Australian Capital Territory residents are invited to attend a FREE seminar in Canberra about advancing human rights. With so many issues currently impacting on the rights of people across Australia, ...

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 Standards do not apply to dedicated school bus services, so the compliance timetable and specifications in the Standards do not apply directly to these services. But complaints can still be made ...

There are federal, state and territory laws in Australia to protect people from discrimination and harassment. The Australian Human Rights Commission has statutory responsibilities under the Age ...

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 ...

1. What is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)? The concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is generally understood to mean that corporations have a degree of responsibility not only for ...

The purpose of this report is to provide an overview – or ‘snapshot’ – of the key human rights issues that arise from Australia’s approach to asylum seekers and refugees who arrive by boat. The ...

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 ...

A series of four animated stories has been created by GARUWA, in collaboration with the Race Discrimination team at the Australian Human Rights Commission. GARUWA is a First Nations owned and led ...

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 ...

This suite of eleven eLearning modules was developed to help organisations increase their knowledge and understanding of the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations and identify steps they ...

Edward Santow was Human Rights Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission from August 2016 to 28 July 2021. Ed leads the Commission's work on technology and human rights; refugees and ...