Australian Human Rights Commission

What rights for older Australians are often overlooked?

In this episode of Let’s Talk Ageing, Australian Human Rights Commission President Hugh de Kretser joins Age Discrimination Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald for a wide-ranging conversation about ageing and human rights.

President de Kretser explains why many people take their rights for granted, and how ageing raises important human rights issues with significant implications that are often underappreciated or ignored.

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The Australian Government has announced the establishment of a Royal Commission following the antisemitic Bondi terror attack. This devastating event deeply affected the victims, their families, the Jewish community, first responders and the broader Australian public.

The Royal Commission will inquire into the prevalence and nature of antisemitism and how to address it, the circumstances behind the Bondi attack, strengthening social cohesion and countering ideologically and religiously motivated extremism.

The Commission welcomes the announcement of the Royal Commission. We look forward to engaging with the Royal Commission and supporting its important work to help prevent future tragedies and to promote a safer, more inclusive Australia for all.

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We will be taking a short break between Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

Our office will be closed from 25 December, and we will be returning on 2 January 2025.

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Workplace sexual harassment is against the law.

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In the final episode of Let’s Talk Ageing for 2025, Age Discrimination Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald AM sits down with Anna Bligh, former Queensland Premier and outgoing CEO of the Australian Banking Association, to talk financial elder abuse, the future of secure banking and what ‘deliberately retiring’ really means.

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