Equality Australia
A National organisation protecting the rights of LGBTIQ+ people.
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Rainbow Futures WA and Equality Australia welcome announcement of long-overdue anti-discrimination Bill in WA
20 October 2026 – Rainbow Futures WA and Equality Australia have welcomed the announcement of a Bill in Western Australia that is expected to modernise the state’s anti-discrimination laws and deliver long-overdue protections against vilification. The Bill, which will be…
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Women’s groups urge PM to end discrimination in religious schools
27 October 2026 – Women’s groups, legal experts and community leaders have written to the Prime Minister, calling for the urgent removal of “outdated and unfair” exemptions that allow religious schools to discriminate. The letter follows the introduction of a Bill by Independent…
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Equality Australia urges federal government to back Spender bill to end discrimination in religious schools
12 October 2026 – Equality Australia has welcomed a bill to end legal discrimination in religious schools, introduced by independent MP Allegra Spender, and called on Labor to back the long-overdue protections for LGBTQ+ students and staff. Ms Spender introduced the Sex…
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100 organisations unite to defend Australia’s anti-discrimination laws
16 Sept 2026 – One hundred women’s organisations, LGBTIQ+ groups, unions, disability groups and mental health advocates have united to oppose proposals to redefine ‘sex’ under Australia’s anti-discrimination laws, warning that doing so would put longstanding protections for…
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Equality Australia urges Victorian and federal governments to act on inquiry’s recommendations to tackle anti-LGBTIQ+ hate
September 9, 2026 — Equality Australia has welcomed landmark recommendations to tackle anti-LGBTIQ+ hate crime in Victoria, calling on state and federal governments to act on the inquiry’s findings and address the scale and devastating impact of hate. The report, tabled on…
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Census is landmark moment for LGBTQ+ Australians, community say
10 Aug 2026 – Equality Australia says the 2026 Census marks a landmark moment for LGBTQ+ Australians, with new questions providing vital data to better understand the community and inform future policies, programs and services. Instructions from the Australian Bureau of…
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Census is landmark moment for LGBTQ+ Australians, community say
10 Aug 2026 – Equality Australia says the 2026 Census marks a landmark moment for LGBTQ+ Australians, with new questions providing vital data to better understand the community and inform future policies, programs and services. Instructions from the Australian Bureau of…
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NSW Govt fails to act on own review, leaving LGBTIQ+ people without protections against hate, community says
August 4, 2026 - Equality Australia says the NSW government has failed to act on the clear recommendations of its own review, denying LGBTIQ+ communities equal protection from hate. Attorney-General Michael Daley released the findings of Justice John Sackar KC’s review into NSW…
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Women’s and LGBTIQ+ groups say Coalition’s Bill will undermine the safety and privacy of all women
3 July 2026 – LGBTIQ+ groups and women’s organisations say the Coalition’s Bill to redefine ‘sex’ would undermine the privacy and safety of all women, and strip trans people of basic legal protections. The Bill, voted down in the Senate 30 votes to 21 on Wednesday, would have…
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Community disappointed after Federal Government fails to accept any LGBTIQ+ recommendations in UN human rights review of Australia
25 June 2026 – Equality Australia says it’s bitterly disappointing the Federal Government has declined to accept a single LGBTIQ+ recommendation in a United Nations (UN) human rights peer review of Australia. Australia was reviewed by other member states at the UN Human Rights…