Partnering with Pride: The case for Australian action on equality in our region
The Australian Government has a unique opportunity to show leadership in Asia and the Pacific to advance LGBTIQ+ rights. Partnering with Pride was written by leading LGBTIQ+ groups across Asia and the Pacific, in partnership with the Global Philanthropy Project and Equality Australia. The report recommends that Australia: Provide $15 million per year for LGBTIQ+ […]
Read MoreVictorian Intersex Oversight Panel Proposal
In July 2021, the Victorian Government announced its commitment to developing an intersex protection system, including an oversight panel to ensure compliance with a prohibition on deferrable medical interventions modifying a person’s sex characteristics without personal consent. Equality Australia was commissioned by the Victorian Government to provide legal policy advice on a proposal implementing this […]
Read MoreRainbow Votes Report
Thank you for the opportunity to make a submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee Inquiry into the Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022 (Cth) (Bill).
Read MoreACT intersex legal workshop report
In April 2021, Equality Australia was commissioned by the ACT Government to conduct a legal workshop to analyse legal issues arising from various reform models being explored for implementing a prohibition on deferrable medical interventions on intersex people. The report summarises the outcomes of the legal workshop.
Read MoreVictorian intersex oversight panel proposal
Equality Australia is inviting you to tell us what you think about a proposed scheme to end deferrable and unnecessary medical interventions on intersex people without their personal consent. We want to hear from people born with innate variations of sex characteristics and their families, clinicians and health professionals, and other interested stakeholders about a […]
Read MoreThere’s no safe place at home report
Everyone deserves to feel safe at home, no matter who they are or whom they love. Unfortunately for many LGBTIQ+ people, their homes are not safe places. Equality Australia and the Centre for Family Research and Evaluation at Drummond Street Services have released a groundbreaking research report on domestic and family violence affecting LGBTIQ+ people, […]
Read MoreLGBTIQ+ issues in the ACT
In 2019, the ACT Government commissioned Equality Australia to conduct an independent and comprehensive legal audit of ACT legislation and regulations for laws which could discriminate against or cause harm to LGBTIQ+ people. The purpose of the independent legal audit was to identify areas for law reform to remove discrimination and help to make the […]
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