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New data from Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) shows the Australian Human Rights Commission has a 13.5% median gender pay gap, despite women making up 85% of Commission staff.“Gender inequality ...
Explore the latest on the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2025, including expanded 'Adult Crime, Adult Time' offences and recent public hearings. Explore the Australian Human Rights Commission's Gifts ...
Human rights are an important part of our lives. In fact, they are so much a part of everyday living that we can often take them for granted. Consider how often you drink clean water; eat food; go to ...
Children as well as adults have human rights. As well as the human rights that are laid out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, children and young people are entitled to additional rights ...
Submissions for the Review have now closed. Expert and organisational submissions will be published on this page upon review. Please contact the Review Team on (02) 9284 9799 or ...
You have the right to be safe at work. If you have been sexually harassed at work, the resources below have been designed to help you. This guide includes what workplace sexual harassment is, your ...
These resources are for workers, employers and advocates. They are built on people’s experiences of workplace sexual harassment—what helps, what doesn’t, and what needs to change to make workplaces ...
The resources below have been designed to help you respond appropriately to workplace sexual harassment and make your workplace safer. Most Australian employers have obligations to comply with the ...
What is the Commission doing about cyberbullying and bystanders? The Commission currently has ‘tackling violence, harassment and bullying’ as one of its priority themes. The Commission believes that ...
At the request of Australia’s 39 universities, the Australian Human Rights Commission conducted a national, independent survey of university students to gain greater insight into the nature, ...
Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner, Chin Tan has announced plans to develop a National Anti-Racism Framework and is calling on the Federal Government to support the framework, fully resource ...