Latest Australian Human Rights Commission News

Nominations now open for Australia’s premier event honouring human rights champions
Universities Australia’s response to the Australian Human Rights Commission’s Respect at Uni report
Anna Cody is wrong: women are being harmed by biological males in female spaces
National online seminar to explore how human rights help fix critical social challenges
Sydney seminar to explore how human rights help fix critical social challenges
New national report finds children’s voices are the key to ending violence before it begins
Full Federal Court finds two acts of direct discrimination in Giggle v Tickle appeal
Brisbane human rights seminar – interview opportunities
Perth seminar to explore how human rights help fix critical social challenges
Call for urgent national action after UN raises ‘grave concerns’ about treatment of Indigenous children
Byron Shire Council raises alarm over cost-shifting Crown Land Bill
Darwin seminar to explore how human rights help fix critical social challenges
WA Mining industry safety summit to drive cultural change
Abolish the Australian Human Rights Commission, says Family First
PWDA backs Human Rights Commission President’s call for national Human Rights Act
PWDA backs President of AHRC call for a national Human Rights Act
Australian Human Rights Assessment 2026 shows urgent action needed across multiple fronts to address human rights concerns
Brisbane seminar to explore how human rights help fix critical social challenges
State of human rights in Australia to be assessed in National Press Club address by Australian Human Rights Commission President
ACOSS Condemns Anti-immigration Rhetoric
New report gives voice to racism experienced by Australia’s Jewish, Muslim, Palestinian, Arab and Israeli communities
New protections end genetic discrimination in life insurance
Commissioners welcome new laws to end genetic discrimination in life insurance
Survey open on consent and respectful relationships education
New report finds discrimination against trans and gender diverse Australians across schools, healthcare and workplaces
Canberra seminar to explore how human rights help fix critical social challenges
‘On Your Terms’ – national survey to strengthen sex and consent education
Hobart seminar to explore how human rights help fix critical social challenges
Commissioners call on government to support efforts to bring back Australian women and children from Syria
Advancing the Human Rights of Older Persons in Australia: Support for a national Human Rights Act
Statement On Human Rights Of Older Persons In Australia
Parliamentary Inquiry should look at workplace racism
Commissioners welcome Senate Inquiry into racism against First Peoples
UN review urges Australia to address poverty, housing crises, and strengthen human rights
Australia must address poverty, housing crisis and strengthen human rights: UN review
Pauline Hanson’s no ‘good’ Muslims comment shows how normalised Islamophobia has become in Australia
Police Issue Statement On Gender Equity In AFP 2026
Monash University publishes first annual report on racism and institutional response
Reflecting on the Disability Royal Commission: Disability Discrimination Commissioner Perspective
Race Commissioner condemns Senator Hanson’s Islamophobic remarks targeting Muslim Australians
Anti-racism Survey Findings
Race Commissioner Condemns Senator Hanson’s Islamophobic Remarks
Statement on the Australian Human Rights Commission report into racism at universities
Go8 statement on the Australian Human Rights Commission Respect at Uni Report
Monash University Statement On Racism@Uni Study
Respect at uni: Study into antisemitism, Islamophobia, racism and the experience of First Nations people final report
Belonging Is Not Optional
Universities must act to stamp out shocking racism against staff