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Annual Report 2024-25

The Annual Report is our primary performance reporting document for our activities over the period 2024-25, including our financial statements.

Age Discrimination

Talking about my generation (2023)

27th April, 2023

Overview Discussions about ageism are often focused on negative stereotypes and discrimination against older people, but young people also experience negative attitudes and assumptions based on their age. This research sought to enrich the insights from the Commission’s 2021 What’s age got to do...

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Australia’s international obligations

4th April, 2023

Australia is obliged under international law to protect the human rights of all asylum seekers and refugees, regardless of how or where they arrive.

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Legal

Andrwas v The Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs)

10th March, 2023

Mr Andrwas v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) [2023] AusHRC 147 Report into a safe place of detention ��鱨վ 2023

Rights and Freedoms

A National Human Rights Act for Australia

7th March, 2023

Australia is the only liberal democracy in the world that does not have a national act or charter of rights that explains what people’s basic rights are and how they can be protected.

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Sex Discrimination

Use of Confidentiality Clauses in the Resolution of WSH Complaints

19th December, 2022

Guidelines on the Use of Confidentiality Clauses in the Resolution of Workplace Sexual Harassment Complaints These provide principles to guide the consideration of the use of a confidentiality clause in a settlement agreement concerning a workplace sexual harassment claim. The principles provide...

Race Discrimination

National Anti-Racism Framework Scoping Report

6th December, 2022

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 inequality in recent years, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Technology and Human Rights

Guidance Resource: AI and Discrimination in Insurance

1st December, 2022

Guidance on AI and discrimination in the insurance sector.

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Sex Discrimination

Time for respect: Fifth national survey sexual harassment workplaces

30th November, 2022

For the first time, the survey also asked about workers’ views on the actions taken by their employer’s action to address workplace sexual harassment.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Wiyi Yani U Thangani First Nations Women’s Safety Policy Forum Outcomes Report November 2022

28th November, 2022

The Forum brought over 150 participants together including First Nations community members, practitioners, researchers, specialist experts and government participants to consider how to address the root causes and drivers of violence.

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Disability Rights

Guidelines for the targeted recruitment of people with disability

4th November, 2022

The Guidelines provide information about designing and implementing targeted recruitment strategies for people with disability.

Commission - General

Annual Report 2021-2022

3rd November, 2022

Complaint Statistics 2021-2022 Download PDF | Download Word You can access the ��鱨վ 2021 – 2022 Annual Report at the Australian Government Transparency Portal. The year in review The 2021–22 financial year has been an extremely challenging one for the Australian Human...

Sex Discrimination

Guide to external pathways to address workplace sexual harassment

28th October, 2022

This guide provides information about the external pathways in Australia for addressing workplace sexual harassment.

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Commission - General

Strategic Plan 2022-25

30th September, 2022

An Australian society in which human rights are respected, promoted and protected. Where every person is free and equal in dignity and rights.

Legal

Ms RC v Commonwealth (Department of Home Affairs)(2022)

28th September, 2022

Learn about the case of Ms. RC v Commonwealth (Department of Home Affairs) 2022.

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Business and Human Rights

Responsible Business Conduct and the Tourism Industry in Vietnam: Guidance for Companies (2022)

13th September, 2022

Guidance to assist companies operating in the tourism industry in Vietnam to conduct their business responsibly and ensure that their operations promote and protect human rights.

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Talking about my generation (2023)

Australia’s international obligations

Andrwas v The Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs)

A National Human Rights Act for Australia

Use of Confidentiality Clauses in the Resolution of WSH Complaints

National Anti-Racism Framework Scoping Report

Guidance Resource: AI and Discrimination in Insurance

Time for respect: Fifth national survey sexual harassment workplaces

Wiyi Yani U Thangani First Nations Women’s Safety Policy Forum Outcomes Report November 2022

Guidelines for the targeted recruitment of people with disability

Annual Report 2021-2022

Guide to external pathways to address workplace sexual harassment

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Responsible Business Conduct and the Tourism Industry in Vietnam: Guidance for Companies (2022)

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