Age discrimination

The Australian Human Rights Commission undertakes research, education and policy activities to build awareness of the Act and to tackle the attitudes and stereotypes that can lead to age discrimination. It has a particular focus on addressing barriers to equality and participation faced by mature workers, older Australians and young people.

http://www.humanrights.gov.au/age/

Australian Human Rights Commission

The Australian Human Rights Commission, previously known as the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC), website provides information on a wide variety of Human Rights issues; including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice; Disability Rights; Human Rights; Racial Discrimination and Sex Discrimination. You can also get information about making a complaint; the United Nations; Information for Employers and Information for Students.

http://www.humanrights.gov.au/

Disability rights

The Australian Human Rights Commission provides a range of resources and links on disability discrimination and other human rights and disability issues.

http://www.humanrights.gov.au/disability_rights/

Effectively preventing and responding to sexual harassment: A code of practice for employers

Provides links and PDF Downloads for the Human Rights Commision publication Effectively preventing and responding to sexual harassment: A code of practice for employers. This publication provides practical guidance on how employers can meet their legal obligations to prevent and manage sexual harassment in the workplace.

http://www.humanrights.gov.au/sexualharassment/employers_code/index.html

Information for employers - eliminating discrimination and harassment in the workplace

Good practice, good business provides resources to employers that will assist them in implementing effective anti-discrimination and anti-harassment strategies in the workplace.

http://www.humanrights.gov.au/info_for_employers/

Information for students

Australian Human Rights Commission information for students on human rights.

http://www.humanrights.gov.au/info_for_students/index.html

National Anti-Discrimination Information Gateway

The Gateway assists individuals and businesses to navigate discrimination laws at both the Commonwealth and the State and Territory level. It provides a snapshot of each anti-discrimination system including information about the grounds and areas of public life on which a complaint can be made in each jurisdiction.

http://www.antidiscrimination.gov.au/

National Human Rights Consultation

The National Human Rights Consultation provided an opportunity for people to share their views on human rights in Australia.

http://www.humanrightsconsultation.gov.au/

Women's human rights: United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

The Women's Human Rights education kit provides people with a clear and basic understanding of international human rights, particularly as they relate to women. This package focuses on women's rights as human rights in the context of CEDAW. It focuses on the reality of women's lives and the experiences they have specifically because of their gender. The kit also includes new information about the Optional Protocol to CEDAW, which comes into force in Australia in March 2009.

http://www.humanrights.gov.au/sex_discrimination/publication/CEDAW/index.html

Work out your rights

Features a range of resources including: information sheets on anti-discrimination laws and employment, conciliation and complaint information, employment-related case studies, frequently asked questions, conciliation information in various community languages, and several posters and brochures to download.

http://www.humanrights.gov.au/complaints_information/WOYR.html

Youth challenge - teaching human rights and responsibilities

Youth Challenge is a human rights education program developed by the Australian Human Rights Commission. It is designed to educate school students about human rights and responsibilities through role-plays, guided activities, surveys, personal stories and prompted questions for discussion.

http://www.humanrights.gov.au/education/youthchallenge/