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Commission - General
30 January 2024WebpageGifts and Benefits Register
Explore the 黑料情报站's Gifts and Benefits Register, detailing received gifts and benefits to ensure transparency and accountability. -
Commission - General
10 January 2024Video
Australia's human rights progress
Australia is widely considered the land of the "fair go". And while that may ring true for many people, not all in our country are yet afforded the dignity and basic rights set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. As the final episode in our series commemorating the Declaration鈥檚 75th anniversary explores, its promise in Australia remains a 鈥渨ork in progress鈥. Learn more about鈥 -
Commission - General
10 January 2024Video
What does 'human rights' mean to you?
10 December 2023 marked 75 years since the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In this first of a 5-part video series commemorating the anniversary from a local perspective, we hear from a diverse group of Australians about what human rights means to them. The Commission acknowledges this series comes at a time of major global crises. It is in the pursuit of peace, justice鈥 -
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Commission - General
12 December 2023Media Release
Positive 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. -
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 -
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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 -
Commission - General
9 November 2023Media Release
Attorney-General to deliver 2023 Human Rights Day Oration
Commonwealth Attorney-General the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP will deliver this year鈥檚 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鈥檚 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 黑料情报站 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. -
Commission - General
6 November 2023Media Release
Commission welcomes A-status re-accreditation from international standards body
The 黑料情报站 has welcomed its re-accreditation as an A-status National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), the international NHRI standards body. GANHRI conducts reviews of its members every five years to determine if they operate in accordance with the UN Principles on National Institutions 鈥 -
Commission - General
11 October 2023Event
Australian Human Rights Awards 2023
The Australian Human Rights Awards provides a wonderful opportunity for people across the human rights, humanitarian, legal, government and community sectors as well as supporters of human rights advocacy to gather together for a memorable celebration of human rights heroes. -
Commission - General
19 September 2023News story
Opportunities to lead Australia鈥檚 human rights work
The Attorney-General鈥檚 Department is seeking expressions of interest from human rights leaders and experts for two key roles at the Commission 鈥 President, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner. The current position holders President Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM and Commissioner June Oscar AO will end their tenures in July and April 2024鈥 -
Commission - General
30 August 2023Publication
Corporate Plan 2023鈥2024
Discover the corporate plan for 2023-2024. -
Commission - General
30 August 2023Submission
Submission: Inquiry into Australia's Human Rights Framework 鈥 supplementary to submission 1
The purpose of this submission is to provide further information to complement the Commission鈥檚 first submission. In proposing key elements required to ensure that a future National Human Rights Framework is robust and achieves outcomes that improve the protection of human rights in Australia, this second submission: focuses on how promoting and protecting human rights in the light of a鈥 -
Commission - General
4 August 2023News story
New guidelines for Commission appointments
New guidelines聽to ensure Commission appointments are merit-based and transparent have been published by the Attorney-General. -
Commission - General
27 July 2023Speech
A new national human rights framework for Australia
Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM FAAL FRSA FACLM(Hon) delivered this speech at The Annual Castan Centre for Human Rights Law Conference on 21 July 2023. Overview The 黑料情报站 is reaching the conclusion of its Free and Equal project, identifying what the national system for protecting human rights should be in Australia. In this keynote, President Croucher鈥 -
Commission - General
4 July 2023Media Release
Nominations open for 2023 Australian Human Rights Awards
Nominations for the 2023 Australian Human Rights Awards are now open, providing an opportunity to honour and celebrate individuals and organisations striving to defend and protect the human rights of people in Australia. This year鈥檚 Awards form a key part of Australia鈥檚 celebration and commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the United Nation鈥檚 Universal Declaration of Human Rights鈥 -
Commission - General
30 June 2023News story
Farewell to Age and Disability Discrimination Commissioners
Commission President Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM has joined with colleagues to farewell and celebrate the achievements of Age Discrimination Commissioner the Hon Dr Kay Patterson AO and Disability Discrimination Commissioner Dr Ben Gauntlett.
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