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1 March 2024Event
Livestream the Launch of Wiyi Yani U Thangani Institute
Launch of the Wiyi Yani U Thangani Institute and Change Agenda for First Nations Gender Justice Livestream Join us virtually to celebrate the official launch of the Wiyi Yani U Thangani Institute, and the Wiyi Yani U Thangani Change Agenda for First Nations Gender Justice! This historic event will be accessible via l ivestream from 6:15pm (AEDT) on Tuesday 19 March 2024. This is a free… -
Technology and Human Rights28 February 2024Opinion piece
Let’s not elevate brain tech over our humanity
This opinion piece by Human Rights Commissioner, Lorraine Finlay, appeared in The Australian on Friday, 23 February 2024. Elon Musk recently announced Neuralink’s first successful brain computer interface (BCI) implantation in a human being. The BCI implant is called Telepathy , and allows the user to control digital devices with their thoughts alone. Initial trials aim to enable people with… -
Technology and Human Rights23 February 2024Submission
Australia and Lethal Autonomous Weaponry
Learn more about Australia's approach to lethal autonomous weapons systems and what this means for human rights. -
Legal22 February 2024Submission
Review of ASIO's compulsory questioning powers
The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ (Commission) makes this submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) in relation to its Review into Division 3 of Part III of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979. -
Sex Discrimination22 February 2024News story
Positive Duty: Supporting safe, inclusive and respectful workplaces
In December 2023, the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ convened a panel of experts to discuss the positive duty under the Sex Discrimination Act, compliance and enforcement policies, and efforts to address workplace sexual harassment and other unlawful behavior. -
22 February 2024Webpage
Free + Equal Human Rights Conference
Hear from Australia's leading human rights advocates about how a Human Rights Act will put all our rights in one place and create a common tool for justice for people in Australia. -
LGBTIQ+22 February 2024Media Release
Call for Submissions: Current and emerging threats to TGD human rights
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Technology and Human Rights21 February 2024Submission
Human Rights Responses to Cybercrime
Learn more about how cybercrime can lead to human rights violations and how Australia can take a human-rights-centred approach. -
Race Discrimination19 February 2024Media Release
Anti-racism grant to support communities affected by war in Gaza
The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ will undertake further anti-racism work to support communities in Australia affected by the war in Gaza and the Middle East, supported by a $2 million grant from the Commonwealth. The grant responds to an increase in racism targeting Palestinian, Muslim, Arab, and Jewish communities within Australia since the outbreak of the conflict. Australian Human… -
Disability Rights15 February 2024Webpage
Meet the IncludeAbility Ambassadors
Our IncludeAbility Ambassadors advocate for equality in employment for people with disability, offering their leadership and advice to the Project.