Strong Workplace Racism Experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People The Diversity Council of Australia and the University of Technology Sydney’s Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research have just published the much-anticipated Gari Yala report. The report surveyed 1,033 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from around the country about their experiences in […]
First Legal Service for Transgender People Set up The Roberta Perkins Law Project, Australia’s first trans-led legal service for trans and gender diverse people already has a sizeable client base, with people seeking advice over the government’s proposed religious discrimination legislation. Named in honour of the transgender and sex worker legal advocate who died in[…..]
Report Says, Discrimination Against LGBTIQ+ Still Prevalent A new report, prepared and endorsed by 202 NGOs across the country, has found that despite reforms, discrimination against LGBTIQ+ persons remain prevalent. Edwina MacDonald, Legal Director at the Human Rights Law Centre and one of the report’s coordinators, said that the report ‘provides a snapshot of the[…..]