The Australian Human Rights Commission has released new guidelines to assist organisations and businesses to meet their legal ...

On International Trans Day of Visibility, the Australian Human Rights Commission recognises and affirms the rights, dignity, and contributions of trans and gender diverse people.

In Australia, most children enjoy their right to education, healthcare, and a good standard of living. Most live in safe, caring homes and communities where they can grow and develop, play and have ...

Earlier this month the Australian Human Rights Commission released Collateral Damage: What the untold stories from the COVID-19 pandemic reveal about human rights in Australia. In the five years since ...

The National Children’s Commissioner says the Victorian Government’s new bail laws will not make communities safer because they are not based on evidence of how to prevent crime by children. The new ...

National Children’s Commissioner Anne Hollonds is urging a national response to revelations about dangerous practices and regulatory failings across Australia’s childcare sector. An ABC Four Corners ...

My name is Giridharan Sivaraman and I’m the Commonwealth Race Discrimination Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission. Thank you for the opportunity to speak today. I wish to acknowledge ...

This International Day to Combat Islamophobia, President of the Australian Human Rights Commission Hugh de Kretser, Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman and Human Rights Commissioner ...

This opinion piece by Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay was published in The Mandarin. Five years ago this month, I boarded a flight from Jakarta to Australia with my two young children.

A major new report about the COVID-19 pandemic by the Australian Human Rights Commission has highlighted how critical gaps in the emergency response could be improved upon in future crises. The report ...

The Commission has released a major new report about the COVID-19 pandemic, which highlights how critical gaps in the emergency response could be improved upon in future crises. The report, titled ...