The great Patrick Walsh died on Monday 29 December 2025 in Melbourne after several months fighting aggressive cancer with determination. Pat was an Australian human rights hero, working for decades in and with leading Australian and international human rights organisations…
Category: A Human rights package for the Australian Government
Sport for Good – Torrens University Human Rights Related Course
Torrens University is offering a free online short course connecting human rights and sport, an issue that the HRCA has advocated in support of over many years. The course has been developed with Graig Foster who is a passionate advocate…
Implementing UN Principles on Business and Human Rights
Twenty-three civil society organisations including the Human Rights Council of Australia have issued a joint Civil Society Statement on Implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Civil society organisations identified key challenges involving business and human rights…
Australia Ratify and Other Measures to Protect Temporary Worker Rights
HRCA Chairperson, Mr Andrew Naylor outlined HRCA proposals for fostering the human rights of workers who are in Australia on temporary visas in a statement to last year’s Senate Enquiry into Temporary Migration. The abuse of human rights of these…