Over 5 million Australians live with a disability; however, many continue to experience discrimination and inequality in various areas of their lives. In 2019, the Australian Government established the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability in response to community concern about unequal and unjust treatment of people with disability. … Read More
Australia is facing a national crisis of gender-based violence, and workplaces have a critical role to play. Despite decades of reform, millions of workers continue to experience harassment, bullying, and discrimination.
When Centrelink gets it wrong, the stakes are life-changing. For many Queenslanders, that can mean months without income, medication or stable housing while they wait for a decision to be reviewed. Basic Rights Queensland (BRQ) says the system designed to correct these mistakes is itself broken — and has called for urgent reform in a … Read More
Non-compete clauses are one of the most common types of restraint clauses (terms in employment contracts designed to restrict what a worker can do after leaving a job). While restraint clauses are often justified as protecting business interests, in practice they too often go further, limiting workers’ choices, mobility and bargaining power. Non-competes are particularly damaging because they can block people from finding new work altogether.
Words by Eloise Dalton, Director of Working Women Queensland. Artificial intelligence is on the agenda at this week’s economic reform roundtable, given its potential to boost productivity. The debate is already lively with calls for less regulation to unlock productivity gains, contrasted with unions pressing for stronger protections for workers. In these conversations and … Read More
Basic Rights Queensland are the lawyers for 11 Kallangur residents experiencing homelessness in a Supreme Court application. Today the applicants secured an injunction that restricts Moreton Bay Regional Council from acting on previous notices, and moving the applicants on from their camp, until a full hearing in December. The Honourable Justice Smith found the applicants … Read More
Basic Rights Queensland welcomes two successful urgent court applications resulting in orders made by the Supreme Court of Queensland to temporarily stop the City of Moreton Bay from dismantling the homeless camp at Kallangur. The urgent injunctions were sought after serious concerns arose about planned compliance action at a camp in Kallangur. Despite ongoing legal … Read More
We are thrilled to extend this invitation to Basic Rights Queensland 40th celebration on Tuesday 17 June 2025. BRQ is hosting a trivia night at The Wickham Hotel (5.30 – 8pm) to commemorate our 40th year supporting vulnerable people in our state. We would love for our legal and social sector communities to join us … Read More
At Basic Rights Queensland, we know how much assistance animals can change lives. They provide independence, confidence, and connection for people with disability—supporting not just physical tasks, but emotional wellbeing, social participation and safety. But too often, people who rely on assistance animals face discrimination, refusal of entry, or are forced to defend their rights … Read More
Basic Rights Queensland (BRQ) has lodged a powerful submission to the Productivity Commission’s review of the Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement, highlighting the urgent need for specialist legal assistance for people living with mental illness. Read our submission The submission paints a stark picture: Australians with mental health issues face serious and complex legal … Read More
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