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23 November 2023PublicationMr EK v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2023)
Arbitrary immigration detention, disproportionate use of force, Serco, Home Affairs, ICCPR, safe place of detention, breach of human rights in detention, border force -
22 November 2023Webpage
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: 75 Years On
A video series commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that hears from a diverse group of Australians about what human rights means to them and where the nation still needs to improve. Disability rights, Indigenous, children's, women's, LGBTQIA+ rights, and the rights of refugees and asylum seekers are all featured. -
Disability Rights
22 November 2023Media ReleaseNew approach to disability employment sees outstanding results
A national disability employment project has delivered exceptional success rates, and created a new blueprint for how businesses could increase employment opportunities for people with disability. IncludeAbility, a project of the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ, ran three-month employment pilots in Perth and the Illawarra with the goal of increasing meaningful work opportunities for… -
ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վs Rights
20 November 2023Publication
Scoping project for National Child and Family Investment Strategy
In this report, the National ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ’s Commissioner makes 18 recommendations about how the National Child and Family Investment Strategy should work. -
Rights and Freedoms
17 November 2023SubmissionCurrent Issues in Prison Management
Learn more about the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ's summary of issues in Australian adult corrections and youth detention. -
Legal
15 November 2023Publication
Mr JC v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2023)
Mr JC v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) [2023] AusHRC 153 Report into arbitrary detention ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ 2023 -
Legal
10 November 2023Publication
Mr VA v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2023)
Human Rights complaint report, immigration detention, arbitrary detention, safe place of detention, ICCPR -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
9 November 2023Media ReleaseCommission commends High Court ruling on indefinite immigration detention
The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ has welcomed yesterday’s High Court ruling which determined that Australia’s system of indefinite immigration detention is unlawful. The landmark decision overturns almost two decades of the practice by Australian authorities in finding it is unlawful to hold a person in immigration detention when there is no real prospect of them being removed from… -
Commission - General
9 November 2023Media ReleaseAttorney-General to deliver 2023 Human Rights Day Oration
Commonwealth Attorney-General the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP will deliver this year’s Human Rights Day Oration at the 2023 Australian Human Rights Awards in Sydney on 8 December. The Attorney-General will join 21 Awards finalists and up to 600 guests to honour some of Australia’s leading human rights heroes and to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the -
Commission - General
7 November 2023Publication
Annual Report 2022-23
The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ has been through a period of great change this financial year. Dedicated focus on governance enhancements and improving financial management has placed the Commission in a more positive financial position than it has been in recent years.