The Australian Human Rights Institute produces world-leading research and advances debate on critical human rights issues. Our strategic and rigorous research transforms practices to mainstream human rights, with a focus on inequality and accountability.
A record 10 human rights projects have been awarded seed funding from the Australian Human Rights Institute's 2025 seed funding and joint seed funding schemes.
The Australian Climate Accountability Project has released a new information resource illustrating the dangers of climate-driven harms to Australians posed by our huge fossil fuel exports.
The Australian Human Rights Institute's annual Provocation Series will debut with a discussion about the future of diversity and inclusion as core values in our society.
Research Associate Wesley Morgan and Research Lead Gillian Moon write for The Conversation on the legal tide building for a managed shift away from fossil fuels.
In our latest Human Rights Explainer, Associate Professor Sue Williamson and Dr Robyn May look at the surge of return-to-work mandates, what the research says about productivity and working from home, and what rights Australians have to flexible work.
This research project focuses on the understanding, promotion and development of policies for sex and gender sensitive research across the health and medical research ecosystem within Australia.
This research seeks to identify the barriers and opportunities to recruitment, retention and progression of LGBTQ+ professionals and tradespeople in the construction sector, Australia's third largest employer.
This project, a recipient of the Australian Human Rights Institute's 2021 seed funding round, aims to utilise empirical air pollution data in order to improve the health outcomes of Pacific communities.
