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AG Mark Dreyfus confirms religious discrimination legislation this term

AG Mark Dreyfus confirms religious discrimination legislation this term

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 […]

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Christian Schools call for action on Religious Discrimination laws

Christian Schools call for action on Religious Discrimination laws

A group of organisations representing Christian schools is urging the Albanese government to quickly bring in proposed religious discrimination laws citing new research that they claim shows overwhelming public support for the legislation. The Australian Association of Christian Schools (AACS), Christian Schools Australia and Associated Christian Schools jointly commissioned the report and they say it […]

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LGBTQIA+ advocates lay out agenda for Albanese Government

LGBTQIA+ advocates lay out agenda for Albanese Government

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 […]

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Discrimination protections and mental health on election agenda

Discrimination protections and mental health on election agenda

Tasmanian LGBTIQ equality advocates say their focus during the federal election will be to protect the state’s Anti-Discrimination Act from being weakened by Canberra, as well as appropriate funding for LGBTIQ mental health services. Equality Tasmania spokesperson, Rodney Croome (pictured), said while the Religious Discrimination Bill had been shelved, Tasmanians would be looking for guarantees […]

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Just.Equal have questions for Labor’s Mark Dreyfus

Just.Equal have questions for Labor’s Mark Dreyfus

Rights organisation Just.Equal Australia has written to Labor’s Shadow Attorney General, Mark Dreyfus, asking him to clarify Opposition policy on LGBTQ+ teachers in faith-based schools. Spokesperson, Rodney Croome, said Labor’s stance during the Religious Discrimination Bill debate was at times vague, contradictory and discriminatory. “Labor made it clear it would protect LGBTQ+ students, however, its […]

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Liberals dump veteran senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells

Liberals dump veteran senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells

The Liberal party has announced its NSW senate ticket for the upcoming federal election and it’s bringing an end to the political career of veteran senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells. Foreign Minister Marise Payne will take the top spot on the ticket, while the third spot will go to Senator Jim Molan. The second spot is allocated […]

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Citipointe warns teachers about expressing homosexuality

Citipointe warns teachers about expressing homosexuality

Brisbane’s Citipointe Christian College is back in the news after it was revealed the school has introduced new employment contracts for teachers that warns them against being openly homosexual, having non-monogamous relationships or conducting intimate acts outside of marriage. The school says the wording of it’s staff contracts is now under review, but the move […]

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Mark Latham’s NSW Religious Freedom bill suffers a sudden death

Mark Latham’s NSW Religious Freedom bill suffers a sudden death

One Nation MP Mark Latham attempts to bring in a Religious Freedom bill in New South Wales came to a sudden halt this week when he failed to garner any support for it. The Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Religious Freedoms and Equity) Bill failed to get enough support for a second reading, with it being voted down […]

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Kristina Keneally admits Labor may support sacking LGBTIQA+ teachers

Kristina Keneally admits Labor may support sacking LGBTIQA+ teachers

Labor’s Shadow Home Affairs Minister Kristina Keneally has admitted that Labor may support faith-based schools maintaining their ability to sack LGBTIQA+ teachers. Senator Keneally is currently in the senate, but will be hoping to make the switch to the House of Representatives at the upcoming federal election. Keneally, who is a former NSW Premier, will […]

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Sarah Henderson shares her family’s religious discrimination experience

Sarah Henderson shares her family’s religious discrimination experience

Liberal senator Sarah Henderson has shared that her family has been on the receiving end of faith-based discrimination and vowed the government will keep moving forward with the Religious Discrimination Bill. During an appearance on The Kenny Report on Sky News on Friday Senator Henderson dismissed the suggestion that religious discrimination is not an urgent issue […]

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