Laura Tingle's comments at the Sydney Writer's Festival last weekend - that Australia is a racist country - have triggered a fierce backlash, ranging from outraged calls for the ABC to be defunded to ...

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, delivered a powerful statement last week raising the urgency of the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza. “The war in Gaza must end. Clear ...

Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald AM is a highly respected lawyer and advocate. In recognition of his significant contributions and commitment to social justice and community services he was made a ...

The Australian Human Rights Commission is undertaking a groundbreaking project into the prevalence, nature, and impact of racism at universities. The Australian Human Rights Commission is leading a ...

Understanding these terms can help us to engage in meaningful conversations about racism, and strengthen our understanding of how race shapes society Anti-racism is an active process, unlike the ...

While there appears to be no express right of general application to ‘access cyberspace/the Internet’ stipulated in any of the major international human rights instruments, [210] it has been argued at ...

What does the law say? Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act makes it unlawful for someone to do an act that is reasonably likely to “offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate” someone because of ...

General Comment No. 25 deals with freedom of expression in the context of participation in public affairs and the right to vote. The Human Rights Committee has stated that: Citizens also take part in ...

Explore a range of teaching resources related to equality in areas such as education, disability, identity and sexuality, racism and refugees. Article 1, Universal Declaration of Human Rights states ...

We have launched a new suite of factsheets, based on the original guide, breaking down five of the most persistent myths and misconceptions about racism: The misconception that racism is only about ...

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Jimmy Chi and his band Knuckles wrote and composed this highly-acclaimed and very popular musical about a young Aborigine's journey to consciousness. Jimmy Chi and his band Knuckles wrote and composed ...