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 ...
The Commission calls for the immediate implementation of the WA Coroner’s recommendations in the Cleveland Dodd inquest. Commissioners echo calls for the immediate closure of WA’s Unit 18 youth ...
Learn more about how to reform the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) to better protect people from slavery and trafficking. The Finds Report adopted five of the Commission's recommendations (in-part or in ...
Read Race Discrimination Commissioner Chin Tan's op-ed, published in The Guardian Australia. "Australia will, fundamentally, be changed on 14 October. However the cards fall in the voice referendum, ...
On Your Terms is a 10–15-minute anonymous online survey enabling young people aged 14-18 to share their views on consent and sex education. The findings will help inform improvements to how consent, ...
Deb Tsorbaris, the new National Children’s Commissioner, starts her five-year term. She says Australia must deliver real change for children and families, as she today begins her five-year term. 'I am ...
Phase 2 of the Review into the Treatment of Women in the Australian Defence ForceCommunity GuideDownload PDF (1.2 ...
As the first woman to be appointed as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, I indicated at the start of my term that I would place a strong emphasis on championing the ...
Back to rights and freedoms:right by right ...
A person becomes a refugee under international law once she or he crosses an international border and is assessed as meeting the definition of a refugee, either by a national government or an ...
Chief Executive Women and the Male Champions of Change share a common goal: to make a significant and sustainable change to the low levels of women in leadership in Australia. We are working together ...
Learn all about how people with a disability have the same rights as people who are living without a disability under Australian law.
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