The children of parents who are detained or deported under Australia's immigration system experience a range of harms. This report includes children and young people’s thoughts on how they could be ...

The Australian Human Rights Awards recognise and honour people and organisations who make a real difference by promoting and protecting human rights across Australia. The 2026 Awards will be extra ...

The Sex Discrimination Commissioner has penned an op ed on the Sex Discrimination Act and how it operates in practice - and why it's important to focus on fact. In recent weeks, there has been renewed ...

We can only accept written complaints. To lodge a complaint, please download our complaint form and return it to the Commission by email or post. Please note that we ...

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 ...

Commission welcomes Commonwealth Ombudsman's probe into Integrated Assessment Tool used in aged care. Scrutiny needed where automated decisions affect access to care and costs. Human oversight, along ...

New amendment to the Disability Discrimination Act will stop life insurers from charging more, refusing cover or treating people unfairly based on genetic test results. The changes remove barriers to ...

The report finds trans and gender‑diverse people face consistent discrimination across education, healthcare, workplaces, housing and the justice system, with serious impacts on safety and ...

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 ...

Everyone from across Australia is invited to attend one of 9 seminars about how we can work together to strengthen our country’s commitment to – and accountability for – protecting and advancing human ...

A series of four animated stories has been created by GARUWA, in collaboration with the Race Discrimination team at the Australian Human Rights Commission. GARUWA is a First Nations owned and led ...

UN review finds Australia must do more to protect basic rights, highlighting poverty, housing, social security fairness, climate impacts and ongoing asylum concerns. UN Committee calls for an ...