national Human Rights Act, so that every person, at every age, can live with dignity, respect, and justice. This statement was developed with the input, insight and guidance of older people and their ...

The Jewish community has a right to be safe and to feel safe. They have the right to practice their religion, to express their identity and to live their lives in our nation in peace and safety.

Australia is at a turning point. The Bondi terror attack was a tragic reminder that hatred and extremism are not abstract threats. They cause real harm to real people ...

The positive duty is a legal obligation introduced into the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) in December 2022. It applies to ‘persons conducting a business or undertaking’ and 'employers'. These duty ...

Understand your rights as an employee under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992, including protections against discrimination and how to lodge a complaint. Indirect disability discrimination is ...

The National Inquiry into the Forced Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families took oral and written testimony from over five hundred Aboriginal and Torres ...

People with disability are often treated unfairly or not given the same opportunities as others because of their disability. This is connected to ableism - which is about negative ideas and low ...

Rights are the things children and young people need to grow up happy, healthy, and safe, like going to school, having a safe place to live, and speaking up about things that are important to them.

Review the resource Child Rights, which is designed to help students understand the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The right to work is a fundamental human right. Yet for many older people in Australia, they do not have the same opportunities to access work as younger people. The Age Discrimination Commissioner is ...

The Commission has the power to enforce compliance by organisations and businesses with the positive duty in the Sex Discrimination Act. The Commission has produced a Statement of Intent [PDF, 179 KB] ...

These fact sheets will assist businesses and organisations to understand and take action to satisfy the positive duty in the Sex Discrimination Act. Download Fact sheet: What is the positive duty?