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Australian soldier alleges torture survival course involved simulated child rape and left him with PTSD

The defence force’s alleged handling of the training course prompted a complaint to the Australian Human Rights Commission

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Aboriginal man takes public housing eviction to Human Rights Commission alleging racism

Federal court order prevents West Australian man and his family from being evicted while his complaint is being heard

The Guardian - AU

Two Black Students Were Kicked Out Of A Vic School After They Challenged A Racist Dress Code

"Even if they were walking around with pink mohawks, this seems like an extreme punishment for something that doesn't impose a threat to anyone."

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Sisters caught up in African hair dispute 'unenrolled' from Maryborough's Highview College

Two sisters of African ancestry caught up in a dispute over their school's policy on hairstyles say they have been unfairly targeted after their enrolment was cancelled, with the principal citing "unacceptable" behaviour.

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Braided hairstyle dispute with Highview College sisters 'new territory' says anti-racism ambassador

An anti-racism campaign ambassador says the burden is on schools to do better, not on students to assimilate to "white standards", in the wake of two students' refusal to tie their hair back.

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Two Highview College students of African descent excluded for not tying back their braids

Two students of African heritage are barred from an independent regional Victorian high school for not tying up their braided hair, with their mother saying she will report the school to the Australian Human Rights Commission.

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Tool to assess jailed terrorists before release criticised as unreliable and prejudicial to Muslims

Offenders may be kept in prison after serving sentence, but wrongly made order ‘almost always amounts to arbitrary detention’, rights group argues

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‘Racism: It Stops with Me’ campaign funded by disaffected former Collingwood football club sponsor

Insurance firm redirected funding from club to Australian Human Rights Commission campaign after racism claims

The Guardian - AU

ACT releases Australian-first draft law to protect intersex children from irreversible medical harm

The Australian Capital Territory government has released a consultation draft law to protect the rights of intersex people.

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Human rights ambassador needed to restore reputation after Morrison’s ‘negative globalism’, Labor says

Opposition also pledges to defend Australian Human Rights Commission with return to merit-based appointments

The Guardian - AU

Sport Integrity Australia's report represents a reckoning for West Australian gymnastics – but has justice really been done?

Children forced to train on empty stomachs and falling on their heads. Young athletes told to manage the welfare of their own coaches. Girls starving themselves before enduring skinfold tests to avoid the horror of gaining weight, and sending them into lifelong patterns of disordered eating.

The Conversation

Concerns raised over human rights watchdog

The Australian Human Rights Commission risks losing its global A-grade status, prompting concern for the institution.

AAP

Australian Human Rights Commission warned by global body to improve independence of appointments

The Australian Human Rights Commission risks being stripped of its accreditation as an "A-status" institution, with the global standards body raising concerns about the selection of commissioners.

ABC News

Budget cuts to the Australian Human Rights Commission couldn't have come at a worse time

The budget for Australia’s national human rights institution, the Australian Human Rights Commission, will fall significantly over the next four years.

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Queensland is unlikely to meet the legislated goal of having all train stations fully accessible this year

Advocates say transport accessibility "doesn't rise to the top of the pile" until somebody takes on the difficult task of demanding change.

The Guardian - AU

Australian Human Rights Commission to slash staff after budget cuts and surge in workload

Agency says it will have to cut one in three jobs and warns current funding is insufficient for it to perform its statutory function

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Indigenous activists call for $100,000 compensation after racial discrimination claim against service station

Two high-profile activists say they were discriminated against at a Townsville service station because they are Aboriginal.

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