their ...

Federal Discrimination Law is produced by the Commission's Legal Section and examines the significant issues that have arisen in federal unlawful discrimination cases. It provides a comprehensive ...

The Commission welcomes the Senate Inquiry into racism against First Peoples, stressing it must drive action, not repeat past diagnoses. Decades of inquiries -including the 1991 Racist Violence ...

General Sir Peter Cosgrove, Dr Philip Freir, Professor Duncan Bentley, Peter Jopling KC, Liz Gillies distinguished guests and friends here and online. It’s wonderful to be here tonight at Federation ...

Commissioner Sivaraman condemns Senator Hanson’s Islamophobic remarks and calls for an apology to Muslim Australians. Warns that comments targeting communities deepen division, increase harm and ...

Findings from the Australian Human Rights Commission’s landmark national Racism@Uni Study highlight that racism is deeply embedded across Australian universities and has profound impacts on students ...

The term 'Shared Responsibility Agreement' (SRA) describes agreements between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and groups and Australian governments based on the principle of mutual ...

A major United Nations review of Australia’s human rights record has highlighted serious and persistent gaps in legal protection and outcomes, with countries from around the world urging stronger ...