The Age Discrimination Commissioner, Robert Fitzgerald AM, today welcomed the release of the National Plan to End the Abuse and Mistreatment of Older People 2026–2036, describing it as a decisive step ...

A major new national report has laid bare the ongoing systemic injustices faced by First Peoples. It calls for urgent structural reform and a decisive shift from rhetoric to action. 'A Fair and Just ...

Discover the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as Traditional Owners and how they are protected under Australian and international law. Understand how Australia's Racial ...

The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship has the power (under section 501 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth)) to refuse a person's application for a visa, or cancel a person's visa, if that person ...

The positive duty is a legal obligation introduced into the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) in December 2022. It applies to ‘persons conducting a business or undertaking’ and 'employers'. These duty ...

This fact sheet provides information on issues raised in the report card as well as findings from a range of reports and submissions made by the Commission over the past 12 months. Australia’s ...

Sportïholds a unique place in Australian society. It celebrates our values of equality, fairness and participation and helps build social connection and cohesion. However, spectator racism at sporting ...

The Australian Government and NSW Government recently updated their hate crime laws. This explainer is designed to help readers better understand these changes and the potential human rights ...

The data breach concerns attachments uploaded to webforms on the Commission's website. Around 670 documents were made potentially accessible in error. Of these ...

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 ...

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 ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) can have profoundly positive impacts as technology improves our lives in amazing ways. However, there can be severe consequences for human rights without AI safeguards and ...