Anti-Discrimination Act
Last week, Archbishop Julian Porteous directed Catholic schools to send out his We Are Salt to the Earth letter to parents.
Last week, Archbishop Julian Porteous directed Catholic schools to send out his We Are Salt to the Earth letter to parents.
The Presiding Officers of Tasmania’s Parliament have regrettably decided to allow an anti-transgender hate group to rally on Parliament’s lawns tomorrow.
Protections for people living with a disability are under threat from a High Court case with its origins in Tasmania.
We have here the notice of filing in the High Court of Australia lodged by Citta Hobart Pty Ltd and Anor.
This case, Citta Hobart Pty Ltd & Anor v Cawthorn, has huge implications for state anti-discrimination acts and the people they seek to protect.
In 2016, the Premier's Disability Advisory Council asked for a briefing from Treasury on the disability compliance in the Parliament Square precinct.
The largest group of complaints under section 17(1) are on the basis of disability, something that's never mentioned by the federal government or the ACL.
How many discrimination complaints have been lodged with Equal Opportunity Tasmania against the DoE or its teachers in the past 12 months, if any?
Equality Tasmania held a protest over the Australian Christian Lobby's campaign to have section 17 of our gold standard Anti-Discrimination Act watered down.
In 2015 Mr Ben Jago was refused the status of senior next of kin by the Tasmanian Coroner, despite having that status under the Relationships Act.