Tag: Discrimination
Disturbing trend of racism in Dandenong: report
A report from the Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission says Dandenong's Sudanese community is experiencing a disturbing amount of racism.[MORE]
Activist lauds Council apology as a sign of profound change
A leading gay rights activist says Tasmania has undergone a profound change for the better over the past 20 years.[MORE]
Migrants with disabilities deserve a better deal
The present view of people with disabilities as a burden on the community, a view which permeates current migration practice, must be abandoned.[MORE]
Liberals say pamphlet not anti gay
Counsel for the Tasmanian Liberal Party has told an anti-discrimination hearing that voters can not be wrapped in cotton wool.[MORE]
Aust ratifies UN protocol on discrimination against women
Australia has signed a UN convention to provide Australian women with international legal protection for their human rights. [MORE]
Senate passes same-sex laws
The Senate has passed changes to around 100 Commonwealth laws to remove discrimination against same-sex couples.[MORE]
Blood service discrimination case winds up
A lawyer for the Australian Red Cross Blood Service says changing policy to allow gay men to donate blood would be irresponsible.[MORE]
Blind woman with guide dog refused taxi ride
Melbourne woman Joan Smith will lodge a formal complaint with the taxi directorate afer she was refused a taxi ride with her guide dog Benson.[MORE]
Big business maintaining glass ceiling: report
New research has found a systematic bias against women is behind the low number of female board directors in Australia.[MORE]
Rex granted disabled passenger exemptions
Regional Express (Rex) airlines can now legally require passengers with a disability to travel with a companion.[MORE]
Red Cross claims no case to answer in gay donor case
The Australian Red Cross Blood Service says a gay Launceston man rejected as a blood donor was treated the same as anyone else in a high-risk category, so there is no case for direct discrimination. [MORE]
Australian professor appointed to UN disabilities committee
The former Dean of Law at the University of Sydney has been appointed to the United Nations Committee for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.[MORE]
Sexual harassment reports decreasing: survey
A survey shows fewer Australians are reporting sexual harassment in their workplace.[MORE]
Short-term respite for far north canteens
Canteens in the far north Qld communities of Aurukun and Kowanyama will continue operating in the short-term.[MORE]
Lawyer prepares UN case against intervention
An Indigenous leader from central Australia has asked a human rights lawyer to take a case against the federal intervention to the United Nations.[MORE]
Calma urges Macklin to bring back Anti-discrimination Act
Tom Calma says Jenny Macklin should act immediately to modify the federal intervention in the Northern Territory.[MORE]
Paralympian angry over Dreamworld slide snub
A Paralympian has been banned from a water slide at Dreamworld on the Gold Coast.[MORE]
Ex-councillor to fight gay discrimination ruling
A Former Cooloola Coast councillor from Gympie in the state's south-east, is appealing against an Queensland Anti-Discrimination Commission judgment that he made derogatory statements about homosexuals.[MORE]
Radio station urged to apologise over town camp comments
The Northern Territory's Anti-discrimination Commissioner has asked an Alice Springs commercial radio station to make an on-air apology for comments aired earlier this month.[MORE]
Blind school to close
Victoria's only school for blind students will close at the end of next year.[MORE]
Activist campaigns against 'racist' road name
An Aboriginal activist has turned to central Queensland in trying to rid the state of racist names.[MORE]
Red Cross anti-discrimination hearing continues
A HIV expert has told a Hobart Anti-Discrimination tribunal that risk assessment of blood donors is done on the basis of extreme conservatism.[MORE]
Gun dealer says paper misquoted gay comments
A gun dealer from Gympie, in south-east Queensland, has branded the Anti-Discrimination Tribunal the "thought police" for finding he breached anti-discrimination laws over comments made about homosexuals.[MORE]
Ex-councillor told to apologise for anti-gay comments
Former Cooloola Coast councillor Ron Owen has been ordered to pay $12,000 compensation over an anti-gay bumper sticker.[MORE]
Christian Brethren accused of discrimination
A suicide prevention project based in Kyneton is accusing the religious group, the Christian Brethren, of discrimination.[MORE]
