Australia's Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman says the release of the Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia’s report last Friday marks a critical moment for our nation to address ...

Truth-telling is not just about history, it's about healing and justice. The Yoorrook Justice Commission's report reminds us ...

In a moment of deep significance, Aboriginal leaders from across public institutions and political life have come together to ...

The Commission is calling for university students and staff across the country to continue sharing their thoughts about ...

Welcome to the Australian Human Rights Commission's (the Commission) online course—An introduction to human rights. This short course is designed to provide you with a basic introduction to human ...

A report released today by the Australian Human Rights Commission has laid bare the devastating impact of racism on health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and other ...

Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner, Giridharan Sivaraman, has warned that inaccurate and dehumanising rhetoric over migration risks fanning the flames of racism, and distracts from the real ...

People in Australia continue to campaign for gender equality and have achieved significant outcomes in recent years. But many women and gender diverse people still face violence, harassment and unfair ...

Australia signed up to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2008. Its goals are to make sure that everyone with disabilities can fully enjoy their human rights and freedoms, ...

Access to technology is essential to modern living. While technology brings many advantages, it can also create serious problems for many people from marginalised and vulnerable groups. The ‘digital ...

Australia has made good progress towards achieving gender equality in recent times. However, women still experience inequality and discrimination in many important parts of their lives. At work, women ...

Self-determination is an ongoing process of ensuring that peoples are able to make decisions about matters that affect their lives. Essential to the exercise of self-determination is choice, ...