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Commission - General
President's message | September 2025
Migration and addressing racism in Australia Migration has fuelled modern Australia鈥檚 success. It is connected to our economic prosperity and national character. Half of us have at least one parent born overseas and a quarter are born overseas. There has been bipartisan political support for a non...
Commission - General
Alan Missen Oration 2025
Hugh de Kretser speaks about the legacy of Alan Missen and how his values are reflected in the ongoing work of the 黑料情报站. 26 August 2025
Technology and Human Rights
Embedding human rights into AI laws is good for business
In an opinion piece published on The Mandarin, Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay makes the case for why embedding human rights into AI laws isn鈥檛 just ethical, but smart business - arguing that trust, transparency, and regulation are the keys to sustainable innovation.
Race Discrimination
Why anti-racism needs to be part of economic reform in Australia
In an opinion piece published on The Mandarin, Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman argues that Australia鈥檚 reform agenda must include a commitment to addressing workplace racism.
Commission - General
President's message | August 2025
Dear friends, Protecting people's rights in rural and regional Australia People living in rural, regional and remote areas of Australia face greater challenges in realising their human rights than people in the cities. So it was good to speak about this at the recent rural, regional and remote...
Race Discrimination
Race Discrimination Commissioner Sivaraman National Press Club Address
Giridharan Sivaraman, Race Discrimination Commissioner, addresses the National Press Club of Australia on 'There鈥檚 nothing casual about racism: Getting serious about racial equality in Australia.'
Race Discrimination
Commission launches landmark survey about racism at universities
The biggest survey ever to examine the prevalence, nature and impact of racism at Australian universities is set to provide key insights for addressing racism on university campuses and in online environments. Launching next week, the national online survey is part of the Racism@Uni study led by the...
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