LGBTQIA+ advocates have urged MPs and Senators to stand up for trans Australians, following comments from the Prime Minister supporting Senator Claire Chandler’s private member’s bill that seeks to exclude trans women from sport. Speaking in the Senate earlier this month, Senator Chandler said she hoped her Sex Discrimination and Other Legislation Amendment (Save Women’s Sport) […]
The first week of parliament for 2022 has ended up being a disaster for Prime Minister Scott Morrison as his signature legislation on Religious Discrimination is shelved indefinitely and an embarrassing cabinet leak suggests he was pushing for a ‘horse trading’ deal to push the bill through the parliament. The Australian newspaper has published claims that […]
Debate on the government’s Religious Discrimination Bill has continued through the night and into the early morning. Shortly before 1am Prime Minister Scott Morrison rose and rounded off the debate that has dominated the first week of parliament for 2022. Yesterday the government announced that while it was willing to make changes to the Sex Discrimination […]
Equality advocates say both major parties are ignoring the views of the Australian people following the release of reports from two parliamentary inquiries into the Government’s Religious Discrimination Bill Both reports released today endorse the Bill. Just.Equal Australia said the process had been disappointing, claiming that both inquiries were stacked with Government members, and favoured […]
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed it is his intention to bring in amendments to the Sex Discrimination Act and the proposed Religious Discrimination Act at the same time. The statement is the latest in a public back-and-forth between the Prime Minister and the Assistant Minister to the Attorney General, Amanda Stoker. Yesterday the Prime […]
Assistant Minister to the Attorney General, Senator Amanda Stoker, has proclaimed the government will only be looking at protections for LGBTIQA+ students after its Religious Discrimination Bill has been dealt with, and won’t compromise it’s promise to deliver on religious discrimination. Her statements during an interview with Patricia Karvelas on ABC RN Breakfast have muddied […]
Christian groups have reacted angrily to Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s announcement that the federal government will be amending the Religious Discrimination Bill to add greater protections for LGBTIQA+ students. The PM flagged a change to the government’s approach to the bill during a radio interview on Thursday. His announcement follows a Brisbane Christian college backing […]
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has flagged the government will make amendments to its Religious Discrimination Bill, adding protections that will protect students from being expelled from schools over their sexuality or gender identity. Speaking on a Brisbane radio station this morning the Prime Minister said he did not support the move by Citipointe Christian College […]
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the coalition government are facing tumbling poll numbers with the latest report showing both the PM and his government are losing popularity. The latest Newspoll released on Sunday night show support for the government has slumped to it’s lowest level since 2018 when Scott Morrison took over from ousted leader […]
Just.Equal Australia is asking LGBTIQA+ Australians what we want to see on the agenda for the 2022 federal election. The national advocacy group has launched a survey which asks LGBTIQA+ Australians and allies what issues they most want Australia’s political parties to commit to ahead of the election due sometime in the first half of […]