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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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, ...

As the first woman to be appointed as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, I indicated at the start of my term that I would place a strong emphasis on championing the ...

In 2016 the Leading for Change report highlighted the lack of cultural diversity represented within the senior leadership positions in Australian business, politics, government and universities. It ...