The Australian Government is undertaking a review of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth).

The way we respond to climate change also affects human rights. For example: Switching to clean energy creates jobs and improves health, but workers in coal and gas need support to transition.

Everyone has the right to be safe and free from discrimination. Learn about disability discrimination and what action you can ...

Like adults, children and young people have a range of human rights, including economic, social, cultural, civil and ...

Australia is obliged under international law to protect the human rights of all asylum seekers and refugees, regardless of ...

All of us can play a part in making sure that every Australian – Indigenous and non-Indigenous – has the opportunities and ...

Join us in promoting gender equality, preventing discrimination and harassment and building a fairer, more productive future.

Human rights are standards that governments around the world have agreed to meet so that everyone can live a safe, free and dignified life. Human rights are about being treated fairly, treating others ...

We protect the human rights of older people through several avenues, including investigating complaints of discrimination and ...

Learn how human rights-centred design and deployment must be at the heart of all technology. Too often the technology industry adopts a 'move fast and break things' ethos, pursuing innovation with ...

Australia's Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman, Australian Council of Trade Unions President Michele O’Neil and Professor Nareen Young from the University of Technology Sydney’s ...

The new positive duty was introduced in December 2022. It imposes a legal obligation on organisations and businesses to take proactive and meaningful action to prevent relevant unlawful conduct from ...