religious freedom

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Discrimination / 2SER: NSW religious vilification bill under scrutiny

NSW Attorney General Michael Daley introduced the Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Religious Vilification) Bill 2023 to NSW Parliament last month. The Bill...

13 Jul 2023

Discrimination / NSW religious vilification reforms ‘too broad and need further amendment’

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre acknowledges the need to protect people of minority faiths in NSW against vilification but believes...

28 Jun 2023

Accountable Government / Submission on the Religious Discrimination Bills 2021 to the Joint Committee on Human Rights

PIAC supports the prohibition of discrimination on the basis of religious belief under Commonwealth law. However, PIAC is unable to...

17 Dec 2021

Discrimination / Could It Get Easier For People To Say Yuck Stuff About Women In The Workplace? Attorney-General: No, Lawyers: Yes.

‘You’re a woman in the workplace and a colleague says that women should be obedient or subservient to their husbands,...

4 Mar 2020

Discrimination / Faith-based organisations concerned religious discrimination bill could hamper their work

‘Jewish and Christian groups have released a joint statement arguing the legislation could unintentionally harm customers by favouring religious expression.’...

14 Feb 2020

Discrimination / Religious Discrimination Bill remains deeply flawed and should be rejected

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre has called for the second exposure draft of the Government’s proposed Religious Discrimination Bill to...

31 Jan 2020

Discrimination / Submission on the 2nd Exposure Draft of the Religious Freedom Bills

While PIAC supports the inclusion ‘religious belief (or lack of belief)’ as a protected attribute in Commonwealth anti-discrimination legislation, the...

31 Jan 2020

Discrimination / Provisions of Religious Discrimination Bill too ‘severe’, human rights commissioner says

‘Certain provisions to the proposed Religious Discrimination Bill have been rejected as being too “severe” and unduly restrict the rights...

30 Jan 2020

Event / Religious Discrimination Bill Forum

Over the past few months, the Government’s proposed Religious Discrimination Bill has been the subject of intense public discussion.  ...

20 Dec 2019

Discrimination / Religious Discrimination Bill remains a threat to human rights

The second exposure draft of the Morrison Government’s Religious Discrimination Bill is a threat to the human rights of many...

10 Dec 2019

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