The war in Gaza has reopened a debate over hate speech in Australia. Jewish leaders say Labor’s new watered-down hate crimes laws fall short.
Albanese pledged to protect Australians from hate speech. Sources familiar with the legislation said it had been weakened in the final stages.
Anthony Albanese decided to abandon religious discrimination reform with the hope of avoiding a culture war – but the call has left neither side happy.
It’s hard enough for us as teachers to speak out about how we’ve been treated in religious schools. For our students,it’s almost impossible.
The Greens say Labor could work with the crossbench to change the law after a Sydney teacher was fired from her job in a religious private school.
A Sydney Christian school fired their music teacher because of her sexuality in the weeks since the government threatened to shelve new laws that would protect LGBTQ staff from discrimination.
The Pentecostal Christian school that made national headlines after issuing a controversial student gender and sexuality contract has reached a settlement with parents.
New laws to be introduced into a highly charged political context will make it a criminal offence to vilify a person based on race,sexuality,gender,disability or religion.
While there is a huge difference between spilling blood and paint,recent episodes reflect a radical intolerance for different political,ideological and religious views.
Survey findings highlight the rising anxiety about our society after months of protests against the conflict in Gaza – with 40 per cent saying Australia is now less safe.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has hinted at a deal with the Greens to break the impasse on protections for LGBTQ children.