Large numbers of international students study at various Australian institutions each year; these principles aim to help ensure their safety and protection while they are away from home. International students in Australia are a diverse group. They are of different ages and at different stages in their lives. Some are single, some are married and...

The Australian Human Rights Commission considers that the fundamental human rights principle of equality means that civil marriage should be available, without discrimination, to all couples, regardless of sex, sexual orientation or gender identity. Under the Marriage Act 1961 (Cth) (Marriage Act), marriage is defined as ‘the union of a man and a woman’.1 This...

This report from the Australian Human Rights Commission looks into the negative and positive outcomes of a increasingly mature age work force. Successive editions of Treasury’s Intergenerational Reports (IGRs) have noted that Australia’s intergenerational compact was at risk in coming decades on two fronts: From a quantity challenge: Australia’s ageing population means there will be...

First published in 1997, Face the Facts has become a permanent feature of the Australian Human Rights Commission's, contribution to informed factual public debate about race, Indigenous peoples and cultural diversity in Australia. This edition of Face the Facts reflects the continued demand for accurate and easy to understand information about Indigenous peoples, migrants, refugees...

This position paper outlines a human rights approach for the implementation of the aged care reforms. This approach can provide a framework to guide decision-making, encourage the collection of disaggregated data to inform policy decisions and promote age sensitive programmes.