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Technology and Human Rights
29 October 2025SubmissionSearch Engine Safety Code and Social Media Ban
Learn more about the human rights risks of a social media ban and Phase 2 codes. -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
29 October 2025Media ReleaseHuman Rights Commissioner calls for transparency in Nauru deportation arrangementÂ
Australia’s Human Rights Commissioner has warned that the first deportation to Nauru under Australia’s new deportation deal exposes a disturbing lack of transparency and raises serious human rights concerns.  -
Technology and Human Rights
29 September 2025Submission
Thematic report on AI and racial discrimination
Learn more about how artificial intelligence can reinforce racial discrimination, and the need for stronger human rights safeguards. -
Technology and Human Rights
29 September 2025Submission
Use of automated decision making by government
Learn more about why Australia must use human rights-centered automated decision-making systems in government. -
Technology and Human Rights
29 September 2025Submission
Draft Policy on Cyber-enabled Crimes under the Rome Statute
Learn more about the draft policy on cyber-enabled crimes under the Rome Statute. -
Technology and Human Rights
29 September 2025Submission
ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ’s Online Privacy Code
Learn more about how the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ’s Online Privacy Code should protect human rights. -
Technology and Human Rights
23 September 2025Submission
Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy
Learn more about the need to balance rights when combatting climate-related misinformation and disinformation. -
Technology and Human Rights
18 August 2025Opinion piece
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’t just ethical, but smart business - arguing that trust, transparency, and regulation are the keys to sustainable innovation. -
Technology and Human Rights
14 August 2025Submission
Social media ban
Learn more about how Australia's social media ban will have serious consequences for the human rights of all Australians -
Technology and Human Rights
7 August 2025Publication
AI and recruitment compliance checklist
The AI and recruitment compliance register sets out the key compliance considerations for organisations keen to achieve best practice in their use of AI systems for recruitment purposes. -
Technology and Human Rights
24 July 2025Submission
Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence
Learn more about Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence and how it can impact rights online and offline -
Technology and Human Rights
24 July 2025Submission
Impact of Disinformation on the Enjoyment and Realisation of Human Rights
Learn more about how disinformation can impact human rights online and offline -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
14 July 2025Submission
Externalisation of Migration and the Impact on the Human Rights of Migrants
The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ has made a submission to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, ahead of his forthcoming report to the UN General Assembly on the externalisation of migration and its impact on migrant rights . This submission outlines the Commission’s serious concerns regarding Australia’s externalisation policies, including offshore -
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Asylum Seekers and Refugees
19 February 2025Media Release
Human Rights Commissioner says NZYQ Nauru resettlement announcement raises more questions than it answers  
Australia’s Human Rights Commissioner has written to Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke seeking clarity and transparency around an Australian Government decision to resettle three members of the NZYQ cohort in Nauru, saying the announcement raises serious human rights concerns and prompts more questions than it answers. -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
12 December 2024Opinion piece
Women in immigration detention are trapped in a system designed for men. Many have not hugged a family member in years
In an opinion piece published in The Guardian, Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay Commissioner Finlay describes the harrowing experiences faced by many women in immigration detention and calls for urgent reform to address these human rights failures. It follows the release of the AHRC report into the issue.
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