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ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վs Rights
6 March 2022News storyMedia statement: National survey on understanding and experiences of consent
National ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ’s Commissioner Anne Hollonds and Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins have welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of a national survey exploring consent education of secondary school students across Australia. -
Commission - General
18 February 2022Publication
Annual Report 2020-2021
This Annual Report sets out the performance of the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ in the 2020–2021 financial year. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
15 February 2022Publication
Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women’s Voices) - Implementation Framework (2022)
Commissioner’s Introduction to the Implementation Framework In December 2017, I launched the multiyear Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women’s Voices) project. The occasion was marked, and the project officially given life, through the dance of a group of First Nations girls and young women from Redfern. The young dancers reignited our powerful matriarchal lineage within their movements, across their … -
Age Discrimination
14 February 2022News storyElder abuse conference to drive positive change
The abuse of older Australians and how to prevent it will be the main focus of the 7th National Elder Abuse Conference this week of which Age Discrimination Commissioner, Dr Kay Patterson AO is the Walk the Talk Ambassador. Hosted by Elder Abuse Action Australia and COTA Tasmania, the National Elder Abuse Conference provides an opportunity for everyone working in the field of elder abuse to… -
Rights and Freedoms
4 February 2022SubmissionMonitoring of Places of Detention (Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture) Amendment Bill 2022 (Bill)
The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ welcomes the opportunity to make this submission to the Northern Territory Department of the Attorney-General and Justice with respect to its consultation on the draft Monitoring of Places of Detention (Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture) Amendment Bill 2022 (Bill). -
Commission - General
4 February 2022Publication
Annual Report 2000-2001: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
The Commission's vision is of and for an Australian society in which the human rights of all people are respected and promoted. Our task is to find practical, pragmatic ways to turn the rhetoric of human rights into an everyday reality for all Australians and build a more tolerant and inclusive community. As this report indicates, this past year has been a period of substantial achievement… -
ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վs Rights
30 January 2022Media Release
ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ urged to share COVID-19 experiences
As most Australian children return to school today, they are being invited to share their stories about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected their wellbeing, and how they have coped. -
Race Discrimination
27 January 2022Project
International Student Principles
The International Student Principles (‘The Principles’) were developed to address the human rights concerns of international students living in Australia. The development of the Principles began in 2009, following several incidents of racist violence directed at international students. -
Rights and Freedoms
21 January 2022Opinion piece
Novak Djokovic drew global attention to Australia's immigration detention regime. Now we need proper scrutiny of all places of detention
Novak Djokovic’s recent detention at Melbourne’s Park Hotel drew international attention to Australia’s use of hotels as Alternative Places of Detention by immigration authorities. But while Djokovic’s detention was measured in days, others still remaining in the Park Hotel measure their detention in years. Hotels are simply not appropriate places to detain people for extended periods. The… -
Legal
12 January 2022SubmissionReview of the Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) Act 2019 (Cth)
The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ makes this submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security in relation to its statutory review of the operation, effectiveness and implications of the Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) Act 2019 (Cth), as required by s 29(1)(cc) of the Intelligence Services Act 2001 (Cth).