Human rights experts fear political appointments to the Australian Human Rights Commission will undermine its public trust and international credibility.
The appointment of Lorraine Finlay has horrified sections of the activist commentariat. But are her views so outrageous?
The government is considering a demand from Indigenous women for a separate plan to address domestic violence in their communities,as Scott Morrison acknowledges,‘Australia has a problem’.
Former human rights commissioner Chris Sidoti says Australia’s handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal was “disastrous mismanagement” and a “deep dishonour on us all”.
Ahead of a national summit on women’s safety,hundreds of experts are calling for the government to commit to more concrete actions to fight the “chronic issue”.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has opened the door to the use of vaccine certificates domestically on the basis it will encourage more Australians to get vaccinated faster under national cabinet’s planned four-phase reopening of the country.
Australia is the only liberal democracy in the world that doesn’t have comprehensive legislation covering people’s rights.
The Respect@Work report recommended specialist women’s legal centres should get more money,but they are still waiting for funding after a key summit was delayed.
A former female AFP officer alleged her supervisor rubbed himself against her,made repeated comments about her breasts and professionally undermined her.
Her task is to address bullying,sexual harassment and sexual assault at Parliament House. Australia’s Sex Discrimination Commissioner is taking inspiration from the people who’ve come forward to tell her what they know.
Australia’s Disability Discrimination Commissioner says the independent assessment he did with the NDIS didn’t reflect his needs and the system may breach international law.