AdvertisementNationalHuman rights Opinion One key Australian human rights failing is attracting global attention Hugh de Kretser Human rights lawyer January 29, 2026 — 1:30pmJanuary 29, 2026 — 1:30pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. It goes against medical advice and is out of step with global human rights standards. Australia has ratified all the major global human rights treaties, but we haven’t properly protected those rights in our domestic laws. It would prevent human rights violations and give people the power to take action if their rights are breached. Hugh de Kretser is President of the Australian Human Rights Commission Get a weekly wrap of views that will challenge, champion and inform your own.