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Letter excerpts read in Senate accuse Australian Human Rights Commission of mistreating staff who support Palestine

Former AHRC staff member alleged management viewed her Palestinian identity as a risk and leaked information about her to a shock jock, Mehreen Faruqi tells parliament

The Guardian - AU · Aug 21, 2024

Next head of Human Rights Commission appointed

Hugh de Kretser has been named as the new president of the Australian Human Rights Commission for the next five years.

AAP · May 24, 2024

Julian Leeser accuses Australian Human Rights Commission of failing to address antisemitism

Commission chief says organisation has actively condemned antisemitism as well as Islamophobia linked to Israel-Gaza war

The Guardian - AU · Mar 13, 2024

Human rights commissioner’s view of Indigenous voice ‘likely to mislead voters’, five predecessors say

Exclusive: In joint statement former Australian human rights commissioners say opinion piece by Lorraine Finlay made ‘serious error’

The Guardian - AU · Mar 30, 2023

Australian Human Rights Commission unveils proposed federal act

A proposal for Australia's federal human rights act would see religious freedom, expression, privacy and environment among 28 protections.

The New Daily · Mar 7, 2023

AHRC targets robodebt, Covid policies and indefinite detention in push for federal human rights act

New report says a Human Rights Act could have prevented ‘abandonment’ of Australians overseas in Covid pandemic

The Guardian - AU · Mar 7, 2023

Human rights commission unveils proposed federal act

Governments would have to consider 28 human rights in their decisions under a landmark proposal by the Australian Human Rights Commission.

AAP · Mar 7, 2023

UN torture body cancels visit to Australia over unrestricted access issue in ‘extraordinary step’

UN panel suspends visit to New South Wales and Queensland after access blocked to some sites

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

UN torture prevention body cancels visit to Australia after access to facilities blocked

Rwanda is the only other country to have had a visit cancelled, with Australia’s Human Rights Commissioner calling decision ‘disappointing’

The Guardian - AU · Feb 21, 2023

Budget cuts to the Australian Human Rights Commission couldn't have come at a worse time

The budget for Australia’s national human rights institution, the Australian Human Rights Commission, will fall significantly over the next four years.

The Conversation · Mar 30, 2022