The Globalising World is a unit of work that investigates how migration from 1945 to the present day has shaped Australian society. In particular this unit focuses on the impacts of changing ...

This broad definition is meant to ensure that every person with a disability is protected. The Act also protects people who have a personal connection with a person with a disability like relatives, ...

Human rights are standards that governments around the world have agreed to meet so that everyone can live a safe, free and dignified life. They belong to all of us, no matter who we are, where we ...

The Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT) is an international agreement aimed at preventing torture and cruel, ...

Learn about how it's against the law to discriminate against a person with a disability by reading the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA). Disability discrimination occurs when a person is ...

Discover Australia’s commitment to human rights treaties, including key agreements and their integration into domestic law. Learn more with this fact sheet. Australia does not generally agree to be ...

Explore a range of teaching resources related to equality in areas such as education, disability, identity and sexuality, racism and refugees. Article 1, Universal Declaration of Human Rights states ...

CEDAW, the CRC and the CRPD provide further details on the right to education regarding women, children and people with disability. Further details of our work regarding equal access to education is ...

Human rights are an important part of our lives. In fact, they are so much a part of everyday living that we often take them for granted. Consider how often you drink clean water, eat food, go to ...

Katie is a proud Kaanju and Birri/Widi woman who grew up in Rockhampton, Central Queensland, on the lands of the Darumbal People. Katie has spent her career committed to advancing the rights, ...

The Australian Human Rights Commission has released a landmark report revealing the systemic barriers faced by people who experience workplace sexual harassment—and outlining urgent reforms needed to ...

The key message for businesses to take away from the statutory review into Australia's Modern Slavery Act is simple – ‘modern slavery reporting is not being taken seriously enough.' Professor John ...