Labor has used its numbers in the Senate to block a Greens’ inquiry into reform of the Australian Human Rights Commission, including the appointment of an LGBTIQA+ Human Rights Commissioner. It’s the second time this week there’s been a push to create an LGBTIQA+ Human Rights Commissioner via the parliament. Previously the Greens attempted to […]
Tags: Human rights commissioner, Mark Dreyfus, Nick McKim, The Greens
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The Australian Greens have responded to the news that Prime Minister Scott Morrison is aiming to introduce a Religious Discrimination Act to Parliament early next year. The Greens say that such an Act must not be used to undermine or override state based anti-discrimination laws following the release of the government response to the Ruddock […]
Tags: Janet Rice, Nick McKim, Religion, religious freedom, Scott Morrison, the australian greens, The Greens
13 Dec 2018 |
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The Greens are taking action to move the Morrison government toward releasing the Ruddock Review into the state of religious freedom in Australia. The Turnbull-appointed panel led by former Liberal MP Philip Ruddock was due to release the information to the public in March, then in May. At this stage Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s office […]
Tags: Greens, Janet Rice, Nick McKim, Philip Ruddock, Prime Minister, religious freedom, ruddock, Ruddock review, Scott Morrison, the australian greens
19 Sep 2018 |
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The Australian Greens are calling on former Liberal MP Philip Ruddock to resign from his position as chair of the government’s Religious Freedom Review after his appointment as President of the New South Wales Liberal Party. Greens’ Justice spokesperson Senator Nick McKim says the new appointment is a conflict of interest, and makes his position […]
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27 Feb 2018 |
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LGBTI advocates have joined calls from The Greens for a senate inquiry into an Australian Charter of Rights. Following the passage of marriage equality last year, The Greens want to see Australia establish a bill of rights to solidify the rights of those who are discriminated against in our country. Greens’ Senator Nick McKim says […]
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4 Jan 2018 |
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The Greens have called on the federal government to allow LGBTIQ asylum seekers on Manus Island to be settled in Australia following news the detention centre will close in October this year. The party questioned immigration officials in senate estimates this week, highlighting the risks faced by queer asylum seekers on Manus Island. Greens spokesperson […]
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24 May 2017 |
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People flood Michelle Meyers pages with rainbows People have responded to One Nation’s Michelle Meyers unearthed comments suggesting that the gay community utilises a covert Nazi-styled mind control program to foster support for marriage equality by flooding her social media pages with rainbow emojis. The personal and professional pages of Meyers were filled with images, […]
Tags: AusPol, Bisexual, covert, gay, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, Lynn MacLaren, Michelle Meyers, mind control, Nazi, Nick McKim, One Nation, queer, rainbow family, rainbows, Scott Ludlum, trans*, transgender, WA Election
16 Feb 2017 |
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