Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman gave the keynote for the Whitlam Institute's special event marking 50 years of the Racial ...

The search is on to recognise Australia’s leading human rights defenders and advocates who strive to improve the lives of ...

The President and all seven Commissioners of the Australian Human Rights Commission are united in our demand for immediate ...

Today marks 50 years since the passage of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (RDA) through the Australian Parliament.

A new Australian network to promote the human rights of older persons within Australia and internationally has been launched, bringing together key civil society organisations and individuals. As ...

Date Location Profile/Representation Number 6/5/09 Kensington Recreation Centre Horn of Africa Senior Women's group - Somali - 10 Eritrean -18 Ethiopian - 16 Mixed Muslim and Christian 44 8/5/09 ...

The Australian Human Rights Commission is leading the Financial Elder Abuse Project and the establishment of an Action Collaborative of representatives from the banking and financial services sectors ...

This keynote speech, delivered on Larrakia Country by Commissioner Katie Kiss at the 2025 AIATSIS Summit calls for urgent reform of the Native Title system and implementation of the UN Declaration on ...

New data from Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) shows the Australian Human Rights Commission has a 13.5% median gender pay gap, despite women making up 85% of Commission staff. “Gender ...

It’s great to be here in South Australia, a state that has so often been the beating human rights heart of Australia with so many human rights firsts. South Australia was the first jurisdiction in ...

These resources are for workers, employers and advocates. They are built on people’s experiences of workplace sexual harassment—what helps, what doesn’t, and what needs to change to make workplaces ...

These resources will help small and medium-sized businesses respond appropriately to workplace sexual harassment and make their workplace safer. Most Australian employers have obligations to comply ...