Equality Australia

Aug 29, 2024 – The federal government iseffectively denying the right of LGBTIQ+ people to be counted and repeating the mistakes of the former Morrison government, says national LGBTIQ+ group Equality Australia. Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles on Wednesday said the government had decided not to proceed with questions that would capture LGBTIQ+ people in the […]

25 Aug 2024 – The federal government has betrayed LGBTIQ+ people around the country who were hoping to be properly counted for the first time in the 2026 Census, Equality Australia says. The federal government on Sunday confirmed that it would not be changing the topics for the next census, despite the Australian Bureau of Statistics […]

13 Aug 2024 – The Albanese Government has broken an election promise to the LGBTIQ+ community and put students and staff at risk of harm by not introducing religious discrimination reforms, Equality Australia says. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday said the window for action had passed because an agreement could not be reached with […]

13 Aug 2024 - Equality Australia has welcomed a Supreme Court judgment that confirms consent for puberty blockers should not be treated any differently from vaccinations, surgery for broken bones or chemotherapy for cancer. The judgment also gives certainty to medical practitioners and families around Australia when it comes to some young people accessing gender affirming care. […]

8 August 2024 – LGBTIQ+ groups have expressed disappointment at delays to the Equality Bill, saying all people and families should be equal in NSW. The NSW Equality Legislation Amendment (LGBTIQA+) Bill 2023 was listed for debate in parliament on Thursday but has been pushed back until later in the year. Equality Australia Anna Brown said the LGBTIQ+ […]

4 July 2024 – Equality Australia is calling on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to urgently introduce legislation that protects students and staff in religious schools. “Labor committed to these reforms before coming to power but discrimination against students and staff is still happening around the country because of gaps in our laws that allow religious schools to […]

14 June 2024 – Equality Australia says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese must act now to protect students and staff in religious schools, or more people will suffer like the music teacher who was fired only last month. Charlotte* worked for two years as a music teacher at a religious school in Western Sydney before she lost her job […]

15 May, 2024 – National LGBTIQ+ group Equality Australia and local grandmother Caroline Staples have welcomed the reversal of a ban by Cumberland Council on books featuring same-sex parents. The council voted on Wednesday night to reverse the ban 12 votes to 2. “Council has listened to local voices and united around the core value of […]

15 May, 2024 – More than 50,000 people have signed petitions calling on Cumberland Council to reverse a ban on books featuring same-sex parents, ahead of a vote on Wednesday night. Local grandmother Caroline Staples is being supported by national LGBTIQ+ group Equality Australia in her bid to reverse the ban, with the petitions to be […]

8 May, 2024 – National LGBTIQ+ group Equality Australia is backing a proud grandmother in her fight to reverse a decision by her Western Sydney council to ban books featuring same-sex parents. Cumberland City Council last week voted in favour of a motion to rid its eight publicly funded libraries of any books that contain material […]