ACT Human Rights Commission

04/06/2026

Terrific to launch our new Reconciliation allies group for staff in Reconciliation Week!

02/06/2026

Happy Mabo Day! Today we remember the 1992 Mabo decision when the High Court of Australia recognised native title. The court acknowledged that Eddie Koiki Mabo, David Passi, Sam Passi, James Rice & Celuia Salee had occupied Mer Island in the Torres Strait before colonial occupation.
That decision recognised that the rights of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander over their lands have survived

The final day of National Reconciliation Week every year is one of the most significant in Australia.

Mabo Day, celebrated annually on 3 June, commemorates Mer Island man Eddie Koiki Mabo and his successful advocacy to overturn the legal fiction of terra nullius, or ‘land belonging to no-one’.

Following the High Court’s Mabo decision, Australia’s Federal Parliament passed the Native Title Act 1993 which established a legal framework for native title claims throughout Australia by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

and Mabo Day are a reminder to be ‘All In’ to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to commit ourselves to reconciliation and the fight for First Nations justice in Australia.

🎞️ To learn more about Mabo and the High Court case, check out ‘Judgment: Cases That Changed Australia’ on ABC iview: https://ab.co/4uGzxcT

28/05/2026

We’ll be at Reconciliation Day on 1 June
Come & say 👋
And check out the program for the day 👇
https://www.act.gov.au/community/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-peoples/reconciliation-day/reconciliation-day-program

27/05/2026

We support the call for Australians to be 'All In' for Reconciliation this week, next week, any week.

27 May also celebrates the anniversary of the 1967 referendum when Australians voted to remove clauses in our Constitution that discriminated against Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples
Find out more👇
https://www.reconciliation.org.au/our-work/national-reconciliation-week/

The theme, All In, is a call for all Australians to commit wholeheartedly to reconciliation every single day.

26/05/2026

Terrific to screen Nagana Yarrbyn, a powerful film documenting the Wangan and Jagalingou people’s stand to protect their ancestral waters from the Carmichael mine & continue to practice culture on their land.
Thanks to W&J adviser Anthony Esposito for an insightful Q&A after the screening. The Water Protectors is the first time the W&J have been able to ‘tell their own story’ about their fight to protect the ancient Doongmabulla Springs

25/05/2026

National Sorry Day 2026 marks the 29th anniversary of the landmark Bringing Them Home report about the Stolen Generations.
Almost 30 years on, few recommendations from that report have been implemented.
Sorry without action is not enough.
Govts must take urgent steps to create tangible, measurable change for Stolen Generation survivors & their families

14/05/2026

In the lead up to on 17 May we’re celebrating
🌈 equality
🌈 acceptance
🌈 & diversity
Happy IDAHOBIT to our diverse Canberra community!

11/05/2026

https://www.jobs.act.gov.au/opportunities/all

Recruitment: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Commissioner.
ACT govt is recruiting for this role.
Closing 15 May
Check ACT Gov jobs site for more👇

Administrative Services Officer Class 3 ($78,755 - $84,284) | PN70758 - 02PPP Canberra Health Services Closes: 31 March 2026

05/05/2026

https://www.actlawsociety.asn.au/events/ACTHR-exploring-uncharted-territory
EVENT: we're looking forward to this session with human rights expert Kylie Evans KC which we're delivering in partnership with the ACT Law Society & ACT Bar Association
⚖️Kylie will explore those areas of law where the ACT Human Rights Act is underutilised, but where it may prove consequential in legal advocacy
⚖️ Kylie is a leading expert in human rights law & has appeared in numerous key cases raising human rights in the ACT & across other Australian jurisdictions
📆25 May, 4:30-6:30PM
📍ACT Law Society Training Room
👇Registrations

Litigating the Human Rights Act: Exploring Unchartered Territory

04/05/2026

A huge thanks to Tyronne and Jai Bell for the informative & fascinating Ngunawal language workshop delivered to staff recently. Tyrone and Jai shared so much knowledge about the language & Ngunawal custodians of this beautiful region 🙏👏🙌