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Traditional Aboriginal painting, small figures in wheelchairs seen among the dots and lines. Tracks in the Sand - Artwork by Brendan Ball

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Close the Gap (2020)

We nurture our culture for our future, and our culture nurtures us. A report prepared by the Lowitja Institute for the Close the Gap Steering Committee | March 2020 Executive Summary With this report — We nurture our culture for our future, and our culture nurtures us — we have sought to reflect the...

2018

Sex Discrimination

Have your Say – Conversation Toolkit (2018)

The Commission has developed a toolkit to help interested individuals or groups within Australian workplaces, communities and groups to conduct facilitated conversations to inform the National Inquiry into sexual harassment in Australian workplaces. Anyone can use this toolkit to facilitate a...

2018

Commission – General

Annual Report 2017-2018

This Annual Report sets out the performance of the Australian Human Rights Commission in the 2017–18 financial year.

2018

Disability Rights

A future without violence for people with disability - Easy Read Report (2018)

You have the right to be safe and treated well. Easy Read guide prepared by Council for Intellectual Disability.

Collage of workers in Australian industries, from cooks to builders and scientists

2018

Sex Discrimination

Everyone’s business: Fourth national survey on sexual harassment in Australian workplaces (2018)

Commissioner’s foreword I am pleased to present this report on the fourth National workplace sexual harassment survey, which outlines the findings of the Australian Human Rights Commission’s latest survey on the prevalence, nature and reporting of sexual harassment in Australia, with a focus on...

2018

Race Discrimination

Anti-Racism in 2018 and Beyond (2018)

The National Anti-Racism Strategy was launched in August 2012 for an initial period of three years. Its objectives were to raise awareness of racism and its effects, promote initiatives that prevent and reduce racism, and empower communities to take action to prevent and reduce racism. In 2015, it...

2018

Commission – General

Corporate Plan 2018-2019

Our Corporate Plan is the road map that guides the Commission’s work for each financial year with a four year outlook. It shows how we implement our purpose and promote an Australian society where human rights are enjoyed by everyone, everywhere, everyday. There is no simple way to solve complex...

2018

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Australian Human Rights Commission Inspection of Adelaide Immigration Transit Accommodation: Report (2018)

This report contains an overview of key observations and concerns arising from the Australian Human Rights Commission’s inspection of the Adelaide Immigration Transit Accommodation (AITA) facility in July 2017.

2018

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Australian Human Rights Commission Inspection of Perth Immigration Detention Centre: Report (2018)

This report contains an overview of key observations and concerns arising from the Australian Human Rights Commission’s inspection of the Perth Immigration Detention Centre (PIDC) in August 2017.