Australian Human Rights Institute
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We produce world-leading research and advance debate on critical human rights issues, with a focus on inequality and accountability.
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OUT NOW | The third edition of the International Law of Human Rights, co-authored by Australian Human Rights Institute director Professor @justinenolan.bsky.social, has hit bookshelves, featuring new chapters on LGBTQIA+ rights and climate change. federationpress.com.au/product/inte...
International Law of Human Rights - The Federation Press
3rd edition
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February 5, 2026 at 10:14 PM
OUT NOW | The third edition of the International Law of Human Rights, co-authored by Australian Human Rights Institute director Professor @justinenolan.bsky.social, has hit bookshelves, featuring new chapters on LGBTQIA+ rights and climate change. federationpress.com.au/product/inte...
On World Cancer Day, The Lancet's podcast speaks with former Australian Human Rights Institute director, Scientia Professor Louise Chappell, about receiving a cancer diagnosis, and the importance of including a patient-centred approach to cancer care: www.buzzsprout.com/882697/episo...
Louise Chappell and Na'ama Carlin on Personal Cancer Stories - The Lancet in conversation with
The uniqueness of each patient is at the heart of this year's World Cancer Day. Each cancer patient has their own hopes, dreams and fears. In this Podcast you will hear from two cancer survivors about...
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February 4, 2026 at 3:57 AM
On World Cancer Day, The Lancet's podcast speaks with former Australian Human Rights Institute director, Scientia Professor Louise Chappell, about receiving a cancer diagnosis, and the importance of including a patient-centred approach to cancer care: www.buzzsprout.com/882697/episo...
“Gendered violence directly affects women’s capacity to work, to stay healthy and to support their families. Recognising that in workplace policy is not optional, it’s foundational.” - Institute Associate Dr Yuvisthi Naidoo. www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/new...
Has progress stalled on gender equality at work?
An international body of research led by UNSW academics warns progress towards gender equality at work is stalling – and in some cases going backwards – as climate change, artificial intelligence, vio...
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February 2, 2026 at 3:58 AM
“Gendered violence directly affects women’s capacity to work, to stay healthy and to support their families. Recognising that in workplace policy is not optional, it’s foundational.” - Institute Associate Dr Yuvisthi Naidoo. www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/new...
"It's an impossible exercise to think that we can quarantine certain words without simultaneously eroding legitimate political expression" -Institute Associate and UNSW Law & Justice Professor Luke McNamara speaks to AAP. aapnews.aap.com.au/news/why-lon...
Why London is shaping Sydney's protest slogan debate
Momentum is building after the Bondi terror attack to outlaw a slogan favoured by pro-Palestine activists, but its meaning remains heavily contested.
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January 19, 2026 at 10:06 PM
"It's an impossible exercise to think that we can quarantine certain words without simultaneously eroding legitimate political expression" -Institute Associate and UNSW Law & Justice Professor Luke McNamara speaks to AAP. aapnews.aap.com.au/news/why-lon...
OPEN NOW | The Australian Human Rights Institute has opened its largest-ever round of human rights grants for UNSW research projects. With the support of funding partners, we've provided $350,000+ across 31 projects since 2021. Find out more and apply: www.humanrights.unsw.edu.au/about-us/ass...
January 18, 2026 at 8:54 PM
OPEN NOW | The Australian Human Rights Institute has opened its largest-ever round of human rights grants for UNSW research projects. With the support of funding partners, we've provided $350,000+ across 31 projects since 2021. Find out more and apply: www.humanrights.unsw.edu.au/about-us/ass...
COMMENTARY | Institute Associate and UNSW Law & Justice Professor Luke McNamara unpacks some of the proposed changes within the Albanese government’s hate speech bill: www.humanrights.unsw.edu.au/research/com...
January 14, 2026 at 11:03 PM
COMMENTARY | Institute Associate and UNSW Law & Justice Professor Luke McNamara unpacks some of the proposed changes within the Albanese government’s hate speech bill: www.humanrights.unsw.edu.au/research/com...
It's going to be a big year ahead in human rights. Read about what the Australian Human Rights Institute has planned for 2026 in this message from our director, Professor @justinenolan.bsky.social: bit.ly/JN2026message
January 14, 2026 at 4:05 AM
It's going to be a big year ahead in human rights. Read about what the Australian Human Rights Institute has planned for 2026 in this message from our director, Professor @justinenolan.bsky.social: bit.ly/JN2026message
LISTEN | The ABC's World Today program speaks with Professor @justinenolan.bsky.social about the calls for a tougher crackdown on textile worker exploitation: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Calls for tougher crackdown on textile worker exploitation - ABC listen
Experts are warning too many Australian garment workers are being exploited, despite efforts to fix the problem.
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January 7, 2026 at 11:04 PM
LISTEN | The ABC's World Today program speaks with Professor @justinenolan.bsky.social about the calls for a tougher crackdown on textile worker exploitation: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Institute Associate and UNSW Law & Justice Associate Professor Katharine Kemp unpacks the teen social media ban and looks at balancing the very real need to protect children with the potential for privacy breaches that should concern all Australians. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOTY...
Social media ban or band-aid? Katharine Kemp | What's the Tea?
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December 11, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Institute Associate and UNSW Law & Justice Associate Professor Katharine Kemp unpacks the teen social media ban and looks at balancing the very real need to protect children with the potential for privacy breaches that should concern all Australians. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOTY...
PODCAST | Nathan Kennedy and Gillian Moon discuss the Australian Human Rights Institute's 'State of Denial' report, and the ICJ's advisory opinion that all states have a binding international law duty to prevent significant harm to the earth's climate: hallandwilcox.com.au/news/austral...
Australia’s international law obligations for climate change
We are a leading Australian law firm. With more than 140 partners, we have depth and breadth of expertise and service corporate, public sector and private…
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December 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
PODCAST | Nathan Kennedy and Gillian Moon discuss the Australian Human Rights Institute's 'State of Denial' report, and the ICJ's advisory opinion that all states have a binding international law duty to prevent significant harm to the earth's climate: hallandwilcox.com.au/news/austral...
Has Australia's human rights record gone backwards? Institute interns Jasmine Crittenden and Chloe Lee interview Australian Human Rights Commission President Hugh de Kretser about the Universal Periodic Review scheduled for Australia in 2026: www.humanrights.unsw.edu.au/students/blo...
November 27, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Has Australia's human rights record gone backwards? Institute interns Jasmine Crittenden and Chloe Lee interview Australian Human Rights Commission President Hugh de Kretser about the Universal Periodic Review scheduled for Australia in 2026: www.humanrights.unsw.edu.au/students/blo...
"Australia will have a central role to play over the next year in maintaining global momentum in shifting away from fossil fuels and accelerating the renewable rollout even faster." - Research Associate Wesley Morgan. theconversation.com/australia-ha...
Australia has dropped its bid to host the COP31 climate talks. Here’s what happened – and what’s next
After a three-year push to host the 2026 climate talks with the Pacific, Australia has backed down. The news is disappointing – but there’s a small silver lining.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"Australia will have a central role to play over the next year in maintaining global momentum in shifting away from fossil fuels and accelerating the renewable rollout even faster." - Research Associate Wesley Morgan. theconversation.com/australia-ha...
Just over two weeks out from Australia's new age-related restrictions on social media, Institute Associate and UNSW Law & Justice Associate Professor Daniel Joyce looks at the complex balancing of human rights involved: www.humanrights.unsw.edu.au/research/com...
November 23, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Just over two weeks out from Australia's new age-related restrictions on social media, Institute Associate and UNSW Law & Justice Associate Professor Daniel Joyce looks at the complex balancing of human rights involved: www.humanrights.unsw.edu.au/research/com...
STUDENT BLOG | While Australia ceded its bid to co-host #COP31 in 2026 to Türkiye, the need for a strengthened human rights protection framework has become more urgent than ever: www.humanrights.unsw.edu.au/students/blo...
November 20, 2025 at 10:56 PM
STUDENT BLOG | While Australia ceded its bid to co-host #COP31 in 2026 to Türkiye, the need for a strengthened human rights protection framework has become more urgent than ever: www.humanrights.unsw.edu.au/students/blo...
The final Human Rights Defender for 2025 is out now, with news on the winner of the Andrea Durbach Prize, COP30 and concerning new modern slavery numbers. Read it here: mailchi.mp/unsw/human-r... Subscribe here: bit.ly/HRDSubscribe
November 20, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The final Human Rights Defender for 2025 is out now, with news on the winner of the Andrea Durbach Prize, COP30 and concerning new modern slavery numbers. Read it here: mailchi.mp/unsw/human-r... Subscribe here: bit.ly/HRDSubscribe
“You just couldn’t say the risk is low when you’ve got over 80 per cent of cotton coming from Xinjiang. That’s a high risk." -Professor @justinenolan.bsky.social speaks with The Daily Telegraph about the slavery risks from ultra cheap e-commerce platforms. www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nationa...
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November 13, 2025 at 12:12 AM
“You just couldn’t say the risk is low when you’ve got over 80 per cent of cotton coming from Xinjiang. That’s a high risk." -Professor @justinenolan.bsky.social speaks with The Daily Telegraph about the slavery risks from ultra cheap e-commerce platforms. www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nationa...
The number of people who've reported being victims of modern slavery activity in NSW has risen by 116% since last financial year. Australian Human Rights Institute director, Professor @justinenolan.bsky.social, chats to the ABC's World Today program about the figures: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Modern slavery increasing in NSW - ABC listen
The New South Wales Anti-Slavery Commissioner says the number of people who've reported being victims of modern slavery activity in the state has risen by 116 per cent since last financial year.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The number of people who've reported being victims of modern slavery activity in NSW has risen by 116% since last financial year. Australian Human Rights Institute director, Professor @justinenolan.bsky.social, chats to the ABC's World Today program about the figures: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
The Australian Journal of Human Rights (@journalhumanrights.bsky.social), Australia’s first peer-reviewed journal devoted exclusively to human rights, is seeking expressions of interest to fill positions on its Editorial Board. Find out more: www.humanrights.unsw.edu.au/sites/defaul...
November 6, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The Australian Journal of Human Rights (@journalhumanrights.bsky.social), Australia’s first peer-reviewed journal devoted exclusively to human rights, is seeking expressions of interest to fill positions on its Editorial Board. Find out more: www.humanrights.unsw.edu.au/sites/defaul...
WATCH | The Australian Human Rights Institute recently launched its new 'Provocation Series' at the Art Gallery of NSW. You can now watch a full recording of the debate over whether the pursuit of diversity and inclusion is dead: www.humanrights.unsw.edu.au/events/pursu...
November 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
WATCH | The Australian Human Rights Institute recently launched its new 'Provocation Series' at the Art Gallery of NSW. You can now watch a full recording of the debate over whether the pursuit of diversity and inclusion is dead: www.humanrights.unsw.edu.au/events/pursu...
NEW RESEARCH | Our latest report examines the role of Ethical Clothing Australia’s accreditation program, its alignment with emerging standards for responsible workplace practices, and its global counterparts involved in improving standards in the sector: www.humanrights.unsw.edu.au/research/cur...
November 2, 2025 at 11:47 PM
NEW RESEARCH | Our latest report examines the role of Ethical Clothing Australia’s accreditation program, its alignment with emerging standards for responsible workplace practices, and its global counterparts involved in improving standards in the sector: www.humanrights.unsw.edu.au/research/cur...
This week, the Institute took part in a showcase of UNSW's efforts to drive change through the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, including our Global Student Fellowships and Professor @justinenolan.bsky.social's research into shaping ethical global supply chains: www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/new...
Sustainability in action: UNSW celebrates innovation at the SDG Showcase
From solar cars to seawall restoration, UNSW Sydney’s SDG Showcase highlighted the people and projects transforming ideas into solutions for a better future.
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October 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This week, the Institute took part in a showcase of UNSW's efforts to drive change through the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, including our Global Student Fellowships and Professor @justinenolan.bsky.social's research into shaping ethical global supply chains: www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/new...
LISTEN | The implied freedom of political communication has been at the centre of several recent high-profile court decisions. Institute Associates Luke McNamara and Daniel Joyce discuss the right to free speech in Australia with the ABC's Law Report: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Do we have a right to free speech in Australia? - ABC listen
The implied freedom of political communication has been at the centre of several recent high-profile court decisions. The Law Report asks: do Australians have a constitutional right to freedom of spee...
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October 28, 2025 at 11:11 PM
LISTEN | The implied freedom of political communication has been at the centre of several recent high-profile court decisions. Institute Associates Luke McNamara and Daniel Joyce discuss the right to free speech in Australia with the ABC's Law Report: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Congratulations to the latest winner of the Andrea Durbach Prize, Dr Lisa Ewenson. Each year, @journalhumanrights.bsky.social awards the prize to an author whose article reflects the values that have resonated in Professor Durbach’s career. Read more: www.humanrights.unsw.edu.au/news/winner-...
Winner of Andrea Durbach Prize announced
The Australian Journal of Human Rights has awarded the annual Andrea Durbach Prize to Dr Lisa Ewenson for her article on youth justice detention in Australia.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Congratulations to the latest winner of the Andrea Durbach Prize, Dr Lisa Ewenson. Each year, @journalhumanrights.bsky.social awards the prize to an author whose article reflects the values that have resonated in Professor Durbach’s career. Read more: www.humanrights.unsw.edu.au/news/winner-...
Four female UNSW Engineering students are among those selected as Australian Human Rights Institute Global Student Fellows in 2025. They'll join Engineers Without Borders in locations such as Cambodia and Timor-Leste as part of the paid fellowship program: www.inside.unsw.edu.au/societal-imp...
Record number of UNSW students awarded human rights fellowship | Inside UNSW
The Australian Human Rights Institute’s Global Student Fellowship offers students the opportunity and funding to join a leading human rights or development organisation.A record 24 UNSW students have ...
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October 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Four female UNSW Engineering students are among those selected as Australian Human Rights Institute Global Student Fellows in 2025. They'll join Engineers Without Borders in locations such as Cambodia and Timor-Leste as part of the paid fellowship program: www.inside.unsw.edu.au/societal-imp...
Australian Human Rights Institute Associate and Founding Director of UNSW's Tax and Business Advisory Clinic, Associate Professor Ann Kayis-Kumar, speaks with ABC Radio National's 'The Economy, Stupid' about "sexually-transmitted tax debt" www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
'Sexually transmitted tax debt' - ABC listen
Hidden debts, coercive control — and why the tax system can punish people most in need of help.
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October 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Australian Human Rights Institute Associate and Founding Director of UNSW's Tax and Business Advisory Clinic, Associate Professor Ann Kayis-Kumar, speaks with ABC Radio National's 'The Economy, Stupid' about "sexually-transmitted tax debt" www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...