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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Today marks 50 years since the passage of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (RDA) through the Australian Parliament.
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 ...
A central function of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission is to undertake education programs that increase public awareness and generate discussion of human rights and ...
At the request of Australia’s 39 universities, the Australian Human Rights Commission conducted a national, independent survey of university students to gain greater insight into the nature, ...
In 2016 the Leading for Change report highlighted the lack of cultural diversity represented within the senior leadership positions in Australian business, politics, government and universities. It ...
"The Australian Human Rights Commission welcomes the Federal Government’s introduction of Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023 to parliament. The Bill sets out ...
With this report — We nurture our culture for our future, and our culture nurtures us — we have sought to reflect the reciprocal and cyclical relationship between culture and wellbeing, whereby ...