A reform agenda for federal discrimination laws December 2021 In July 2020, the Commission also provided a report to the United Nations Human Rights Council as part of Australia’s 3rd Universal periodic review. The UPR review then occurred in January 2021. In this report, the Commission made a series of recommendations for specific human rights reforms at the law and policy level in Australia across key issues such as gender, Indigenous rights, immigration and asylum seekers, age, race and disability discrimination, and appropriately balancing rights in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, the Commission focused on the pressing issues that arose as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, and extended finalisation of the project until 2021. Figure 1.1: Consultation processes 4 Issues and discussion papers 166 submissions received 72 Consultations, roundtables, and workshops with over 650 participants 1 National conference with over 400 participants FREE AND EQUAL An Australian Conversation on Human Rights 15