A potential mass casualty event in Perth has caused deep distress and fear among First Peoples. Commissioner Kiss calls on the government and law enforcement agencies to treat this incident with ...

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 ...

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

Learn how the Disability Discrimination Act is supplemented by Disability Standards and Guidelines that provide more detail on rights and responsibilities. These explain in more detail the rights and ...

Free eLearning modules support organisations in understanding and implementing the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations. Learn about the 2014 inquiry into children in immigration detention ...

Ageism is a real and often overlooked barrier to ageing with dignity, respect, and fairness. The Commission is partnering with the health sector to challenge stereotypes, improve communication, and ...

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 ...

This report describes the connection between climate change and human rights and outlines the critical importance of addressing climate change to protect people’s rights in Australia. The evidence on ...

Australia's Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman, Australian Council of Trade Unions President Michele O’Neil and Professor Nareen Young from the University of Technology Sydney’s ...

Australia's Human Rights Commissioner has warned that the first deportation to Nauru under Australia's new deportation deal exposes a disturbing lack of transparency and raises serious human rights ...

A diverse group of human rights advocates has been named as finalists in the 2025 Australian Human Rights Awards, ranging from youth support workers and filmmakers to justice advocates and medical ...

In a moment of deep significance, Aboriginal leaders from across public institutions and political life have come together to issue a joint statement, calling on the Australian Government to act now ...