Report calls for oversight of medical interventions on intersex children
13 January 2023 – Equality Australia has today released a legal framework to protect people born with variations of sex characteristics from unnecessary medical procedures without their consent. The national LGBTIQ+ rights organisation is calling on all Australian states and territories to adopt an intersex oversight scheme, similar to that recommended in its report to […]
Read MoreWA Government’s commitment to fairer birth certificate laws for trans and gender diverse people welcomed by LGBTIQA+ groups
21 December 2022 – National and West Australian LGBTIQA+ groups have welcomed a commitment by the WA Government to removing barriers currently faced by trans and gender diverse people who wish to update their birth certificate to accurately reflect their gender. “Following years of community advocacy and activism, we’re pleased to finally see a commitment from […]
Read More“Life-changing”: LGBTIQ+ groups welcome proposed Queensland birth certificate reform
2 December 2022 – Groups representing LGBTIQ+ people and their families have welcomed proposed laws to allow trans and gender diverse Queenslanders to have their gender accurately reflected on their birth certificates, after Attorney General Shannon Fentiman introduced the Bill to state parliament earlier today. “What most people in Australia take for granted as a simple piece […]
Read MoreEnding Conversion Practices WA and Equality Australia welcome moves to ban conversion practices in WA
December 2, 2022 – Ending Conversion Practices WA has welcomed an announcement by the West Australian Government that it will ban conversion practices that seek to change or suppress a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. “We celebrate this announcement and welcome the day when LGBTQIA+ people will be safe from the harms caused by conversion practices,” […]
Read MoreEquality Australia welcomes reports of Queensland birth certificate reform
30 November 2022 – National LGBTIQ+ organisation, Equality Australia, has welcomed reports that the Queensland Government will introduce legislation this week to remove barriers currently faced by transgender Queenslanders who wish to update their birth certificate to reflect their gender. The report in today’s Courier Mail says that the legislation will remove the requirement for […]
Read MoreEquality Australia welcomes landmark NT laws protecting LGBTIQ+ people and others from discrimination
23 November 2022 – National LGBTIQ+ organisation Equality Australia has today welcomed the passage of landmark reforms strengthening discrimination protections for Northern Territorians, including LGBTIQ+ people. “Every Territorian deserves to live, study and work with dignity and respect,” said Equality Australia Legal Director Ghassan Kassisieh. “This step to modernise the Northern Territory’s anti-discrimination laws for […]
Read MoreTrans, gender diverse and intersex workers to be protected under new Fair Work Bill
28 October 2022 – National LGBTIQ+ rights organisation Equality Australia has today welcomed steps by the Albanese government to better protect trans, gender diverse and intersex people from discrimination at work. “This is a major win for our communities and a cause for celebration,” said Equality Australian Legal Director Ghassan Kassisieh. “Every worker, including trans, […]
Read MoreShare Your Story Of Religious Discrimination
20 October 2022 – Equality Australia is calling on the LGBTIQ+ community to share their personal experiences of discrimination at religious schools and organisations. The national LGBTIQ+ rights organisation is conducting an online survey to hear first-hand from students, teachers and other community members about their encounters with religious schools or faith-based organisations. “We know […]
Read MoreLGBTIQ group warns on opening door to new forms of discrimination
20 October 2022 – The Victorian Opposition’s attempt to wind back protections from discrimination in religious schools is an alarming step backwards for all Victorians and the broader community, national LGBTIQ+ rights organisation Equality Australia says. Equality Australia CEO Anna Brown said Victorian Opposition Leader Matthew Guy was playing politics with the lives and livelihoods […]
Read MoreEquality Australia welcomes ‘landmark’ reforms to protect LGBTQ+ workers in religious schools, urges Parliament to get the details right
13 October 2022 – National LGBTIQ+ organisation Equality Australia has today congratulated the Northern Territory Government and Attorney General Chansey Paech on introducing a bill prohibiting religious schools from discriminating against LGBTQ+ staff, alongside landmark reforms strengthening discrimination protections for LGBTIQ+ people and others in the Northern Territory. “Our laws should protect all of us, […]
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