Media releases Please direct media enquiries to: media@equalityaustralia.org.au or tara.ravens@equalityaustralia.org.au M: 0408 898 154 Queensland government urged to stop blocking vital anti-discrimination reforms Read more Birth certificate reforms and better recognition for rainbow families comes into effect in NSW Read more LGBTIQ+ groups welcome new birth certificate laws coming into effect in WA Read more Unions, faith and LGBTIQ+ orgs call on NT Government to keep protections against hate speech and discrimination in schools Read more Community groups slam passing of Bill that indefinitely delays anti-discrimination reforms in Qld Read more Equality Australia releases LGBTIQ+ federal election voting guide Read more UK Supreme Court rules narrow definition of woman for UK anti-discrimination laws, trans people will lose protections Read more Panellists announced for Rainbow Votes Election Forum Read more Survivors and Equality Australia welcome conversion ban taking effect in NSW Read more First protections against hate speech for vulnerable groups welcomed in Victoria Read more One million LGBTIQ+ votes can’t be taken for granted after survey finds a third will change how they vote this election Read more Australian voters reject Clive Palmer’s divisive ads: new poll shows Read more 23 women’s, disability and LGBTIQ+ organisations unite to support VIC hate crime law Read more Mardi Gras is a reminder the LGBTIQ+ community needs protections from hate Read more Governor-General Sam Mostyn AC announced as Equality Australia’s new patron Read more Equality Australian welcomes hate speech bill passing Vic Lower House Read more More than 100 individuals and organisations sign joint letter calling on Qld government to reverse hormone ban for trans youth Read more Equality Australia says LGBTIQ+ people in NSW “cruelly overlooked” in hate bill but review is welcome Read more Hate crime reforms in NSW must include LGBTIQ+ community to stop the abuse, harm and harassment Read more Medical experts and human rights groups back calls for Queensland to overturn hormone ban for trans youth Read more Equality Australia says strengthened NSW hate crimes laws must include protections for LGBTIQ+ community Read more Equality Australia says Federal Governments’ Hate Crimes Bill is a missed opportunity Read more LGBTIQ+ community calls for tougher federal protections against hate speech Read more LGBTIQ+ community groups and health experts cautiously welcome treatment review for trans and gender diverse young people Read more Qld’s hormone ban for trans youth slammed by medical experts and human rights groups Read more LGBTIQ+ groups welcome first ever community estimates from ABS Read more Community leaders welcome anti-vilification protections in Victoria Read more Resources on gender affirming care now available for trans young people, their families and health officials Read more Equality Bill passes lower house of NSW parliament Read more Equality Australia welcomes Premier’s support for Equality Bill Read more Community pushes for reforms in NSW Equality Bill Read more Community Welcomes new law banning conversion practices in SA Read more The best and brightest of NSW urge Minns Government to act on LGBTQIA+ Equality Bill Read more LGBTIQ+ community shocked by reversal of anti-vilification protection promise Read more LGBTIQ+ Groups welcome passing of Gender Reassignment Board ban in WA Read more Equality Australia cautiously welcomes SA bill banning conversion practices Read more LGBTIQ+ community responds to census announcement Read more LGBTIQ+ community groups urge inclusion of trans and intersex people in 2026 Census Read more Equality Australia says government census decision doesn’t go far enough Read more Almost 70 orgs call on federal government to properly count LGBTIQ+ people in the 2026 Census Read more Equality Australia says federal government repeating mistakes of former Morrison government on census Read more Federal government betrays LGBTIQ+ people following call on 2026 Census Read more Equality Australia welcomes court judgment that upholds rights of trans women Read more PM’s broken promise a betrayal of vulnerable students and teachers Read more Equality Australia welcomes Supreme Court judgment on puberty blockers Read more Community dismayed at delays to NSW Equality Bill Read more Equality Australia calls on PM to break stalemate on religious discrimination reforms Read more Equality Australia urges PM to act now and protect staff and students in religious schools Read more Congratulations to Leonard Vary and Ryan Phillips for King’s Birthday Honours List recognition Read more Citipointe College highlights the need for federal reforms Read more NSW government makes historic apology to people convicted under laws that criminalised homosexual Read more Statement from the Community Read more NSW parliamentary inquiry clears way for Equality Bill Read more Govt urged to pursue all options to secure protections for staff and students in religious schools Read more Grandmother and Equality Australia welcome reversal of Cumberland Council book ban Read more 50,000 call on Cumberland Council to reverse same-sex book ban at meeting tonight Read more Equality Australia welcomes apology, calls for NSW legal reform Read more Equality Australia backs grandmother’s fight to reverse Western Sydney council ban on same sex families Read more Thorpey teams up with Equality Australia to protect students and staff Read more Women’s, faith, community and health voices back NSW LGBTIQA+ reforms Read more LGBTIQA+ advocates welcome end of ‘Gender Reassignment Board’, urge WA Government to go further Read more Cass Review out-of-line with medical consensus and lacks relevance in Australian context Read more Equality Australia welcomes PM’s stance on protections for LGBTIQ+ staff and students Read more Discrimination endemic in religious schools around Australia: new report finds Read more Community welcomes passing of LGBTQA+ conversion ban in NSW Read more New laws removing barriers to gender recognition welcomed in ACT Read more Govt urged to act after inquiry backs change to protect students and staff in religious schools Read more National LGBTIQ+ group Equality Australia is urging the Federal Government not to delay legal protections for LGBTQ+ staff and students in religious schools Read more LGBTIQ+ community welcomes NSW government bill banning conversion practices, saying it will save lives. Read more Equality Australia welcomes call from AMA to enhance access to gender affirming treatments Read more Equality Australia welcomes call from AMA to ban LGBTQA+ conversion practices Read more SA MLCs urged to vote down an inquiry into gender affirming care Read more Equality Australia says court case involving Aboriginal baby shows urgent need for LGBTIQ+ reforms in NSW Read more Letter calls on WA government to deliver on commitments to the LGBTIQA+ community Read more LGBTIQ+ groups disappointed as WA government fails on promise to scrap the Gender Reassignment Board Read more NSW government delays banning conversion practices till next year Read more It’s time to protect our students from discrimination in religious schools, Equality Australia says Read more Doctors, legal experts and parents slam dangerous bill seeking to ban health care for trans kids Read more Equality Australia welcomes decision to deny exemption to exclude trans women from lesbian event Read more Equality Australia welcomes news NSW Government will introduce bill banning conversion practices this year Read more LGBTIQ+ groups come out in full force to reject trans exclusion from lesbian event Read more Equality Australia welcomes historic bill to ensure all LGBTIQ+ people can live free from discrimination and harm Read more Equality Australia welcomes ABS acknowledges hurt caused by last census Read more LGBTIQ+ groups throw support behind the Yes vote on the Voice Read more Equality Australia welcomes LGBTIQ+ inclusion in Census shortlist Read more Equality Australia says NSW Parliament has an opportunity to ensure all LGBTIQ+ people can live free from discrimination and harm Read more UN expert calls out discrimination against LGBT people in Australia’s religious schools and service providers Read more No case for blanket ban on trans athletes Read more LGBTIQ+ groups celebrate new laws that will change the lives of trans and gender diverse Queenslanders Read more Delay to ALRC review is disappointing with more risk of harm, says Equality Australia Read more World Athletics blanket trans-exclusionary sports ban risks human rights violations Read more ACT introduces Australian-first laws to protect intersex people from surgeries without their consent Read more Trans, LGBTIQ+, multicultural, faith and women’s organisations condemn Victorian protests Read more LGBTIQ+ groups from Australia, Asia and the Pacific welcome Federal Government’s historic announcement Read more Australian Government urged to advance LGBTIQ+ equality in our region Read more Australian Government urged to advance LGBTIQ+ equality in our region Read more Survivors welcome NSW Premier’s commitment to end conversion practices, urge effective scheme Read more Survivors welcome NSW Labor commitment to end LGBTQA+ conversion practices Read more Survivors welcome moves to ban LGBTQ+ conversion practices in NSW Read more Report calls for oversight of medical interventions on intersex children Read more WA Government’s commitment to fairer birth certificate laws for trans and gender diverse people welcomed by LGBTIQA+ groups Read more “Life-changing”: LGBTIQ+ groups welcome proposed Queensland birth certificate reform Read more Equality Australia welcome moves to ban conversion practices in WA Read more Equality Australia welcomes landmark NT laws protecting LGBTIQ+ people and others from discrimination Read more New inquiry must combat discrimination against LGBTQ+ people in religious organisations Read more Trans, gender diverse and intersex workers to be protected under new Fair Work Bill Read more ABS admits new recommendations required to count LGBTIQ+ people properly in Census Read more UN tells Australian government to lift its game on trans and intersex human rights Read more ‘Gay panic’ defence to murder abolished Australia-wide Read more Young LGBTIQ+ people among those still at greatest risk of violence at home Read more World-leading LGBTQ+ conversion legislation introduced in Victoria Read more Historic passage of conversion bill in ACT a pathway to inclusion and healing Read more NSW Government throws support behind inquiry into One Nation bill on religious discrimination Read more Fair Birth Certificate Reforms Pass In Victoria Read more Birth Certificate reforms pass first hurdle Read more Gay ‘cure’ books removed by Australian retailers Read more 50+ LGBTIQ organisations and Allies support affirming Religious Discrimination Bill Read more Women’s and LGBTIQ+ groups are demanding the Morrison Government deliver on equal protections and consultation Read more
Birth certificate reforms and better recognition for rainbow families comes into effect in NSW Read more
Unions, faith and LGBTIQ+ orgs call on NT Government to keep protections against hate speech and discrimination in schools Read more
Community groups slam passing of Bill that indefinitely delays anti-discrimination reforms in Qld Read more
UK Supreme Court rules narrow definition of woman for UK anti-discrimination laws, trans people will lose protections Read more
One million LGBTIQ+ votes can’t be taken for granted after survey finds a third will change how they vote this election Read more
More than 100 individuals and organisations sign joint letter calling on Qld government to reverse hormone ban for trans youth Read more
Equality Australia says LGBTIQ+ people in NSW “cruelly overlooked” in hate bill but review is welcome Read more
Hate crime reforms in NSW must include LGBTIQ+ community to stop the abuse, harm and harassment Read more
Medical experts and human rights groups back calls for Queensland to overturn hormone ban for trans youth Read more
Equality Australia says strengthened NSW hate crimes laws must include protections for LGBTIQ+ community Read more
LGBTIQ+ community groups and health experts cautiously welcome treatment review for trans and gender diverse young people Read more
Resources on gender affirming care now available for trans young people, their families and health officials Read more
Almost 70 orgs call on federal government to properly count LGBTIQ+ people in the 2026 Census Read more
Equality Australia says federal government repeating mistakes of former Morrison government on census Read more
Congratulations to Leonard Vary and Ryan Phillips for King’s Birthday Honours List recognition Read more
NSW government makes historic apology to people convicted under laws that criminalised homosexual Read more
Govt urged to pursue all options to secure protections for staff and students in religious schools Read more
Equality Australia backs grandmother’s fight to reverse Western Sydney council ban on same sex families Read more
LGBTIQA+ advocates welcome end of ‘Gender Reassignment Board’, urge WA Government to go further Read more
Govt urged to act after inquiry backs change to protect students and staff in religious schools Read more
National LGBTIQ+ group Equality Australia is urging the Federal Government not to delay legal protections for LGBTQ+ staff and students in religious schools Read more
LGBTIQ+ community welcomes NSW government bill banning conversion practices, saying it will save lives. Read more
Equality Australia says court case involving Aboriginal baby shows urgent need for LGBTIQ+ reforms in NSW Read more
LGBTIQ+ groups disappointed as WA government fails on promise to scrap the Gender Reassignment Board Read more
It’s time to protect our students from discrimination in religious schools, Equality Australia says Read more
Doctors, legal experts and parents slam dangerous bill seeking to ban health care for trans kids Read more
Equality Australia welcomes decision to deny exemption to exclude trans women from lesbian event Read more
Equality Australia welcomes news NSW Government will introduce bill banning conversion practices this year Read more
Equality Australia welcomes historic bill to ensure all LGBTIQ+ people can live free from discrimination and harm Read more
Equality Australia says NSW Parliament has an opportunity to ensure all LGBTIQ+ people can live free from discrimination and harm Read more
UN expert calls out discrimination against LGBT people in Australia’s religious schools and service providers Read more
LGBTIQ+ groups celebrate new laws that will change the lives of trans and gender diverse Queenslanders Read more
ACT introduces Australian-first laws to protect intersex people from surgeries without their consent Read more
LGBTIQ+ groups from Australia, Asia and the Pacific welcome Federal Government’s historic announcement Read more
Survivors welcome NSW Premier’s commitment to end conversion practices, urge effective scheme Read more
WA Government’s commitment to fairer birth certificate laws for trans and gender diverse people welcomed by LGBTIQA+ groups Read more
Equality Australia welcomes landmark NT laws protecting LGBTIQ+ people and others from discrimination Read more
NSW Government throws support behind inquiry into One Nation bill on religious discrimination Read more
Women’s and LGBTIQ+ groups are demanding the Morrison Government deliver on equal protections and consultation Read more
