religious discrimination

Musician Darren Hayes has shared his thoughts on the federal governments blocking the Religious Discrimination Bill, taking the opportunity to speak out against the bill during his headlining appearance at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian…

President Biden has nominated Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to fill Justice Breyer's seat on the Supreme Court. The nomination is undoubtedly historic: if confirmed, Justice Jackson would be the third black Supreme Court justice and the…

Imagine if the very conservative Christian schools had said something like that. "We are concerned about transgender and gay students and want to make sure they are not humiliated or excluded by our schools, so we want to make sure their…

Reading time: 4 minutesA disfigured portrait of Jesus hangs on the wall of a house demolished after a mob attack in the village of Barakhama in the Indian state of Orissa in 2008. Thousands of people, mostly Christians, sought refuge…

The International Labor Organization has criticized China for racial and religious discrimination in the Xinjiang region. "The Committee expresses its deep concern about the policy directions expressed in many national and…

But amid the debate over the controversial Religious Discrimination Bill, she feels just as vulnerable as when she lived in Malaysia.“I fled my country to avoid being persecuted because I am a trans woman. But now I see no difference…

Coalition sources told this masthead that the Prime Minister had raised the possibility of putting the Integrity Committee in Parliament in a bill and that this could help persuade some MPs to also support the Government on religious…

Melbourne synth-pop artist Simona Castricum has penned an impassioned open letter condemning the Religious Discrimination Bill, introduced in Parliament by Prime Minister Scott Morrison last year. While the bill ostensibly serves to protect…

Pitching the protection of religious freedom against the protection of LGBTIQ+ rights has become a mainstay of the 'culture war' conflict in contemporary Australia. The current debate over the federal government's religious discrimination…

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed his intention to make changes to the Sex Discrimination Act and the Religious Discrimination Bill at the same time. The statement is the latest in a public back-and-forth between the Prime…