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Archive of posts tagged 'discrimination'

Discrimination / Faith-based organisations concerned religious discrimination bill could hamper their work

‘Jewish and Christian groups have released a joint statement arguing the legislation could unintentionally harm customers by favouring religious expression.’...

14 Feb 2020

Discrimination / Life insurers urged to take a fairer approach to mental health

PIAC has called for an investigation into systemic discrimination by life insurers against people with past or current mental health...

10 Feb 2020

Discrimination / Religious discrimination bill: what will Australians be allowed to say and do if it passes?

‘The government’s explanatory memo outlines how the bill’s far-reaching effects will change public life dramatically – in medical services, schools,...

6 Feb 2020

Discrimination / Religious Discrimination Bill remains deeply flawed and should be rejected

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre has called for the second exposure draft of the Government’s proposed Religious Discrimination Bill to...

31 Jan 2020

Discrimination / Submission on the 2nd Exposure Draft of the Religious Freedom Bills

While PIAC supports the inclusion ‘religious belief (or lack of belief)’ as a protected attribute in Commonwealth anti-discrimination legislation, the...

31 Jan 2020

Discrimination / Provisions of Religious Discrimination Bill too ‘severe’, human rights commissioner says

‘Certain provisions to the proposed Religious Discrimination Bill have been rejected as being too “severe” and unduly restrict the rights...

30 Jan 2020

Event / Religious Discrimination Bill Forum

Over the past few months, the Government’s proposed Religious Discrimination Bill has been the subject of intense public discussion.  ...

20 Dec 2019

Discrimination / Exactly what Australians would be allowed to say and do if the Religious Discrimination Bill is passed.

‘Last Tuesday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Attorney-General Christian Porter released a second and final draft of the Religious Discrimination...

17 Dec 2019

Discrimination / Vinnies refuses to be 'used' to promote Coalition's new religious discrimination bill

(Jonathon) Hunyor said the second draft “widens the scope for religious organisations to discriminate when providing public (and publicly funded)...

11 Dec 2019

Discrimination / Leave us out of religion debate: Vinnies

‘The Public Interest Advocacy Centre described the redrawn bill as an attack on human rights, warning it would give religious...

11 Dec 2019

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