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Commission - General
12 December 2023Media ReleasePositive duty for employers: Commission鈥檚 powers commence
The Commission has new regulatory powers to ensure Australian workplaces, organisations and businesses meet the positive duty requirements. -
11 December 2023Webpage
Positive Duty Form
The Commission investigates and enforces compliance with the positive duty. Share concerns about an organization's compliance by completing our online Positive Duty Form. -
Commission - General
8 December 2023Media Release
Australia鈥檚 human rights champions put social justice and equality centre stage
Women鈥檚 equity and racial equality advocate Juliana Nkrumah AM has been awarded the prestigious Human Rights Medal at the 2023 Australian Human Rights Awards in Sydney tonight. Other awards went to Gabriel Osborne (Young People鈥檚 Award), Northern Pictures (Media and Creative Industries Award), Advocacy Tasmania (Community Award) and the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia (Law鈥 -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
7 December 2023Opinion pieceHasty detainee laws raise human rights concerns聽
Lorraine Finlay, Human Rights Commissioner鈥 As we approach international Human Rights Day on 10 December 鈥 which this year marks the 75th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights 鈥 the ongoing fallout from the NZYQ High Court decision continues to highlight both the importance and complexity of promoting and protecting human rights. The passing of the Migration Amendment (Bridging鈥 -
Rights and Freedoms
7 December 2023Media ReleaseReport tabled: Revitalising Australia鈥檚 commitment to human rights
Commonwealth Attorney-General, the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP has tabled a report by the 黑料情报站 that calls for a renewed National Human Rights Framework and National Human Rights Act to better protect the rights of all people in Australia. The report, Revitalising Australia鈥檚 commitment to human rights, provides 12 recommendations to improve government accountability 鈥 -
International
5 December 2023News story
Visit of UN Special Rapporteur, Francesca Albanese
The Commission recently hosted a visit from Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967. -
Legal
30 November 2023PublicationMr DC v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2023)
Learn about the case of Mr. DC v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) 2023. -
Commission - General
29 November 2023News story
Kyiv-Copenhagen Declaration reaffirms commitment to preventing torture
The Human Rights Commissioner, Lorraine Finlay, recently travelled to Copenhagen to attend the 14th International Conference of National Human Rights Institutions. More than 85 NHRIs from around the world participated in the conference, which was co-hosted by GANHRI, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, the Danish Institute for Human Rights, and the Office of the United鈥 -
International
28 November 2023News story
Working with Lao Government to protect human rights
The Commission has signed an agreement with the Lao Government and Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to continue working together to promote and protect human rights in Laos under the Australia-Lao PDR Human Rights Technical Cooperation Program (HRTCP). -
Disability Rights
28 November 2023News story
Commission welcomes new Disability Discrimination Commissioner
The 黑料情报站 welcomes the appointment of Rosemary Kayess to the role of Disability Discrimination Commissioner. 鈥淥n behalf of Commissioners and staff I warmly welcome Ms Kayess to the Commission. She is a leading disability and human rights lawyer who has been extremely influential in her work in international human rights law for people with disability,鈥 said鈥