Peter Dutton referred to Human Rights Commission over '25 incidents' of alleged discrimination — as it happened
A group legal action has been accepted againstOpposition Leader Peter Dutton under Australia's Racial Discrimination Act.
Australian governments exposed for human rights violations on youth detention
The prison population in the Northern Territory has skyrocketed to more than 2,600 this month following the imposition of the ...
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Australian Human Rights Commission commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day
Commissioners honour the memory of the six million Jewish men, women, and children, as well as millions of others, who were systematically murdered during the Holocaust.
‘The best of us’: Inspiring Aussies recognised in the 2025 Australia Day Honours List
More than 450 Australians have been celebrated for their contribution to the country in this year’s Australia Day honours ...
Human rights lawyers headline 50th Australia Day honours
Two of Australia's most prominent human rights lawyers, as well as a leading infectious disease expert and late Indigenous ...
Hugs and tears as Voice architect receives honour after ‘tumultuous’ year
Professor Megan Davis was at her mother’s housing commission home in south-east Queensland when she got the call she would ...
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Costly by-elections worry INEC as IPAC demands credible polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has raised alarms over the mounting number of by-elections triggered by elected lawmakers vacating their seats to take up executive roles at both ...
Prisons don’t create safer communities, so why is Australia spending billions on building them?
Research shows 37 new prisons have been built in Australia since 2000. But the evidence shows increased incarceration doesn’t ...
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Statement on Recent Hate Crimes in Australia
Human Rights Watch, Jewish Council of Australia, Australian Federation of Islamic Councils, Australian National Imams Council ...
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Statement: Inquiry into Antisemitism at Australian Universities
Commission President Hugh de Kretser's opening statement to the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights, Inquiry into Antisemitism at Australian Universities.
A group of women wanted to ban trans people from their public meet-ups... their two-year battle has come to a 'devastating' end
A Victorian-based group has been locked in a battle for the past two years to ban transwomen from their public events.