Read proposals for reforming federal discrimination laws in Australia, developed through the Free and Equal national conversation on human rights. This Position Paper sets out the Australian Human ...

We can only accept written complaints. To lodge a complaint, please download our complaint form and return it to the Commission by email or post. Please note that we ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

There’s nothing casual about racism directly challenges the racism that appears in everyday life. When we call out racism in our systems — like education, health, justice and workplaces — we inspire ...

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 ...

Not sure if your situation is covered by our complaint process? Our National Information Service is here to help. It includes the Respect@Work Information Service. You can contact the service for ...

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] ...

Cultural diversity means having a mix of people from different cultural backgrounds – it can include differences in cultural/ethnic identity (how we identify ourselves and how others identify us), ...

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?