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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Australian Human Rights Commission has been affected by a data breach concerning attachments uploaded to the Commission’s web forms on its website. The Commission’s best information is that around ...
The Australian Human Rights Commission has been affected by a data breach. The Commission acted to address the breach as soon as it came to our attention. We sincerely apologise for any distress or ...
My name is Katie Kiss. I am a proud Kaanju and Birri/Widi woman from far North Queensland. I grew up on Darumbal Country in Rockhampton, and now live on the lands of the Yuggera, Turrubal and ...