Recent Australian cases reveal the legal and clinical complexities of hormone treatment for young people amid global policy shifts and contested expert evidence.
By Dr Felicity Bell - 2 min read
Recent case law entrenches counterfactual reasoning in assessing compensatory damages for false imprisonment and raises serious human rights questions.
By Christopher Croese - 2 min read
Despite much advocacy, human rights legislation has eluded NSW. What would it take for it to get over the line?
By Simon Hendersen and Kathleen Beirne - 2 min read
AHRC President ROSALIND CROUCHER ventures beyond the headlines to explore how our rights & freedoms can be protected in a more positive and enduring way.
By Rosalind Croucher AM - 11 min read
Ngole v University of Sheffield is a timely example of how conflicts between freedom of speech and religion can be resolved with the right legislative…
By Rosalind Croucher AM - 7 min read
Has the time come for NSW to revisit the question of whether to adopt a human rights act?
By Maria Nawaz and Andrew Small - 1 min read
A closer look at the new laws Australia has introduced at both State and Federal level to prevent slavery in corporate supply chains. By AMY…
By Amy Sinclair - 1 min read
The recent case of BE v Suncorp Group Ltd [2018] AusHRC 121 drew attention to the matter of discrimination based on an employee’s criminal record….
By Rosalind Croucher AM - 2 min read
The extension of the forfeiture rule to cases of abuse against the vulnerable and elderly, as has been done elsewhere, may deter abusive behaviour. By…
By Ruth Pollard and Darryl Browne - 2 min read
The Federal Government has introduced three Bills to combat foreign interference in our political and electoral systems. Two have been passed. By HANNAH RYAN.
By Hannah Ryan - 2 min read
Ethical supply chains are under the spotlight as the Commonwealth and New South Wales legislatures move to increase transparency about modern slavery. By JACK DE FLAMINGH…
By Jack de Flamingh and Michael do Rozario - 2 min read
Over the past quarter of a century, the Disability Discrimination Act has contributed significantly to social change for people with disability and has been used…
By Alastair McEwin - 2 min read
A newly established Community Support Programme will enable communities, businesses and individuals to propose refugees and humanitarian entrants for resettlement to Australia.
By Khanh Hoang - 2 min read