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The Northern Territory’s Labor government have confirmed they will continue to fund the Safe Schools anti-bullying program after funding was cut off from Canberra last year. The Australian has reported that over 150 public schools have been informed that the program will continue with funding from the Northern Territory Department of Education. The anti-bullying program, […]
Tags: ACL, ACT, anti-bullying, Mark McGowan, Northern Territory, safe and inclusive schools initiative, safe schools, schools
15 Mar 2018 /
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“Invigorating and borderline arousing” is how Benjamin Law described the last 24 hours of his life when he chatted to OUTinPerth. On the eve of the release of his Quarterly Essay, Moral Panic 101, which examines the controversy around the Safe Schools Coalition and its treatment in the media, The Australian published a story highlighting […]
Tags: 101, anti-bullying, Benjamin Law, bullying, gay, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, Moral Panic, news Corp, Quarterly Essay, queer, safe schools, trans*, transgender
6 Oct 2017 |
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This Friday August 25th will be the seventh annual ‘Wear It Purple’ Day – an opportunity for people to show solidarity with LGBTIQ+ young people at school, university and in the workplace. Since 2010, playgrounds, classrooms and offices have been awash with shades of violet and grape worn by those who stand against bullying and […]
Tags: abuse, anti-bullying, bullying, School, TAFE, university, Wear It Purple, workplace
23 Aug 2017 |
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The Victorian government has informed LaTrobe University that it’ll be moving the Safe Schools Coalition program to the state’s Department of Education, severing the university’s contract six months early. The move comes after the Andrews government faced pressure from conservative politicians, family groups and religious lobbyists about the program and it’s controversial co-founder Roz Ward. […]
Tags: :GBTIQ, anti-bullying, AusPol, Bisexual, controversy, diversity, gay, gender theory, Intersex, James Merlino, La Trobe University, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, Martin foley, Politics, Ros Ward, safe schools, trans*, transgender, Victoria
16 Dec 2016 |
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OPINION The author Gabriel García Márquez said; “All human beings have three lives: public, private, and secret.” But in Australia in 2016 are we struggling to recognise the line between the first two? Are we just left with public and secret? Many people rightly felt that academic Roz Ward, the founder of the Safe Schools Coalition, […]
Tags: anti-bullying, Bisexual, Daniel Zachariou, Facebook, free speech, freee speech, gay, Intersex, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, private, Public, queer, Roz Ward, safe schools coalition, secret, Supanova, trans*, transgender
7 Jun 2016 |
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Catherine McGregor has spoken out about her strong opposition to the Safe Schools Coalition in a deeply personal attack on one of the program’s staff members. Writing in the Herald Sun’s Rendezvous site, McGregor labels Roz Ward from the Safe Schools Coalition a “committed Trotskyite, who believes in the overthrow of the capitalist system” and […]
Tags: anti-bullying, Australian of the Year, Cate McGregor, Catherine McGregor, David Morrison, gay, Lesbian, Ros Ward, safe schools coalition, trans*, transgender
19 May 2016 |
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Labor leader Bill Shorten has restated his support for the Safe Schools Coalition anti-bulling program during a media conference in Sydney this morning. “When it comes to Safe Schools, the approach that Labor has taken is that we do support the provision of anti-bullying programs in our school system. “I know that there were a […]
Tags: anti-bullying, Bill SHorten, education, election 2016, Labor, Robert Simms, safe schools coalition, Sydney, The Greens
18 May 2016 |
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Save Safe Schools WA Rally: People protest against the Turnbull Government’s cuts to the Safe Schools anti-bullying program.
Tags: ADGAL, anti-bullying, AusPol, Equal Love, Helchild, LGBTI bullying, Perth, Politics, safe schools, Save Safe Schools WA, scott ludlam, Sue Ellery, why i need safe schools
23 Apr 2016 |
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Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, has spoken out against homophobia during a visit to an anti-bullying workshop. The future king visited Hammersmith Academy in London and joined pupils for a workshop where they learned about strategies to combat homophobia and cyber-bullying. The Prince joined in on a session on LGBT issues where students were […]
Tags: anti-bullying, bullying, Prince William, Queen Elizabeth
22 Sep 2015 |
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