The Charter campaign is making a submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Australia’s Human Rights Framework that a Charter will benefit the whole community.

On 20 June 2023 the Human Rights Law Centre and University of Technology Sydney’s Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion co-hosted a webinar on people with disability’s human rights, and what difference a Charter of Human Rights would make.

On 4 May 2023 the Human Rights Law Centre and University of Newcastle’s Centre for Law and Social Justice co-hosted a webinar on young people’s human rights, and what difference a Charter of Human Rights would make.

Read the winning entry for the 2023 Australian Charter of Human Rights School Writing Competition.

Federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus KC has asked the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights to investigate updating the Federal Human Rights framework, with a focus on whether Labor should implement a Human Rights Act. 

The AHRC paper, Free + Equal endorses the clear calls made by the Human Rights Law Centre and a coalition of over 80 organisations urging the Federal Government to follow the examples set by Victoria, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory and adopt a legally enforceable Federal Human Rights Act. 

The Human Rights Law Centre made a submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission inquiry into discrimination law exemptions for religious educational institutions.

A submission to the Federal Treasury’s consultation on the upcoming 2023-24 Federal Budget highlights that Federal Budgets should not only factor in issues like monetary cost, but also the basic standards and wellbeing that everyone in the community should enjoy.

A joint submission has outlined the importance of an Australian Charter of Human Rights for people with a disability and the need for human rights to be at the heart of government laws, policies and services.

A new report exposes the failure of the Federal parliament in the 2019 –22 term to fulfil its promise to properly consider human rights before voting on legislation.

The 101 cases highlight the benefits of the Human Rights Acts that exist in the ACT, Victoria and Queensland, and the need for a national Human Rights Act.

The Human Rights Law Centre today welcomed the announcement by the ACT Government that they will make it easier for people to take effective action when their human rights are being violated.

The Human Rights Law Centre is urging the ACT government to lead the nation and introduce the ‘right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment’ into the Human Rights Act 2004.

We welcome the ACT parliamentary report endorsing the call to strengthen the ACT Human Rights Act with accessible & effective remedies.

The winners of the Australian Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms School Writing Competition have been announced.

Human rights laws in Victoria, the ACT and Queensland are making concrete improvements to people’s lives, particularly by preventing homelessness and promoting health.

The Australian Capital Territory’s Human Rights Act needs accessible, effective remedies to make it easier for people to protect their human rights.

To grow community support for a Charter, we have developed a fun interactive tool that exposes Australia’s lack of human rights protections.

At a 22 September 2021 webinar co-hosted by the Human Rights Law Centre and UNSW Australian Human Rights Institute, the Institute launched a report that looks into the right to health in Australia, where the gaps are, and how an Australian Human Rights Act can make a difference.

The Human Rights Law Centre and the Australian Human Rights Institute held this joint forum on Making the Right to Health a Reality on 22 September 2021.