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Someone with Mr Brough's views should not be a candidate for public office, let along a candidate for a major party. #wavotes www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

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While hate speech rises around the country, including on the basis of race, religion and against LGBTIQ+ people, the NT CLP Government is shamefully repealing its own vilification protections. #auslaw #ntpol 1/2 nit.com.au/24-02-2025/1...

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Feeling for Germany's LGBTIQ communities after today's terrible result, with the far-right securing 1 in 5 votes... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

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“CEOs might believe they’re inclusive because they’ve had no complaints, or they might believe it’s a safe environment because there’s a gay man on the board or the women’s team is full of lesbians, but that’s laughable.” www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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"A specific clause under [Meta's] hateful conduct guidelines now allows users to make "allegations of mental illness or abnormality when based on gender or sexual orientation", citing political and religious discourse about "transgenderism and homosexuality". www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

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It was great to speak to 2SER this morning about our concerns regarding the NSW Government's hate crimes reforms - which have the defining feature of not actually protecting most community groups affected by hate speech, including LGBTIQ+ people. #auslaw #nswpol 2ser.com/how-new-hate...

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"Google and Meta do not meet the requirements to partner with the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, the organisation has said, after the two tech giants ended their official involvement and ditched diversity obligations in the US." www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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The fascist Trump administration continues its war against its own trans and gender diverse citizens. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

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Proud that my workplace (the Justice and Equity Centre) is one of the signatories of this letter, calling on the Qld Govt to reverse its unjustified attacks on gender affirming health care for young people. #qldpol #aushealth www.outinperth.com/over-100-org...

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NSW MPs should be worried, because there is no good reason why inciting racial hatred (including antisemitism) should be prohibited, but inciting other forms of hatred (Islamophobia, ableism, violent misogyny and anti-LGBTIQ+ prejudice) should not. #auslaw #nswpol www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...

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Victorian Liberal/National Opposition intends to reject the proposed expansion of civil vilification protections to cover disability, gender identity, sex, sex characteristics, sexual orientation and personal association. #auslaw #springst www.smh.com.au/politics/vic...

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"It conveys to the community (and society at large) that some hate is more reprehensible than other hate. Put differently, constraining the scope of the offence to race has the effect of privileging some communities over others." Absolutely. #auslaw #nswpol 1/2 www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...

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Jonathon Hunyor, CEO of the Justice and Equity Centre, which is representing Ms Hobley, said Uber needed to do better. "They make handsome profits out of this system. They owe it to the community to make sure that system doesn't discriminate." #auslaw www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

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As reported by the SMH, today the Minns Govt introduced its 'inciting racial hatred' laws to NSW Parliament. As feared, it will only prohibit intentionally inciting racial hatred (incl antisemitism), but not intentionally inciting other forms of prejudice. #nswpol 🧵1/ www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...

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“By introducing a new criminal offence of ‘intentionally inciting racial hatred’ – but only racial hatred – the Government is effectively saying that other forms of hatred are less serious, and do not deserve the same legal response,” Lawrie stated. #auslaw #nswpol lsj.com.au/articles/dra...

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"The data released by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (Bocsar) found 225 young people were in custody in December 2024 – up 54 on the year before. The number of young Indigenous Australians in youth detention increased by almost 22% to 129." www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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38% of NSW school students - including 44% of secondary school students - are enrolled in schools which can lawfully discriminate against them under the state's (out-dated and broken) Anti-Discrimination Act simply for being LGBTQ+. This must change. #auslaw #nswpol www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

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While it is welcome that the 2026 Census will include questions on sexual orientation and gender identity, it will continue to exclude intersex people, as well as trans and gender diverse people aged under 16. #Census #auspol #aushealth 1/ www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

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Rodney Croome: "If you're accused of discrimination, you can't jurisdiction shop and go to the federal law if it happens to be weaker, which in many cases it is."

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It's pretty extraordinary that Catholic Education Tasmania is openly admitting to unlawful discrimination, while pretending that the state's Anti-Discrimination Act simply doesn't apply to them. They are hopefully in for a rude awakening... #auslaw #politas 1/2 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

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Focus on what they do - more than half of Coalition Senators voted against gender affirming health care for trans kids. Many in the LNP clearly want to follow Trump down the path of eradicating trans people. #trransphobia www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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The IOC should clearly and unequivocally stand up against Trump's transphobia - and if he refuses to back down, they should take the Olympics away from LA. www.smh.com.au/sport/why-tr...

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"I remember a teacher said to me, 'I dunno what's happened and I don't really get this trans stuff, but as a teacher, he's gone from sitting at the back of the class, not engaged, to the front of the class, top of the class, excelling, confident.'" #aushealth #trans www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

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"The young trans community needs kindness, courage & champions working for them right here under the big flag, because this building belongs to all Australians. "Good ppl don’t ever let bullies win elections by targeting the vulnerable." #auspol #aushealth #trans www.outinperth.com/retiring-mp-...

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'Like withholding CPR'. A description of trans health care in Trump's US, but could equally apply in Queensland given the LNP Govt's political decision to deny health care to trans and gender diverse young people. #aushealth #qldpol www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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"Sydney’s mayor has warned that new laws proposed by the NSW government would give police powers to block peaceful protests at Town Hall – a regular site for demonstrations in the city." These new laws are anti-democratic. #auslaw #nswpol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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Sarah Schwartz, HRLC legal director, slammed what she labelled “rushed, knee-jerk laws”, criticising the govt for criminalising “a vague range of activities”. #auslaw #nswpol 1/2 www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...

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""Intentionally blocking, impeding or hindering" and "harassing, intimidating or threatening" a person accessing a place of worship would become criminal offences attracting up to two years' jail." Vague ('harassing' in particular), and therefore anti-democratic. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

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Some thoughts from me, published by the Law Society Journal today, on the Minns Government's decision that only some forms of inciting hatred are worthy of criminalisation. #nswpol #auslaw lsj.com.au/articles/min...

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Some thoughts from me, published by the Law Society Journal today, on the Minns Government's decision that only some forms of inciting hatred are worthy of criminalisation. #nswpol #auslaw lsj.com.au/articles/min...

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World Athletics heading further down its anti-trans and anti-intersex path. Very disappointing. www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/f...

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"The NSW government’s proposal is effectively providing neo-Nazis with an exemption to target LGBTQ groups." Strong words from Alex Greenwich. But he's not wrong either. #auslaw #nswpol www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...

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SMH editorial criticises the NSW Govt's decision to prohibit inciting hatred but only in relation to one protected attribute. #auslaw #nswpol www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...

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"[I]dentifying as LGBQ may still come with significant challenges for many youth. Research has consistently shown that LGBQ youth face unique stressors. They include discrimination, rejection by family members and friends and bullying and harassment." #aushealth theconversation.com/teen-girls-a...

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Shameful transphobia from the majority of Liberal and National Senators. But well done to Andrew Bragg, Maria Kovacic and Richard Colbeck for having the decency to stand up to their bigoted colleagues. #auspol #aushealth #trans www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

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Very sad news. RIP David Polson AM. www.starobserver.com.au/obituaries/q...

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"“Protecting one group but not another would be nonsensical, cruel and inappropriate … it sets a dangerous precedent to provide, for the first time, protections for one attribute but not others..” #nswpol #auslaw www.pedestrian.tv/news/lgbtq-n...

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