Once again, Fiona Patten is attempting to remove the Lord's Prayer from the Victorian Parliament. She will move a motion in the Legislative Council on 4 August to remove the prayer, and proposes to replace it with “a moment of silent religious observance or reflection” each sitting day.
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Tasmanian Drag Queen, Pussay Poppins, will be the star performer for Drag Queen Storytime in an event for 2-5 year olds in Launceston Library on 15 February.
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The federal Attorney General, Mark Dreyfus, has asked the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) to review religious exemptions for schools in federal anti-discrimination law, in the first formal step towards new religious discrimination laws.
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While abortion is legal in Australia, our laws are silent on whether a baby born alive during a failed abortion should be given medical care. Please take action today by signing this petition calling on the Senate to support legal protections for babies born alive.
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The SA Parliament has wisely and courageously rejected 14 attempts to decriminalise prostitution – even though Victoria, NT and NSW have done so.
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The Queensland Human Rights Commission (QHRC) has released a Report on its Review into the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld) containing 46 recommendations. Recommendations 37, 38, 39 and 40 relate to ‘Religious Bodies’.
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