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Australia: Religious Discrimination Bill – Hard cases make bad law

Australia: Religious Discrimination Bill – Hard cases make bad law

Jul 16, 2020 | Latest News

By Emily Wittig and Geoff Baldwin in Mondaq In 2019, the Attorney-General, Christian Porter, released a draft Religious Discrimination Bill aimed at eliminating discrimination against people on the grounds of their religious belief or activity within their public...
How access to contraception works in Australia, and why we need to protect it

How access to contraception works in Australia, and why we need to protect it

Jul 10, 2020 | Latest News

By Ella Bazzani-Hockley – Fashion Journal Why is a woman’s right to access contraception even up for debate? In 1961, the release of the oral contraceptive in Australia completely changed women’s lives. More women than ever before entered the workforce,...
Australia’s first trans-led legal service hit with wave of concern over religious discrimination bill

Australia’s first trans-led legal service hit with wave of concern over religious discrimination bill

Jun 15, 2020 | Latest News

Photograph: Sam Elkin, lawyer with the Roberta Perkins Law Project, Australia’s first trans-led legal service for trans and gender diverse people. By Josh Taylor – The Guardian The new service says the legislation is creating ‘fear and confusion’ before it has...
Australia: Religious Discrimination Bill – Hard cases make bad law

Australia: Will religious organisations continue to receive exemptions to discriminate under the Religious Discrimination Act?

Jun 1, 2020 | Latest News

By Jacob Reddie – Mondaq Following the Coalition’s surprise election victory, religious discrimination laws appear to be one of the first issues to be considered by the new federal parliament. Attorney-General Christian Porter has confirmed he will, in the...
Coronavirus: Policy brakes applied on religious freedom and anti-corruption body

Coronavirus: Policy brakes applied on religious freedom and anti-corruption body

May 27, 2020 | Latest News

By Greg Brown – The Australian Scott Morrison has flagged delays in key elements of his pre-coronavirus agenda, saying cabinet has shelved discussion on religious freedom legislation and a promised anti-corruption commission. The Prime Minister also declared the...
COMMENT || Discrimination in the name of religion the aim of proposed law

COMMENT || Discrimination in the name of religion the aim of proposed law

May 25, 2020 | Latest News

By Anthony Haneveer – The Advocate An unexpected letter arrived in my letterbox last week that I found myself oddly happy to have received. Handwritten – unusual in itself these days – and addressed only to the householder, it demonstrated qualities...
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