More than 1500 people tuned into the 2024 lecture to learn about ‘Dismantling systemic racism – perspectives from First Nations peoples’. Systemic racism, in law, policies and service delivery, has ...

The Australian Human Rights Commission is a vital national institution which has been promoting justice and human rights for Australians for close to forty years. It is an honour to write this message ...

I’m pleased to share the Australian Human Rights Commission’s Annual Report 2023-24 which has been tabled in the Australian Parliament. In my first three months in this role, one of the things that ...

To effectively combat racism, it is important to tell the truth about Australia’s history of settler colonialism and migration, and the lasting effects of unfair policies. In its community ...

In 2024-25, the Department of Social Services (DSS) will contribute funding through the Supporting Participation Program (Supporting Participation by Representatives of People with Disability in Key ...

The National Anti-Racism Framework is a roadmap to help government, business and civil society unite to address racism in all its forms. The Framework includes research and insights from consultations ...

The Australian Human Rights Commission at the Biennial Human Rights Conference in Commonwealth Forum of National Human Rights Institutions on the sidelines of CHOGM In October, the Commission attended ...

Artwork courtesy of First Nations Co. This report serves as a foundational document for the development of a National Anti-Racism Framework. Drawing from extensive consultations with over 496 ...

Topic(s): Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice / Indigenous Social Justice, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders peoples, Social Justice Reports, Race Discrimination, National Anti ...

The findings of a federal review into the country’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted more needs to be done by all levels of governments to acknowledge the human cost of the pandemic ...

The Queensland Government’s decision to abolish the state’s Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry and repeal its Path to Treaty Act marks a major step backwards for First Nations rights, says Aboriginal ...

The Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Dr Anna Cody, has spoken out on the crucial role employers and institutions hold to end the normalisation of harmful behaviour and improve women’s safety, amid an ...