The Australian Government has introduced new migration laws into Parliament to expand search and seizure powers in immigration detention centres. The Commission does not support the Migration Amendmen ...

Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner today launched the most comprehensive plan ever for eliminating racism in ...

The Australian Government is proposing laws that will require technology companies to restrict individuals under the age of 16 years from accessing their social media platforms.

The Australian Human Rights Commission has made a submission to the Parliamentary Committee that is considering the Migration Amendment Bill 2024.

In the Supporting Quality Engagement with Children 2023 Final Report, children and young people said they want to see action based on what they told us about their lived experience.

Human rights are the ground rules for how we should treat one another: with dignity, respect, equality and fairness. Human rights are the basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the ...

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 ...

[1] This fact Sheet is adapted from materials prepared by the Global Indigenous Peoples Caucus, available online at: www.ipcaucus.net/.

Racial discrimination profoundly affects lives. Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islanders, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds endure frequent racism.

The way race and racism are talked about in Australia has been shaped by the ongoing impacts of British colonisation, since it began in 1788. This has led to structural and systemic racism across the ...