The Commission extends its condolences to the victims and loved ones of yesterday’s horrific antisemitic terrorist attack at Bondi Beach. Violence motivated by hatred or extremism has no place in ...

This report looks at how ageism affects older Australians when they access healthcare. Many patients told us they feel dismissed, spoken over, or treated as 'just a number'. These attitudes can lead ...

General Comment No. 25 deals with freedom of expression in the context of participation in public affairs and the right to vote. The Human Rights Committee has stated that: Citizens also take part in ...

Learn how Racial Discrimination Act protects people from less favourable treatment because of their country of birth, ethnic origin, or skin colour. Racial discrimination occurs when a person is ...

The views expressed by organisations and in resources in this hub do not necessarily reflect the views of the Australian Human Rights Commission or the Racism. "There's nothing casual about racism" ...

Learn about how people with a disability have the same rights and freedoms as everyone and should all be respected and treated equally and fairly. For a long time, people with disability did not have ...

Submission by the Australian Human Rights Commission to the Committee against Torture for its list of issues prior to reporting (LOIPR) on Australia.

This report describes the connection between climate change and human rights and outlines the critical importance of addressing climate change to protect people’s rights in Australia. The evidence on ...

Laura Tingle's comments at the Sydney Writer's Festival last weekend - that Australia is a racist country - have triggered a fierce backlash, ranging from outraged calls for the ABC to be defunded to ...

Australia is the only liberal democracy in the world that does not have a national act or charter of rights that explains what people’s basic rights are and how they can be protected. Australia has ...

National Children's Commissioner Anne Hollonds had an op-ed published in the Canberra Times criticising the lack of government accountability for the protection of children. This comes in the wake of ...

You can make a complaint no matter where you live in Australia. Each type of complaint has its own process. Learn about the process for your complaint.