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LGBTIQA+ rights group Just.Equal Australia is urging Government, Opposition and cross bench Senators to support amendments this week that will finally ensure trans, gender diverse and intersex workers enjoy the same rights as other employees. The Greens senator Janet Rice (pictured) will move amendments to the Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment […]
Tags: AusPol, discrimination, gender diverse, Greens, Intersex, Janet Rice, just.equal, Parliament, trans*, transgender, workplace protection
29 Aug 2021 /
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There is a proposal to end the era of filibustering in the state parliament’s upper house. A new report handed down by a parliamentary committee looking into parliamentary procedures has recommend MPs be capped to speeches of 45 and 30 minutes. In recent year’s Liberal member Nick Goiran (pictured) is one MP who has delivered […]
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24 Jun 2021 |
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Transgender and gender diverse Western Australians will no longer have to divorce their partners in order to have their gender legally affirmed after the upper house passed new legislation yesterday. The previous legislation prevented trans and gender diverse people from being able to have their gender recognised on official documents if they were married to […]
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13 Feb 2019 |
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The federal senate has spent the day arguing about Senator Dean Smith’s marriage bill. Working into the night the senators have addressed a large number of proposed amendments to the bill with each subsequent proposed changed knocked back. Five amendments put forward by Senator James Paterson and Senator David Fawcett have failed to gain support […]
Tags: AusPol, Eric Abetz, George Brandis, Ian MacDonald, James Paterson, Janet Rice, Marriage, Matt Canavan, Parliament, Penny Wong
28 Nov 2017 |
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Attorney General George Brandis has delivered a moving speech in support of marriage equality as the senate debates the bill which will allow same sex couples to wed. In his speech Senator Brandis recounted how the decriminalisation of Homosexuality had begun in South Australia 45 years ago, and one by one all Australian states had […]
Tags: AusPol, Bisexual, gay, George Brandis, Intersex, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, Marriage, marriage equality, Parliament, queer, Same Sex Marriage, trans*, transgender
28 Nov 2017 |
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Christopher Pyne, the manager of government business in the house, has announced that parliament will not resume on November 27th as originally planned, but will now reconvene a week later on December 5th. Pyne says the house will sit until it has resolved the issue of same sex marriage and issues surrounding MP’s dual citizenship. […]
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20 Nov 2017 |
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Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham has dismissed reports that there are divisions within the Liberal party over potential legislation that will allow for marriage equality. Appearing on the Sky News program Karvelas, Birmingham said the government’s loss of Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce would have no effect on how the effectiveness of the parliament, and if […]
Tags: AusPol, Malcolm Turnbull, Marriage, marriage equality, Parliament, Same Sex Marriage, Simon Birmingham, tony Burke
30 Oct 2017 |
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Liberal Senator Dean Smith has shared his private members bill for marriage equality with his parliamentary colleagues and released it for all Australians to consider. When Liberal MPs meet tomorrow afternoon for an emergency meeting to address the contentious issue of marriage equality, Smith, alongside Trevor Evans, Warren Enstch, Tim Wilson and Trent Zimmerman will […]
Tags: AusPol, Bill, Bisexual, Dean Smith, gay, Intersex, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, marriage equality, Parliament, queer, religious freedom, trans*, transgender, Trent Zimmerman, Trevor Evans, Warren Enstch
6 Aug 2017 |
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Marriage equality advocates say they are seeking legal advice on a possible High Court challenge to a postal vote on marriage equality. Some government members, including the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Petter Dutton, have proposed a $40 million postal vote on the issue that will be voluntary for voters and non-binding for politicians. […]
Tags: AusPol, Bisexual, Felicity Marlowe, gay, High Court, Intersex, just.equal, Karvelas, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, Marriage, marriage equaity, Parliament, Peter Dutton, PFLAG, postal plebiscite, queer, Rodney Croome, Shelley Argent, SKY News, trans*, transgender
31 Jul 2017 |
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A new opinion poll has found Australian Christians back marriage equality and don’t want the reform to include extra discrimination exemptions. A Galaxy Research poll of 1000 Australian Christians released today showed 54% support for same-sex couples being allowed to marry, 77% support for a free vote in parliament as soon as possible, and 49% […]
Tags: Christians, equality, free vote, Marriage, Parliament, Shelly Argent
21 Jul 2017 |
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