Brotherboys, sistergirls and other LGBT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples experience a number of significant and intersecting points of discrimination and marginalisation in Australia. The ...

The human rights of those who are in immigration detention are of special concern to the Commission. Liberty is a fundamental human right, recognised in major human rights instruments to which ...

Image design copyright Bree Buttenshaw for Saltwater People (2024). Developed by the Australian Human Rights Commission with dedicated funding from the Australian Government, the National Anti-Racism ...

before the new employee starts on their first day during their first week during their first month and beyond. For employees with disability, accessible and inclusive induction programs across an ...

The Age Discrimination Commissioner advocates for human rights in laws, raises awareness, and advises the government, focusing on older workers, ageism, and diverse communities. Interim Report on ...

Age discrimination is when a person is treated less favourably than another person in the same or similar circumstances because of their age or age group. For example, it could be ‘direct age ...

life does the D.D.A. cover? The DDA makes it against the law to discriminate against someone if they ...

The Australian Human Rights Commission conducts ongoing monitoring of conditions in detention to ensure that Australia’s immigration detention system complies with our obligations under international ...

It also held that the marriage power in s 51(xxi) of the Constitution is broad enough to encompass same sex marriage. The case indicates that it is open to the Commonwealth to legislate for same sex ...

62 written submissions were received in response to the National Children's Commissioner's examination into the impact of family and domestic violence affecting children in 2015. Submissions were ...

What is the Age Discrimination Act? The Age Discrimination Act 2004 (Cth) (ADA) makes it against the law to treat you unfairly because of your age or age group in different areas of public life. Like ...

All people have the same human rights regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity or because they are intersex. However, homophobia and transphobia can be hard to escape and LGBTQIA+ ...