Sexual harassment in Australian workplaces widespread and pervasive
The Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins will release new figures today that confirm people have told the Commission that sexual harassment is widespread and pervasive and has increased significantly from the last survey six years ago....
Wednesday 12 September 2018
Urgent call for seriously ill Nauru children to be transferred
The Australian Human Rights Commission is calling on the Federal Government to urgently transfer any seriously unwell asylum seeker children – and their families – from Nauru to Australia.The Commission notes several recent cases where the Federal...
Wednesday 5 September 2018
Age Discrimination Commissioner explores elder abuse, homelessness in NT
Australia’s Age Discrimination Commissioner will visit the Northern Territory to explore the growing challenges of elder abuse and the increase in the number of older women at risk of homelessness.Dr Kay Patterson AO will travel through Darwin,...
Monday 27 August 2018
Current and former Social Justice Commissioners offer pathway forward on constitutional recognition
The current and all former Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioners have come together to offer a pathway forward to achieve constitutional reform within the next five years.
Wednesday 22 August 2018
Australian Universities audited one year on from the landmark Change the course report
The Australian Human Rights Commission has conducted an audit of Australian Universities, to coincide with the one year anniversary of the landmark Change the course report into sexual assault and sexual harassment at Australian universities.The...
Wednesday 1 August 2018
National poll to give voice to Australian children
National Children’s Commissioner Megan Mitchell is calling on Australia’s youngest citizens to have their voices heard in the 2018 Children’s Rights Poll.The Poll was developed by the University of Melbourne and ABC’s Behind the News program, in...
Wednesday 25 July 2018
Protecting human rights in the era of artificial intelligence
The Human Rights and Technology Issues Paper released today marks the beginning of a major Australian Human Rights Commission project to protect the rights of Australians in a new era of technological change.
Tuesday 24 July 2018
Commissioner June Oscar AO named NAIDOC Person of the Year
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO has been named the NAIDOC Person of the Year at the National NAIDOC Awards in Sydney.Commissioner Oscar received the award in recognition of her work championing the...
Saturday 14 July 2018
Submissions to the National Inquiry into sexual harassment in Australian workplaces open today.
The National Inquiry, led by the Australian Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins, is seeking submissions from individuals and organisations across the country about their experiences relating to workplace sexual harassment.“There is enormous...
Monday 9 July 2018
Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women's Voices) survey launched
The Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO is inviting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls to take part in the Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women’s Voices) project, through a new online survey.The launch of the survey for Indigenous...
Saturday 7 July 2018