Australian Human Rights Commission Annual Report 2021–22 Outcomes 1.3 The national human rights reform agenda proposed in the Free & Equal: An Australian conversation on human rights report is considered and addressed by the Parliament, government and the non-government sector. What this looks like Recommendations and actions in the report are addressed by the AttorneyGeneral and federal Parliament. Free and Equal The Commission’s Free and Equal project: An Australian Conversation on Human Rights (Free and Equal) project seeks to identify what an effective system of human rights protection for 21st century Australia would look like, and what steps Australia needs to take to get there. The project, headed by President Rosalind Croucher AM will outline the actions necessary for governments to meet their obligations to respect, protect, and fulfil human rights. Free and Equal is a multi-limbed project that has progressed through several stages. It began with the release of a 2019 Issues Paper describing the human rights landscape and asking general questions about priorities for reform, followed by three technical discussion papers on discrimination law, increasing the positive framing of human rights in Australian legislation, and accountability mechanisms. These papers sparked an inclusive national conversation on human rights reform, held via submissions and a broad series of consultations and events led by the President. 40