Australia's Age Discrimination Commissioner, Robert Fitzgerald AM, has called on the Federal Government to formally endorse the creation of a UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons, in what he ...

Australia’s Age Discrimination Commissioner has called on organisations providing services to older people to deliver ageism awareness training to their staff, with new research showing it Australia's ...

preparing for an accessible and inclusive meeting or event hosting an accessible and inclusive meeting or event participating in a meeting or event in a way that supports accessibility and inclusivity ...

experiencing racial discrimination or racial hatred poverty and lack of sufficient resources for an adequate standard of living, due to higher unemployment homelessness experiencing family or domestic ...

What are the legal rights of trans people in Australia? In Australia, transgender and gender diverse people have the same legal rights as everyone else. The Sex Discrimination Act 1984 protects people ...

Australia’s Sex Discrimination Commissioner supports trans and gender diverse community after UK Supreme Court ruled trans women aren't 'women' under the Equality Act 2010. Australia's Sex ...

Sexual harassment in the workplace is a persistent and pervasive problem in Australia and elsewhere, demanding new and creative responses.[1] One significant area that may inform prevention and ...

Australian Centre for Disability Law General e mail info@disabilitylaw.org.au Legal advice: adviceline@disabilitylaw.org.au Web http://www.disabilitylaw.org.au Postal ...

In 2023, the Commission monitored the human rights of people detained at the Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre. The Commission’s inspection report provides 33 recommendations, noting key ...

View the various Human Rights Commission Guidelines. Guidelines cover everything from the role of the President to Discrimination exemptions.

The Commission writes guidelines, based on standards, to help organisations and people put human rights into practice.

In Commonwealth v Australian Capital Territory, the High Court held unanimously that the whole of the Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013 (ACT) (the ACT Act) was inconsistent with the Marriage Act ...