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Populist, harmful policies driving incarceration, child removals: Human Rights Commission
First Peoples communities continue to be the hardest hit by "populist, blunt and...
Dechlan Brennan 4 May 2026
Indonesia's human rights body investigates West Papuan deaths amid military operation
Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights is investigating the shooting de...
Andrew Mathieson 27 Apr 2026
Doongmabulla Springs case heads to trial after State declines to appeal
The case brought by Nagana Yarrbayn Wangan and Jagalingou Cultural Custodians to...
Joseph Guenzler 11 Mar 2026
Racism inquiry urged to produce 'results, not rhetoric'
A parliamentary inquiry examining the racism experienced by Indigenous Australia...
McCarthy stops short of blaming universities after landmark study exposes widespread campus racism
Malarndirri McCarthy has declined to say whether universities are failing in the...
Dechlan Brennan 18 Feb 2026
New study finds racism 'deeply embedded' across Australia's universities

Findings from the Australian Human Rights Commission's landmark national Racism@Uni Study highlight that racism is "deeply embedded" across Australian universities and has profound impacts on students...

Commissioners urge nationwide action on racism following Boorloo / Perth Invasion Day attack

On a day that "already represents deep pain, survival and resistance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples", the bomb attack in Boorloo/Perth on 26 January has "caused deep distress and fe...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jan 29, 2026
Landmark victory restores Doongmabulla Springs case against Carmichael Mine

The Queensland Court of Appeal has handed the state government a defeat, restoring in full a case that seeks to protect the Doongmabulla Springs from the impacts of Adani's Carmichael coal mine.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jan 29, 2026
UN condemns Australia over rising remand numbers and the jailing of ten-year-olds

The United Nations Human Rights Council has criticised Australia for the "almost constant increase" in the number of people held on remand and the country's "very low age of criminal responsibility"...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jan 27, 2026
Human Rights Commission condemns 'widespread' use of solitary confinement in youth prisons, notes disproportionate impact on Indigenous children

The Australian Human Rights Commission's new review of solitary confinement and similar practices in youth detention across Australia has found the use of the dangerous practice is widespread and disp...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Dec 22, 2025
William Tilmouth awarded prestigious Australian Human Rights medal

William Tilmouth has been awarded the prestigious Australian Human Rights Medal in recognition of his decades-long advocacy for First Nations self-determination and sovereignty - an achievement he say...

Alexandra Giorgianni Alexandra Giorgianni Dec 14, 2025
Kooma, Yuwaalaraay and Torres Strait lawyer Tekan Cochrane up for major Human Rights award

Ever since she was a kid, lawyer and human rights advocate Tekan Cochrane wanted to make a difference for her mob and other disadvantaged people and communities; and concluded it is best done at polic...

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Nov 29, 2025
Queensland's Human Rights Act faces Appeal Court test over sacred Doongmabulla Springs

The Queensland Court of Appeal will hear a landmark case across Tuesday and Wednesday that will determine whether Aboriginal cultural rights under the Queensland Human Rights Act can be enforced to pr...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 17, 2025
Racism in healthcare is costing lives - report

A new report has revealed the impact of racism on Indigenous peoples' health outcomes and other communities impacted by racism in Australia. Released by the Australian Human Rights Commission on Tuesd...

Callan Morse Callan Morse Sep 3, 2025
Institutional racism in NT Police prompts leaders to urge action

In the wake of landmark coronial findings into the death of 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker — which found the officer who shot him is racist and the Northern Territory Police Force exhibits "signif...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jul 8, 2025
'Rights Made Real' podcast launches with strong Indigenous voices

A new podcast highlighting the human rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples has been launched in Magandjin during NAIDOC Week.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jul 7, 2025
"Our people are dying": Human Rights Commissioners call for urgent reform following Indigenous deaths in custody

All seven Commissioners of the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) have joined forces to call for sweeping reforms in response to the continuing crisis of Indigenous deaths in custody.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Jun 13, 2025
Indigenous rights 'under attack' in youth crime reforms

The rights of Indigenous Australians are under attack and children have been subjected to "egregious breaches" of human rights, a leading advocate says.

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Rachael Ward May 31, 2025
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