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Our Watch
Aims to drive nationwide change in the culture, behaviours and power imbalances that lead to violence against women and their children.
Racism. It Stops With Me.
The National Anti-Racism Strategy campaign invites all Australians to reflect on what they can do to counter racism wherever it happens.
Racism. No Way.
Aims to tackle racism in schools in Australia, through providing teachers, school students, parents and governors with games, research and lesson ideas that explore the causes and effects of racism for practical use in the classroom.
Fair Work Ombudsman
Provides information and advice about your workplace rights and obligations.
Visa holders and migrants – know your workplace rights
Find out what visa holders and migrants need to know before they start working in Australia.
Workplace rights - visa holders working in Australia
Information to assist workers from overseas to know their rights and help reduce the incidence of exploitation.
Fair Work Ombudsman
Provides information and advice about your workplace rights and obligations.
Australian Human Rights Commission
Promotes and protects human rights in Australia.
Coordination of licences and use of Commonwealth material
People wanting to use Australian Government copyright material need permission from the agency that published it. Each agency is now responsible for managing copyright for material it produces.
Freedom of information
The FOI Act is the legislative basis for open government in Australia and covers Australian Government ministers and most agencies. This section is about the FOI Act as it applies across the Australian Government.
Freedom of Information Act 1982
An Act to give to members of the public rights of access to official documents of the Government of the Commonwealth and of its agencies.
Human rights and anti-discrimination
Provides links to anti-discrimination laws and human rights agencies at both the Commonwealth and the state and territory level.
Human rights in the school classroom
Provides a range of rightsEd resources mapped to the national curriculum and including interactive activities for teachers and their students. Learning outcomes linked to curriculum are included in each resource.
Information for employers – anti-discrimination
Provides information to help employers deal effectively with discrimination and harassment in the workplace so that everyone involved with your business is treated fairly and with respect.
IP Australia
Manages intellectual property rights and legislation relating to patents, trade marks, designs and plant breeder's rights.
Know your rights at work
The Commission can investigate and try to resolve complaints of discrimination and breaches of human rights in work, education, services and other areas based on a person’s sex, disability, race, age and other attributes.
Lending rights
Public Lending Right (PLR) and Educational Lending Right (ELR) make payments to eligible Australian creators and publishers in recognition that income is lost through the free multiple use of their books in public and educational libraries.
Native title
The department provides the government with legal and legal-policy advice on native title rights.
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
Responsible for freedom of information, privacy and information policy functions.