Monash University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU. Australia is the only Western democracy that does not have a national Human Rights Act, but this may be about to change ...

William Tilmouth, an Arrernte man from Alice Springs/Mparntwe, has received Australia's top human rights honour for his lifelong commitment to ...

(Sydney, August 11, 2025) – Australia should press the Vietnamese government on human rights by seeking clear, concrete, and measurable benchmarks for progress, Human Rights Watch said today in a ...

Australia is the only Western democracy not to have a Human Rights Act in its legal system or constitution. Instead, Australia has a patchwork of rights, leaning on individual legislation, such as the ...

(Sydney) – The Australian government should introduce a national Human Rights Act to better protect the fundamental rights of everyone in Australia, Human Rights Watch said in a submission to the ...

Amy Maguire holds an Australian Research Council fellowship. Her industry partner is the Australian Human Rights Commission. That agenda should include substantive human rights reform. The government ...