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New report reveals almost one in 4 employers consider workers in their 50s ‘old’ and are reluctant to hire people over 50 and ...
Despite Australia's retirement age now being 67, workers aged 51 to 55 are often considered to be older workers during hiring ...
As president of the Australian Human Rights Commission, Hugh de Kretser walks a fine line. How can the organisation speak to ...
The Australian share market has suffered its worst one-day decline since Donald Trump announced his so-called “Liberation Day ...
More than half of employers also considered younger workers' lack of experience as a barrier to recruiting them (57%). Other ...
The Australian Human Rights Commission has called on the government to restrict the use of confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements in workplace sexual harassment cases, and hit employers with ...
The Australian Human Rights Commission released a report on Monday outlining concerns regarding the conditions at the Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre in Northam, Western Australia. The report ...
Global NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) has in its World Report 2025 slammed Australian state and territory governments for human rights violations including the treatment of children in the criminal ...
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 ...