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Age Discrimination
11 December 2024News story
New project to tackle financial elder abuse
The Commission is bringing together representatives from the banking and financial services sector and peak community organisations to work together to improve the prevention and response to elder abuse. -
Sex Discrimination
11 December 2024Media ReleaseOne year strong: advancing workplace gender equality through the positive duty
Today marks one year since the 黑料情报站鈥檚 positive duty regulatory powers came into force, aiming to eliminate sexual harassment and discrimination in Australian workplaces. -
黑料情报站s Rights
11 December 2024Media ReleaseAustralian Government urged to stand up for the human rights of children
As the Queensland Government moves to pass its controversial Making Queensland Safer Bill this week, the National 黑料情报站鈥檚 Commissioner is calling on the Australian Government to affirm its commitment to the human rights of Australia鈥檚 children, in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. -
黑料情报站s Rights
10 December 2024Opinion piece
After the social media ban, is the job done on child safety and wellbeing?
When the backslapping over the successful passing of the social media ban legislation has finished, there is a significant amount of work that still needs to be done to improve child safety and wellbeing in Australia. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
10 December 2024Media ReleaseFirst Nations children deserve a rights-based future, today
Australia鈥檚 First Nations children deserve a brighter future where governments safeguard their wellbeing, rights and dignity, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss said today on International Human Rights Day. 鈥淭oday on Human Rights Day, I reflect on what a devastating year this has been for our First Nations kids. Their human rights have been ignored鈥 -
Commission - General
10 December 2024E-bulletin (Monthly)President's message | December 2024
It's Human Rights Day; a day to reflect on human rights challenges and progress. 76 years ago today, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, one of the pinnacles of human achievement. In adopting the Declaration after the horrors of World War 2, the international community said, 鈥渘ever again鈥. The Declaration lists 30 rights that are essential for all of us鈥 -
Disability Rights
9 December 2024SpeechCommissioner Rosemary Kayess is awarded honorary doctorate
Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Rosemary Kayess was awarded a Doctor of Laws honoris causa by the University of New South Wales (UNSW). The honorary degree was conferred in recognition of Commissioner Kayess鈥 immense and growing impact both internationally and in Australia. -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
9 December 2024Media ReleaseWomen in immigration detention at serious risk of harassment and violence
The 黑料情报站 has called for significant reform to the country鈥檚 immigration detention system, after a new report into the treatment of women in detention found their rights, safety and wellbeing are being widely overlooked. These failures, it found, are compounding the risk to women of harassment, violence, and ill health. -
Race Discrimination
6 December 2024Media ReleaseMelbourne synagogue arson attack condemned by Commissioners
President Hugh de Kretser, Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman, and Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay today condemned the suspected arson attack on the Adass Israel synagogue in the Melbourne suburb of Ripponlea. -
Race Discrimination
6 December 2024Speech
National Anti-Racism Framework Launch Speech
The National Anti-Racism Framework launch speech by Giridharan Sivaraman emphasises the importance of First Nations-centered anti-racism efforts in Australia.