Asylum seekers need safer pathways to protection and Australia should stop treating those who arrive by boat differently.

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The nation has a reputation as one of the world's most successful multicultural societies, the president of the Australian Human Rights Commission says.

"But over the years, key parts of our refugee policies have hardened," Hugh de Kretser said.

"For those who have come across the seas seeking safety, Australia's policies remain amongst the harshest in the world."

Speaking at the UNSW Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law's 2025 conference on Thursday, Mr de Kretser praised some recent moves to protect refugee rig

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