Religious discrimination laws have been highly controversial in Australia in recent years. Here’s where they started, and where we are now.
On 14 October, it’s our civic responsibility to make an informed decision about the referendum question regarding the Voice to Parliament.
A short Australian documentary is a refreshing celebration of “the ordinary” in the prevailing media narrative regarding transgender individuals in our society.
A response of bigotry or hatred is common for people identifying as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person, just as it is for people coming out as gay, bi, trans or queer.
Many countries that have not yet abolished the death penalty flout their international obligation to limit it to only the most serious crimes.
This week on Monash University’s ‘What Happens Next?’ podcast, a live panel of experts in Australian politics and gender discuss the issues around gender equality and women's safety.
A new report provides a snapshot of a changing Australia, and highlights areas that undermine our unity, wellbeing, and opportunity to have a “fair go”.
It’s time to ask our politicians the hard questions about what they intend to do to strengthen human rights protections if elected to government.
The bill exposes the culture war within Australia’s biggest religious groups, and runs into constitutional problems.
The current draft still includes a range of provisions overriding federal, state and territory laws to allow for discrimination.
We must move towards the universal protection of the right of LGBTIQ people to live their lives in dignity and equality, regardless where they live in the world.
When sexual minorities live in regions of high stigma, not only is their heath affected, but so too is their healthcare use, according to a new study.
Many of them are voting for the first time in the upcoming federal election, but they're not the homogeneous group we often assume them to be.
If Scott Morrison wins, chances are that the Liberals who have the most potential to harm the government – Tony Abbott and Peter Dutton – would likely also remain to haunt his agenda.
A better understanding of our deep emotional attachment to sacredness could help resolve deadlocks in long-running and seemingly intractable conflicts.
Six months after same-sex marriage became legal in Australia, the disasters predicted by the 'no' side haven't happened, but there's still some way to go to achieve real equality.
Bringing together key members of the LGBTIQ community was critical to discovering what they wanted the Pride Centre to be and helped guide its design principle.
All the framework used to make sense of the world's problems no longer seems to account for what we experience today.
Amending Australia's laws to protect religious freedom in the wake of the Marriage Act change is unnecessary, argues constitutional law expert Luke Beck.
When it comes to the highest court in the land, Australians are guilty of ignorance.
Melbourne's Midsumma Pride march was a reason to celebrate and reflect, but also showed there's much more to be done in and for the LGBTQIA+ community.
Senator's resignation gives Labor some clear air – but another problem looms in 2018.
Expect plenty of rainbow weddings in 2018, but same-sex marriage sends a more powerful message than that.
... But Australia legalising marriage equality does not necessarily mean LGBTI people enjoy all of the same human rights as heterosexual people
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