Overview The evidence on the human threat posed by climate change is clear. The planet is getting hotter. Seas are rising.

The Australian Human Rights Commission is calling for urgent action from government and business to address the escalating impacts of climate change on Australians’ human rights.Launching its first ...

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 ...

A new report on evidence-based initiatives to prevent and respond to crime by children is set to bolster the 2024 landmark ...

Children and young people have the same human rights as adults and special rights due to their vulnerability. No matter who we are, or what our situations are, we all have the right to be treated with ...

connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future.

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, ...

The Australian Human Rights Commission is leading a landmark project to examine the prevalence, nature and impact of racism in Australian universities. The Commission will report on findings and make ...

In March 2021, the Commission released a proposal for a National Anti-Racism Framework in response to enduring community calls for national action after heightened experiences of racism and racial ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) promises better, more intelligent decision-making. Governments are using AI to make decisions in welfare, policing and many other areas. Meanwhile, the private sector has ...

UPDATE: This legislation has now been passed by both houses of parliament. What is the Social Media Ban? The Australian Government is proposing laws to introduce a minimum age for access to social ...