Explore the threats to trans and gender diverse human rights in Australia and contribute your insights. The Australian Human Rights Commission is conducting a national project mapping threats to trans ...

The key message for businesses to take away from the statutory review into Australia's Modern Slavery Act is simple – ‘modern slavery reporting is not being taken seriously enough.' Professor John ...

This Chapter includes brief summaries of technical standards and guidance mentioned in the Guidelines. As explained in the Guidelines, the Disability Discrimination Act requires that providers of ...

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Equality Before The Law is a basic tenet of human rights. But I have learned, both as an advocate and during my time as Australia's Disability Discrimination Commissioner, that equality is not always ...

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 ...

The Australian Human Rights Commission and Safe Work Australia are calling for businesses and organisations be aware of their positive duty obligations and take steps to keep workers safe in the busy ...

In an opinion piece for The Canberra Times, Disability Discrimination Commissioner Rosemary Kayess calls for urgent reform to dismantle ableist systems and modernise the Disability Discrimination Act.

This report on evidence-based initiatives to prevent and respond to crime by children is a supplement to the 2024 landmark Help Way Earlier! report on child justice reform from Australia’s National ...

This report looks at how ageism affects older Australians when they access healthcare. Many patients told us they feel dismissed, spoken over, or treated as 'just a number'. These attitudes can lead ...

Older Australians are feeling dismissed, excluded and stereotyped in healthcare settings, putting their access to life-saving care at risk, according to a new report by the Australian Human Rights ...

Learn how children in Australia are protected under global treaties ensuring safety, education, healthcare, and freedom from abuse and exploitation ...