We undertake research, education and policy activities to build awareness of the Discrimination Acts and to tackle the attitudes and stereotypes that can lead to discrimination as well as delivering human rights education to promote greater understanding of human rights in Australia.
Some of the areas that have been addressed by the Commission are listed here:
- Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders peoples
- Age Discrimination
- AHRC Annual Reports
- AHRC Strategic Plan
- Bullying and Harassment / Sexual Harassment
- Business and human rights / Corporate Social Responsibility
- Children
- Citizenship
- Climate Change
- COAG Communiqués and National Strategies
- Complaints information
- Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights
- Criminal Justice / Criminal Record
- Cyber Racism
- Disability issues
- Domestic and family violence
- Gender Equality
- Government and Parliamentary Submissions
- Health and your Rights
- Housing and Homelessness
- Human Rights Act
- Human Rights Education and Resources
- Human Rights Treaties
- Immigration, Asylum Seekers and Refugees
- Juvenile justice
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) issues
- Mental Health
- Multiculturalism
- National Action Plan on Human Rights
- National Human Rights Consultation
- Paid Parental Leave (Maternity)
- Pay Equity
- Prisoners
- Racial Vilification/Hatred/Violence
- Religion and Belief
- Remote, Rural and Regional Australians
- Right to Vote
- Sexual harassment in Australia
- Social Inclusion
- Social Justice Reports
- UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- Universal Periodic Review
- Women in leadership
