National Children’s Commissioner Anne Hollonds has welcomed the establishment of a Federal Senate Inquiry into Australia’s ...

Sex Discrimination Commissioner Dr Anna Cody has welcomed the Australian parliament’s passing of legislation that will prevent courts ordering applicants to pay respondent’s costs in Federal Court ...

It was good to reflect at the recent Law Institute of Victoria Legal Sector Dinner on access to justice, the role of lawyers and the law. Too often our legal system delivers unequal access to justice ...

August was a big month in progressing the Commission’s strategic goal of advancing human rights globally. The Commission participated in three international activities: In Vietnam, the Commission ran ...

Age Discrimination Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald AM has said Commonwealth and State and Territory governments must act now ...

A financial enduring power of attorney (FEPOA) is a legal instrument that allows an adult person to appoint another adult person(s) to make certain financial and/or asset decisions on their behalf, ...

Australia’s Sex Discrimination Commissioner Dr Anna Cody has called on the Federal Government to reconsider a decision to renege on a commitment to have LGBTIQA+-related questions and topics in the ...

The Disability Discrimination Commissioner has broadly supported reform initiatives by the federal government to improve the aviation industry, but warned the proposed changes may not be enough to ...

Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss, National Children's Commissioner Anne Hollonds, and Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay have expressed ...

Gendered violence is a national emergency. Last Wednesday, Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commissioner Micaela Cronin stated in her National Press Club address that Australia needed to take ...