In April 2026, the Federal Court found legal error in the Australian Human Rights Commission's approach to the Lesbian Action Group's exemption application and held that the Commission's own guidelines were deficient. In June, the Commission went to Adelaide to talk about human rights. Some of the women most affected by its decisions went too. … Continue reading Women affected by AHRC decisions get answers in Adelaide – but key questions remain
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‘We have guidelines’: AHRC tells women to rely on deficient rules for exemptions
At the AHRC's national 'The Answer Is Human Rights' seminar series, women's advocates have now twice put direct governance questions to Commission officers and twice received responses that acknowledge that questions exist — but without answering them. In Sydney on 17 June, the question was specific: the Federal Court, in the Lesbian Action Group vs … Continue reading ‘We have guidelines’: AHRC tells women to rely on deficient rules for exemptions
A “narrow area of intersection”: AHRC tells women to seek exemptions, not reform
At the Perth stop of the Australian Human Rights Commission's national 'The Answer Is Human Rights' seminar series, held on 11 June, an audience member put a direct and carefully prepared question to AHRC President Hugh de Kretser. The question came from Ms Amber Rossi, a director of the Affiliation of Australian Women's Advocacy Alliances. … Continue reading A “narrow area of intersection”: AHRC tells women to seek exemptions, not reform