Perth legal academic Lorraine Finlay has been named as the newest appointee to the Australian Human Rights Commission, but LGBTIQA+ rights advocates have expressed concern over her selection. just.equal Australia has written to the Australian Human Rights Commission asking that new Human Rights Commissioner not be given the LGBTIQ+ human rights portfolio and have called […]
Liberal senator Eric Abetz has called for an investigation into Rugby Australia’s decision to terminate the contract of player Israel Folau over his social media posts. Rugby Australia decided to terminate the contract of Folau after he posted comments to social media listing people who would ‘go to hell’ unless they repented and embraced christianity. […]
Victorian teenager Georgie Stone is among five nominees for the Australian Human Rights Commission’s 2017 Young People’s Medal. Stone has been an advocate for transgender rights, particularly in the area of younger trans people. Stone has been leading a campaign to allow people to begin transitioning gender without having to gain the permission of the […]
A 17-year old Victorian school boy has lodged a complaint with the Human Rights Commission arguing that he is being discriminated against because while on the electoral roll, he will not get to participate in the government’s upcoming marriage survey. The Guardian has reported that Cameron Warasta has lodged the complain that could quickly escalate to being […]
Attorney General George Brandis has announced that Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher will be the new head of the Australian Human Rights Commission. Croucher will replace Professor Gillian Triggs who is retiring at the end of her five year term. Professor Croucher is currently the President of the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC). She was first […]
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory has conceded his loss to his Democratic opponent after initially refusing to step aside in the very close race. Governor McCrory became known for his anti-LGBTI platform, signing the controversial HB2 bathroom bill which prevented trans people from using the bathroom aligned to their gender and allowed discrimination against LGBTI […]
A Shorten Labor Government would appoint a full-time LGBTI Discrimination Commissioner to the Australian Human Rights Commission. The announcement was made this morning by Senator Penny Wong at a Rainbow Labor campaign launch in Melbourne. “The commissioner will ensure lesbians, gays, transgender and intersex Australians live in a safer, more secure and more inclusive society.” […]
The Australian Human Rights Commission has responded to the government’s changes to the Safe Schools Coalition anti-bullying program saying it welcomes adjustments to material due to age appropriateness, but the commission is also concerned about student’s considering ‘coming out’ needing parental consent. National Children’s Commissioner Megan Mitchell said some of the changes recommend by educational […]
The head of the Australian Human Rights Commission has called on the federal parliament to amend the marriage act and allow same sex couples and trans gender people to wed. The Commissioner also voiced support for the Safe Schools Coalition program noting that all children deserved to have a safe education. Professor Triggs said laws […]
The Australian Human Rights Commission have announced a national survey to gauge the participation of transgender, gender diverse and intersex people in sport. Human Rights Commissioner Tim Wilson will conduct the survey to ensure the rights of these groups are protected in Australian sporting codes. “Participation in sports is part of the Australian identity and […]
