A diverse group of human rights advocates has been named as finalists in the 2025 Australian Human Rights Awards, ranging ...

Hugh de Kretser discusses progress and setbacks in Australia's human rights protections at the annual Castan Centre for Human Rights Law Conference in July 2025. A diverse group of human rights ...

The Australian Human Rights Commission welcomes the appointment of Deb Tsorbaris as the new National Children’s Commissioner, ...

Australia has strong sense of human rights and freedoms, but people's basic human rights are not very well protected in Australian law. Australia is the only liberal democracy in the world that does ...

Commissioned by the Australian Human Rights Commission, this scoping review investigates how racism affects health outcomes and access to healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples ...

Children and young people are experts in their own lives, and their insights are critical for understanding how we can better support their safety and wellbeing. This report conveys the views of ...

The Australian Human Rights Commission is leading a landmark project to examine the prevalence, nature and impact of racism in Australian universities. The Commission will report on findings and make ...

Parents and carers are used to constantly weighing up risk while striving to keep their children safe. It’s a delicate balance. But we also know that protecting our kids is more complicated than just ...

UPDATE: This legislation has now been passed by both houses of parliament. What is the Social Media Ban? The Australian Government is proposing laws to introduce a minimum age for access to social ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are trained using data. AI systems learn patterns in the data and then make assumptions based on that data that can have real-world consequences. For example, if ...

As the first woman to be appointed as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, I indicated at the start of my term that I would place a strong emphasis on championing the ...