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Everyone’s business: Fourth national survey on sexual harassment in Australian workplaces
2018
Between April and June 2018, the Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission)
conducted a national survey to investigate the prevalence, nature and reporting of sexual
harassment in Australian...
Working towards Equality for People with Disability Mid-Term Report (July 2016 – January 2019)
January 2019 marks the half-way point of my 5-year term as Australia’s Disability Discrimination Commissioner. My job is to work towards an Australia where the rights of people with disability are respected, protected and promoted. Here, I present a...
2019
Guidelines: Special measures under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth)
These guidelines provide practical guidance to organisations and individuals to encourage the implementation of special measures. They are intended to offer a means by which workplaces and education and service providers, as well as administrators...
2018
Australian Human Rights Commission Inspection of Christmas Island 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 Christmas Island Immigration Detention Centre (CIIDC) in August 2017
2018
Australian Human Rights Commission Inspection of Brisbane 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 Brisbane Immigration Transit Accommodation (BITA) facility in September 2017.
2018
Australian and New Zealand Children's Commissioners and Guardians Communiqué 12-14 November 2018
These independent statutory officers are mandated to promote the best interests of children and young people and ensure that their views and interests are heard and influential, noting that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Maori children...
2018
Report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (2018)
Most Australian children grow up in safe and healthy environments and do well. However, there are some groups of children whose rights are not adequately protected, which impacts negatively on their wellbeing and ability to thrive.
2018