Human rights and equal opportunity


Crikey Says: Crikey says: the public have already spoken

Close to 30 MPs had reported to federal parliament their constituents’ views on gay marriage as Crikey hit deadline, as they agreed to do under a Greens motion last November.

Unequal opportunities for discrimination in Victoria

In the early hours of yesterday morning, state parliament — after an earlier hiccup — passed the government’s amendments to Victoria’s Equal Opportunity Act reversing changes made last year by the Labor government.

Christine Spiteri: the full statement of claim

The Federal Court action launched by Nine reporter and current Los Angeles Correspondent Christine Spiteri against her employer last Friday carries claims about the language used by Nine’s head of News and Current Affairs, John Westacott.

In the pink? The government and gay Australia

Malcolm Turnbull’s maintaining a sunny disposition on the issue of same s-x rights. And veteran gay activist Rodney Croome is trying to look on the bright side too, but he ends up seeing red.