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National and Western Australian LGBTIQA+ groups have welcomed the announcement by Western Australian Attorney General, John Quigley, that the government will amend the state’s Equal Opportunity Act, including to better protect LGBTIQA+ students and staff in religious schools. The commitment follows the tabling of the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia’s final report into the […]
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17 Aug 2022 /
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Human rights advocates have warned International Rugby League and other sport governing bodies considering blanket bans on trans women following recent changes from swimming’s peak body FINA. The warning comes as the International Rugby League have shown signs of following FINA’s lead, enforcing a temporary ban on trans women as they review their inclusion policy. […]
Tags: Anna Brown, Equality Australia, fina, international rugby league, pride in sport, trans*, transgender
22 Jun 2022 |
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Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has confirmed to media that the government will introduce religious discrimination legislation this term of Parliament. Speaking on ABC’s RN Breakfast with Patricia Karvelas, Dreyfus said Labor will introduce a Religious Discrimination Bill reflecting Labor policy that says the party “will prohibit discrimination against LGBTQA+ students and teachers in faith-based schools.” Labor policy […]
Tags: Anna Brown, Brian Greig, Equality Australia, just.equal australia, Mark Dreyfus, religious discrimination, religious freedom
9 Jun 2022 |
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Equality advocates have welcomed the results of yesterday’s election, laying out what they expect for the incoming Albanese Government. National LGBTQIA+ advocacy group Just.Equal Australia say the Labor victory puts Australia in a unique position to move forward on LGBTQIA+ rights, despite Labor’s stance on issues that matter to our communities. The group says the […]
Tags: Anna Brown, Anthony Albanese, religious discrimination, religious freedom, Rodney Croome, Sally Goldner
22 May 2022 |
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LGBTQIA+ advocates and medical professionals are standing up for trans lives and healthcare after misinformation shared by the Prime Minister this morning. Representatives from advocacy group Transcend Australia, the Australian Professional Association for Trans Health (AusPATH) and Equality Australia are setting out to set the record straight. This morning, Scott Morrison said he is standing […]
Tags: Anna Brown, Equality Australia, Fiona Bisshop, jeremy wiggins, katherine deves, Scott Morrison, trans*, transcend australia, transgender
10 May 2022 |
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Anna Brown, the CEO of Equality Australia, has warned political parties not to take LGBTIQ+ voters for granted. Brown said the constant debate over the lives of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people’s lives was making people sceptical of political parties motives and it was time for politicians to stop using the queer communities as […]
Tags: alex antic, Anna Brown, AusPol, claire chandler, Equality Australia, katherine deves, Zali Steggall
12 Apr 2022 |
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Equality Australia CEO Anna Brown has voiced concerns about the latest draft of the government’s Religious Freedom Bill which was made public this afternoon. Appearing on the ABC’s Afternoon Briefing Brown told host Patricia Karvelas that while some of the worst provisions included in earlier versions of the bill had been removed, there were still many areas […]
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23 Nov 2021 |
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Australian LGBTQIA+ advocates have welcomed the news this week that the Andrews Government are moving to close gaps in discrimination laws for LGBTQIA+ Victorians. Currently, religious organisations and schools can sack or refuse to hire LGBTQ+ people based on their sexual orientation or gender identity, where this is deemed incompatible with the religious beliefs practiced […]
Tags: Anna Brown, dan andrews, deb james, Equality Australia, jaclyn symes, Victoria
17 Sep 2021 |
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LGBTIQ+ advocates and conversion therapy survivors have welcomed the ACT’s ban on conversion practices, which passed the Legislative Assembly yesterday. The ACT has become the second Australian jurisdiction to address the issue, following Queensland’s legislation earlier this month. Spokesperson for LGBTIQ+ advocacy group just.equal and Canberra resident, Ivan Hinton-Teoh, said the ACT’s legislation is ‘far […]
Tags: ACT, Anna Brown, chris csabs, conversion therapy, Equality Australia, isabel munford, Ivan Hinton-Teoh, just.equal, Queensland
28 Aug 2020 |
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Anna Brown, the CEO of Equality Australia has labeled the Morrison government’s latest draft of the religious discrimination bill a piece of legislation that will divide Australian communities. Brown says the latest version of the legislation, that was revealed by Attorney General Christian Porter this morning, will provide protections for people who intimidate others through […]
Tags: Anna Brown, Christian Porter, Equality Australia, religious discrimination bill, Scott Morrison
10 Dec 2019 |
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