Discrimination
Disability Royal Commission releases another issues paper examining employment discrimination
In the midst of growing, astronomical unemployment numbers in the era of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Royal Commission......
Religious Freedom Bill Opposed by Unions and Employers
Federal Attorney General Christian Porter has been sent a letter by the Australian Council of Trade Unions and the Australian......
Peer workers recruiting and supporting employees with mental health issues in the workplace
To commemorate World Mental Health Day, The Wire is examining the unaddressed problems of workplace-related stress, toxicity, and anxiety for......
West Papua activists, journalists silenced by Indonesian authorities
Simmering tensions between Indonesia’s military and police personnel and West Papua activists have imploded after an ultraviolent altercation with local......
“You speak good English!” Asian-Australians are still experiencing discrimination
A new study has shown over 80 percent of Asian-Australians experience discrimination. The study was led by the Australian National......
NDIS funding lock out
Last month the Administrative Appeals Tribunal conclusively ruled that a young man, who has cerebral palsy and severe dysphagia could......
IDAHOBIT: Are parties doing enough about LGBTIQ discrimination?
Today is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia, or IDAHOBIT. Different events across Australia are happening to raise......
20% of people in Australia report experiencing racism in everyday life
Taiwanese-student Michael Chen decided to drop his Nursing course after realising his trainer had been giving different grades to Asian......
Tanya Day’s coronial inquest to consider impact of systemic racism
The case of Aunty Tanya Day’s death in custody after being arrested with a public drunkenness charge has reverberated around......
Stamping out conversion therapy in Australia
Victoria has become the first state to ban so-called ‘gay conversion therapy’, which – shockingly – is still legal in......