Discrimination
Media and commentary related to our work to strengthen and modernise anti-discrimination laws, to protect human rights and ensure fair access to services, education, work and culture.
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We should all be able to fly, by Heike Fabig
PIAC represented Heike Fabig in a disability discrimination complaint against Jetstar.
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Disability discrimination case highlights challenges faced by airline customers travelling with electric wheelchairs
A legal claim against Jetstar relating to the accessibility of airline travel for customers who use electric wheelchairs has recently resolved in the Federal Court. Bodhi Boele relies on his customised electric wheelchair for independence and safety. When flying with Jetstar in 2019, Bodhi communicated his need to remain in his electric wheelchair up until…
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2SER interview: iVote scrapped by Electoral Commission
Last month, the New South Wales Electoral Commission announced that the iVote online voting platform, which was introduced by the Government in 2021, will be discontinued for the 2023 State election. iVote provided people who have trouble getting to a polling booth with a way of voting from home. It was a game-changer for the…
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2SER interview: NSW Anti-Discrimination Act
Anti-Discrimination Law may not be as high-profile as Transport or Education, but it’s a critical way that we ensure our society functions harmoniously and that everyone is treated fairly. When the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act was considered ground-breaking. It prohibited racial discrimination and was the first State or Territory anti-discrimination law to cover sex and marital…
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Labor amendments not enough to redeem flawed Religious Discrimination Bill
Labor’s proposed amendments to the Religious Discrimination Bill are welcome, but not enough to redeem a Religious Discrimination Bill that will still promote division and discrimination. ‘From reports we’ve seen about Labor’s amendments, they will not fix this flawed Bill. We will still have an Act that allows discrimination against LGBT teachers, while entrenching the…
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Religious Discrimination Bill: Government amendments don’t protect LGBT students from discrimination or fix major flaws
Proposed Government changes to the Sex Discrimination Act as part of the Government’s Religious Discrimination Bill package fall well short of protecting LGBT students from harmful discrimination at school and fail to address major legal flaws. PIAC re-iterates our call for the Bill to be rejected in its current form. Trans and gender diverse kids…
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Politicians debate the Religious Discrimination Bill
Interview with PIAC Policy Manager, Alastair Lawrie.
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Opinion: Morrison’s proposed amendments do next-to-nothing to protect LGBT students
Almost three and a half years since they were first promised, today Prime Minister Morrison might finally introduce amendments to the Sex Discrimination Act to protect students in religious schools against discrimination. While this might seem like progress, media reports suggest the changes are far short of a genuine attempt to prohibit discrimination against LGBT…
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Legal groups call for rejection of Religious Discrimination Bill in its entirety
Quotes PIAC CEO, Jonathon Hunyor.
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Extremely disappointing reports fail to address fundamental problems in Religious Discrimination Bill
PIAC has expressed its extreme disappointment that two Parliamentary Committees have failed to adequately address any of the fundamental problems in the Government’s proposed Religious Discrimination Bill 2021. The Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee and the Joint Committee on Human Rights released their reports on the Bill today. ‘Waving the Bill through’ not good…