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"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."

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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