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Human Rights Impact Assessment Tool: AI-informed decision-making systems in banking
The Australian Human Rights Commission has partnered with the National Australia Bank (NAB) to develop and produce this human rights impact assessment tool for artificial intelligence-informed decision-making systems in banking (HRIA Tool).
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Safeguarding children: using a child rights impact assessment to improve our laws and policies
In 2022, the National Children’s Commissioner, in collaboration with UNICEF Australia, commenced a project to develop a Child Rights Impact Assessment (CRIA) tool for policy-makers and legislators. This report outlines the reasons for using CRIAs in policy and legislative development, and the process undertaken to develop the CRIA.
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Voice Referendum: understanding the referendum from a human rights perspective
The Australian Human Rights Commission has produced this educational resource kit to encourage the Australian public to consider the Uluru Statement from the Heart and the Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum through a human rights lens.
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Changing perspectives: testing an ageism intervention
This Australian Human Rights Commission’s research aimed to contribute to a greater understanding of how negative perceptions of ageing and older adults may be shifted. The research shows that a brief, one-off ageism workshop can be a powerful tool in creating positive changes in attitudes and behaviours towards older people.
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The use of hotels as Alternative Places of Detention (APODs)
In mid-2022, the Australian Human Rights Commission conducted inspections, interviews and consultations to monitor the human rights of people detained in hotel Alternative Places of Detention (APODs) in Melbourne and Brisbane. This report describes the living conditions within hotel APODs and provides an assessment of the human rights impacts.