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Labor frontbencher Tanya Plibersek says there are “real problems” with the government’s proposed religious discrimination act, particularly the section which will override state based discrimination laws. Appearing on the ABC’s Insiders program Plibersek said the Labor party was committed to ensuring religious discrimination did not occur but would find it difficult to back the current proposal […]
Tags: Anti Discrimination, Insiders, religious discrimination, religious freedom, Rodney Croome, Tanya Plibersek
1 Sep 2019 /
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The federal opposition have announced they will work with the crossbench to refer the government’s bill that aims to remove exemptions that allow religious schools to expel students who are LGBTI+ for inquiry. In a joint statement from Minister for Education Tanya Plibersek and Shadow Attorney General Mark Dreyfus, Labor said they plan to “hold […]
Tags: Dan Tehan, discrimination, Labor, Mark Dreyfus, religious freedom, schools, Senate, Tanya Plibersek
12 Nov 2018 |
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The Australian Labor Party have pledged to invest just over $10 million into the Victorian Pride Centre, should they be elected to government. The centre is the first of its kind in Australia, and is set to house eight major Victorian LGBTIQ+ organisations including JOY 94.9, Thorne Harbour Health (FKA: Victorian AIDS Council), the Australian […]
Tags: Australian Labor Party, Josh burns, JOY 94.9, Labor, Louise Pratt, Tanya Plibersek, victorian pride centre
30 Oct 2018 |
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LGBTI+ advocates are calling on the federal opposition to remove discrimination exemptions for faith-based schools in light of their recent commitment to increase funding to such institutions. The Australian Labor Party recently pledged to increase funding for religious schools by $250 million. Veteran LGBTI+ activist Rodney Croome says these schools should be held to the […]
Tags: Craig Campbell, discrimination, faith, religious school, Rodney Croome, School, Tanya Plibersek
21 Mar 2018 |
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Equality advocates have repeated their calls for the Labor party to adopt a policy of scrapping existing legal exemptions that allow LGBTI people to be sacked or refused service by faith-based schools, hospitals and charities. The call comes after Deputy Labor leader, Tanya Plibersek (pictured), defended such exemptions saying “we’re not proposing to change any […]
Tags: Brian Greig, discrimination, gay, Tanya Plibersek, teachers
11 Jan 2018 |
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The federal Labor party has declared that it has no plans to introduce protections that would prevent LGBTI people being fired from their jobs if they work for a religious organisation. Deputy Leader Tanya Plibersek made the declaration in response a pre-budget submission released by the National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC). In their submission the NCEC […]
Tags: Anti Discrimination, Brian Greig, Craig Campbell, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, PFLAG, rainbow rights wa, Religion, Tanya Plibersek, teacher
7 Jan 2018 |
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has dismissed concerns that the proposed postal survey to gauge the nation’s appetite for marriage equality will not have the legal protections of a regular election process. The government has announced that their postal plebiscite will be deployed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), rather than the Australian Electoral Commission […]
Tags: ABS, AEC, Andrew Laming, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Electoral Commision, Labor, legal protection, Liberal, Malcolm Turnbull, plebiscite, Tanya Plibersek
10 Aug 2017 |
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Treasurer Scott Morrison’s new budget includes funding of $170 million to hold a plebiscite on marriage equality despite the legislation failing to pass the senate in November 2016. Long-time marriage equality advocate and spokesperson for just.equal, Rodney Croome, described the government’s commitment to the failed policy as a great disappointment. “It’s deeply disappointing that the […]
Tags: Alex Greenwich, budget, Malcolm Turnbull, Marriage, marriage equality, plebsicite, Rodney Croome, Scott Morrision, Tanya Plibersek, Tiernan Brady
11 May 2017 |
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Sky News presenter Mark Latham has been labeled a bully by current Labor leader Bill Shorten. Latham, who was leader of the Labor party from 2003 to 2005, is under fire after he questioned the sexuality of a schoolboy on live TV. Alongside Ross Cameron and Rowan Dean, the retired MP hosts Outsiders, a new right […]
Tags: Bill SHorten, gay, Intersex, Kristina Keneally, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, Mark Latham, queer, Rob Stokes, Ross Cammeron, Rowan Dean, SKY News, Sydney Boys School, Tanya Plibersek, trans*, transgender, Wendy Harmer
29 Mar 2017 |
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Scott Ryan, the Special Minister of State charged with delivering the government’s marriage plebiscite, has dismissed calls for a free vote on the issue. Despite the legislation for a plebiscite facing a certain death once it reaches the senate, many of the Turnbull government’s MP’s are adamant that there is no way the issue will […]
Tags: Andrew Bolt, Andrew Broad, Arthur Sinodinos, Bill SHorten, coalition, Labor, Liberal, Malcolm Turnbull, Marriage, marriage equality, National, Same Sex Marriage, Scott Ryan, SKY News, Tanya Plibersek, The Bolt Report, traditional marriage
16 Oct 2016 |
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