The Commissioners responsible for children’s rights and gender equality have today called for concerted national action to prevent violence against children and young people. After a number of ...

The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) today welcomes the resolution of a discrimination complaint brought against the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) over the 2021 Census. The complaint, ...

Review the resource Child Rights, which is designed to help students understand the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The National Anti-Racism Framework provides a roadmap for governments, business and community organisations to address all forms of racism in Australia.

how to identify sexual harassment, how to get the right help for you or someone else the different ways you can respond to workplace sexual harassment if it happens to you or someone you know. This ...

Children in Australia are protected in several ways through international agreements, especially the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. These protections include: ...

The Australian Government's response to the United Nations' Human Rights Council's fourth Universal Periodic Review has been criticised by the Commission as lacking ambition, with no new commitments ...

The Commission has made a submission to the Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications in response to the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024 (Social Media ...

Older Australians provide enormous contributions to Australia's society, culture, communities, workplaces and economy. Yet for some older Australians the story is very different, with many ...

The Australian Government and NSW Government recently updated their hate crime laws. This explainer is designed to help readers better understand these changes and the potential human rights ...

This fact sheet provides information on issues raised in the report card as well as findings from a range of reports and submissions made by the Commission over the past 12 months. Australia’s ...

In Australia, we believe in fairness, compassion and respect for all. These values guide our commitment to human rights, and they apply to everyone - including transgender and gender diverse people.