In a submission to Statutory Review of the Online Safety Act 2021, the Human Rights Law Centre has urged the Albanese Government to implement strong laws which protect people from the insidious harm caused by big tech platforms such as Meta, X, and Google.

The Human Rights Law Centre and the Australian Democracy Network’s submission to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Peaceful Assembly and Association calls for repealing harsh anti-protest laws, combating stigmatising narratives, and strengthening protections for protesters. These measures aim to safeguard the right to peaceful protest and ensure compliance with international human rights standards.

In a submission to the Senate Select Committee Inquiry on Adopting Artificial Intelligence, the Human Rights Law Centre recommended that Australia adopt a risk-based approach to AI regulation, grounded in international human rights law and principles.

On 27 March 2024, The Australian Government introduced changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme, through the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No.1) Bill 2024. The Bill seeks to respond to concerns related to quality and safeguards, fraud and financial sustainability issues within the scheme. 

The Human Rights Law Centre along with 10 civil society organisations have made a submission to the consultation on the ASX Corporate Governance Council Principles and Recommendations update.  

The Human Rights Law Centre, Flatout and FIGJAM have put in a submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission’s Inquiry into legal responses to sexual violence to call for the prohibition of strip searching

In submissions to the NSW Government’s inquiry into anti-protest laws, the Human Rights Law Centre called on the Minns Government to protect the right to peaceful protest and scrap draconian anti-protest laws.

The Human Rights Law Centre put forward recommendations to the 2024-25 federal budget submissions across a range of issues, including campaigning for an Australian Human Rights Act, migration justice, prisoners’ rights, whistleblower protection and modern slavery.

The Human Rights Law Centre’s submission to the Senate Inquiry in to the Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024 calls for the Albanese Government’s dangerous and draconian proposed deportation laws to be rejected.

The #OurDemocracy coalition are calling on the Albanese Government to overhaul lobbying laws and ensure our politicians are accountable to the people, not big industries.

In a submission to the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor review of secrecy offences, the Human Rights Law Centre has called for Australia’s national secrecy laws to be recalibrated to encourage transparency and accountability in the public interest.

In a submission to the SA Parliament’s Social Development Committee, the Human Rights Law Centre recommended the SA Government introduce an enforceable Human Rights Act or Charter that proactively promotes and protects human rights.