“Enough is enough” – Nothing to gain from attacking LGBTIQ+ voters says landmark report
11 April 2022 – National LGBTIQ+ group Equality Australia has warned parties and candidates to stop using LGBTIQ+ people as a political football, revealing one in three LGBTIQ+ voters is either undecided or considering changing their vote this election. The response follows comments by the Prime Minister endorsing the Liberal party’s Warringah candidate, Katherine Deves’ […]
Read MoreLGBTIQ+ group calls for multi-partisan support for ‘Equality Act’ in NSW
19 March 2022 – LGBTIQ+ group, Equality Australia, has welcomed Independent Member for Sydney, Alex Greenwich’s ‘Equality Bill’ initiative, calling on all NSW parliamentarians to join together to support removing LGBTIQ+ discrimination from NSW law. “Every person in our state deserves to live free from discrimination, and be protected from harm, no matter who they […]
Read MoreSenate must stand with trans kids and reject Chandler’s cruel and divisive bill
Tuesday 2 February 2022 – National LGBTIQ+ group Equality Australia has today called on the Senate to stand up for trans people after the Prime Minster told journalists that he supports a private members bill by Senator Claire Chandler that would exclude trans and gender diverse kids and adults from sports. “Sport should be for […]
Read MoreOfficial Statement on the Religious Discrimination Bill
10 February, 2022 – It’s been a difficult few weeks, particularly for trans young people and queer people of faith, as our lives have once again been the subject of intense media scrutiny and political debate. But, in promising news, today we’ve had a win.Together, our efforts have stopped the Religious Discrimination Bill becoming law, […]
Read MoreA day of mixed emotions: Equality Australia calls on Senate to amend Religious Discrimination Bill
10 February 2022 – National LGBTIQ+ group Equality Australia has called on the Senate to remove the provisions of the Religious Discrimination Bill that override existing anti-discrimination protections and to strengthen changes to the Sex Discrimination Act to ensure they protect LGBTQ+ students and staff. “Today is a day of mixed emotions for our community. […]
Read MoreEquality Australia responds to ALP’s proposed amendments to the Religious Discrimination Bill
9 February 2022 – National LGBTIQ+ group, Equality Australia, has responded to Federal Labor’s announcement it will table amendments to the flawed Religious Discrimination Bill but called on the Parliament to ensure teachers are also protected in religious schools. “The ALP has today demonstrated that it is listening to the concerns of the Australian community, […]
Read MoreInquiry reports offer no clear pathway to friendless and divisive Religious Discrimination Bill
4 February 2022 – National LGBTIQ+ organisation, Equality Australia, today said the Morrison Government must scrap its flawed religious discrimination reforms, as two separate parliamentary inquiries criticise key aspects of the proposed legislation and fail to solve the wide-ranging problems with the Religious Discrimination Bill. In two reports documenting broad opposition among religious, health, women’s, […]
Read MoreProtections for LGBTQ+ people in religious schools must not be contingent on bad Religious Discrimination Bill
3 February 2022 – National LGBTIQ+ rights organisation, Equality Australia, has cautiously welcomed comments by the Prime Minister foreshadowing amendments next week to better protect LGBTQ+ people in religious schools, but has called for the flawed Religious Discrimination Bill to be scrapped, warning that it will result in discrimination on a wider basis. The Prime […]
Read More‘We’re being locked out’: Morrison Government urged to extend timeline of inquiry into Religious Discrimination Bill
30 November 2021 – National LGBTIQ+ group, Equality Australia, has criticised the Morrison Government’s timeline for the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights’ inquiry into the Religious Discrimination Bill, calling on the Government to extend the timeline so the committee canproperly consider the impact of the proposed laws on vulnerable groups. In her letter referring […]
Read MoreCommunity groups call for more time for ‘unintended consequences’ of Religious Discrimination Bill to be considered.
29 November, 2021 – A coalition of groups has today called on the Morrison Government to guarantee the Religious Discrimination Bill will not be brought to a vote until the joint parliamentary committee inquiry has had sufficient time to hold public hearings considering its impacts on vulnerable communities. The group, including representatives of faith, multicultural, […]
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