The search is on to recognise Australia’s leading human rights defenders and advocates who strive to improve the lives of ...

The President and all seven Commissioners of the Australian Human Rights Commission are united in our demand for immediate ...

A new Australian network to promote the human rights of older persons within Australia and internationally has been launched, bringing together key civil society organisations and individuals. As ...

Today marks 50 years since the passage of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (RDA) through the Australian Parliament.

This keynote speech, delivered on Larrakia Country by Commissioner Katie Kiss at the 2025 AIATSIS Summit calls for urgent reform of the Native Title system and implementation of the UN Declaration on ...

The President and all seven Commissioners of the Australian Human Rights Commission are united in our demand for immediate reform over the ongoing crisis of Aboriginal deaths in custody. Race ...

The Australian Human Rights Commission has been affected by a data breach concerning attachments uploaded to the Commission’s web forms on its website. The Commission’s best information is that around ...

The Australian Human Rights Commission has been affected by a data breach. The Commission acted to address the breach as soon as it came to our attention. We sincerely apologise for any distress or ...

Someone said to me just before election day that human rights hadn’t featured much in the federal election campaign. It’s true that the words “human rights” didn’t feature much - but human rights ...

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On 12 March 2025, the High Court handed down judgment in the case of Commonwealth v Yunupingu. The case confirms that native title is a property right and, like any other property right, if it is ...

My name is Katie Kiss. I am a proud Kaanju and Birri/Widi woman from far North Queensland. I grew up on Darumbal Country in Rockhampton, and now live on the lands of the Yuggera, Turrubal and ...