• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people one step closer to discrimination protections

    7 June 2013

    The Sex Discrimination (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Bill 2013 (SDA Bill) passed through the House of Representatives on 30 May 2013 after the Commonwealth Government announced welcome...

  • Justice Edwin Cameron in conversation with Damien Carrick

    12 May 2013

    Justice Edwin Cameron on living with HIV, the political nature of coming out & the power of legal action to create social change.

  • Improved protections for Sex Discrimination Act welcomed by leading human rights organisation

    29 April 2013

    Long overdue legal protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex people should be incorporated into Australia’s Sex Discrimination Act immediately, the Human Rights Law Centre has said in a submission today to the Senate’s Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee currently examining the Government’s proposed amendments.

    The HRLC’s Executive Director, Hugh de Kretser, said many Australians would be surprised to learn that gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex Australians are not currently protected against discrimination under federal anti-discrimination laws.

  • You, Me, Us: Protecting LGBTI Australians from discrimination

    29 April 2013

    In a submission to a parliamentary inquiry, the HRLC has called for long overdue legal protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex people to be incorporated into Australia’s Sex Discrimination Act. The Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Bill 2013 will, if passed, extend protection under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) to ‘gender identity’, ‘sexual orientation’, ‘intersex status’ and ‘relationship status’.

  • A great opportunity for modernising our ailing discrimination laws is lost

    10 April 2013

    University of the Sunshine Coast’s Professor Neil Rees, co-author of Australian Anti-Discrimination Law, looks at what might have been had the Government’s anti-discrimination reforms been referred Australian Law Reform Commission

  • Submission: Striking the right balance – freedom of speech and hate speech

    10 April 2013

    In a submission to the NSW Legislative Council Law and Justice Committee inquiry into the effectiveness of NSW racial vilification law, the HRLC said NSW racial vilification laws strike the right balance in protecting free expression but could be strengthened to ensure they more effectively protect individuals from racist hate speech.

  • Delay on stronger anti-discrimination laws met with extreme disappointment

    20 March 2013

    The Federal Government’s announcement that it has delayed its consolidation of anti-discrimination laws has been met with extreme disappointment amongst community and human rights groups.