The National Anti-Racism Framework provides a roadmap for governments, business and community organisations to address all forms of racism in Australia.

The positive duty is a legal obligation introduced into the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) in December 2022. It applies to ‘persons conducting a business or undertaking’ and 'employers'. These duty ...

The data breach concerns attachments uploaded to webforms on the Commission's website. Around 670 documents were made potentially accessible in error. Of these ...

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 ...

The AIATSIS Code of Ethics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research is informed by recognition and respect for the rights of Indigenous peoples to be fully engaged in any processes, projects ...

The Australian Government and NSW Government recently updated their hate crime laws. This explainer is designed to help readers better understand these changes and the potential human rights ...

The Australian Human Rights Commission (Commission) has made a submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism in response to a call for input on the intersection of artificial ...

This report reflects the voices and experiences of hundreds of people from Jewish, Muslim, Palestinian, Arab and Israeli communities in Australia. It is the most comprehensive report of its kind since ...

The Australian Human Rights Commission’s Commissioners for First Peoples’ rights, children and racism are calling on all Australian governments to address racism in Australia’s criminal justice system ...

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 ...

Keeping children safe online is a goal we all share. But we shouldn’t have to give up our privacy to achieve it. If we let this ban set the precedent, we risk creating a digital world where ...

The Full Federal Court upheld that Giggle for Girls and CEO Sall Grover unlawfully discriminated against Roxanne Tickle by excluding her from the platform. The Court dismissed Grover’s appeal and ...