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Protect us all, equally: Federal government must address religious exemptions to anti-discrimination laws.
17 June 2021 – LGBTIQ+ organisation Equality Australia has responded to media reports that Attorney-General, Michaelia Cash, will bring a redrafted Religious Discrimination Bill to Parliament by the end of the year, calling on the government to deliver a bill that removes existing exemptions to anti-discrimination laws that allow religious organisations to treat LGBTIQ+ people unfairly. […]
Read MoreLGBTQ+ teachers and students in faith-based educational institutions need urgent protection
Equality Australia has today called for urgent reforms to protect LGBTQ+ teachers, students and staff in faith-based schools and educational institutions from discrimination, in the wake of an ABC 7:30 report of a well-regarded teacher being fired from a Christian tertiary college in Sydney after becoming engaged to her same-sex partner. Equality Australia’s call […]
Read MoreCoalition of organisations say NSW Parliamentary inquiry into One Nation NSW Religion Bill doesn’t address concerns
A coalition of prominent NSW health bodies, women’s organisations, unions, faith-based groups and LGBTIQ+ community groups have criticised the Joint Select Committee Inquiry report into One Nation’s NSW Religion Bill, saying many concerns regarding the Bill have been ignored. The group of 19 organisations penned an open letter urging the state’s Attorney General to consult […]
Read MoreJoint Statement from Equality Australia and Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras: Attacks at Mardi Gras
March 11 2021 Statement from Albert Kruger, CEO, Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras and Anna Brown, CEO, Equality Australia: Like you, we were disturbed to hear of people being attacked after the Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday night. To the survivors of these attacks, thank you for speaking up. We celebrate your strength. We hope […]
Read MoreWA Election
With WA going to the polls this Saturday, you told us and our friends at Rainbow Futures WA what LGBTIQ+ issues mattered to you. Now, before you vote this weekend, find out where the parties’ stand on your top LGBTIQ+ priorities: Ending LGBTQ+ conversion practices Ensuring discrimination laws protect all of us, no matter where […]
Read MoreMardi Gras and Equality Australia ‘rise’ in new partnership to support LGBTIQ+ equality
March 5 2021 On the eve of the 2021 Mardi Gras parade, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and Equality Australia have announced a partnership working together to advance equality for LGBTIQ+ people. The partnership will include joint campaigns and regular engagement to maximise the ability of the LGBTIQ+ community, and our allies, to stand […]
Read MoreVictorians warmly welcome recommendations to protect against hate-based conduct and vilification
March 3 2021 A diverse group of multicultural, faith-based, LGBTIQ+ and other community organisations have joined together to welcome the recommendations of the Inquiry into Anti-Vilification Protections, tabled earlier today in the Victorian Parliament, but have also warned the Victorian Government that the role of enforcement cannot be left to the victims of hate alone. […]
Read More“Life-saving” conversion practices law passes Victorian Parliament with unprecedented support
February 4 2021 LGBTQ+ advocates and survivors of LGBTQ+ conversion practices have today welcomed the passage of the Victorian Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill 2020. The Victorian Government Bill, which criminalises LGBTQ+ conversion practices that cause injury and opens up pathways for education, investigation and healing for conversion survivors, passed with 27 to […]
Read MoreUN praises Australia on marriage equality, tells government to lift its game on trans and intersex human rights
January 21 2021 Australia has been praised at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva overnight for delivering on marriage equality, while several UN states have urged Australian Governments to do more on LGBTIQ+ human rights, especially for trans and intersex Australians. As part of a UN review of its overall human rights record conducted every […]
Read MoreNew research shows overwhelming support among Australians on trans equality
January 18 2021 Equality Australia has released groundbreaking research showing overwhelming support among Australians for transgender Australians, including access to supportive schools and gender affirming healthcare. A YouGov poll commissioned by Equality Australia in July 2020, with a representative sample of 1,026 Australians aged 18 years and over, found: 78% of Australians agree that trans people deserve the same rights and protections as other Australians (57% strongly agreeing). 66% of Australians agree […]
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