The government claims changes to Section 18C are no longer on its agenda.
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Section 18C is limited in scope, and it would thus be wrong to claim that free speech carte blanche is under threat.
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pauper from the Radnorshire Quarter Sessions, Michaelmas 1774.
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In the past internal migrants were feared and mistreated by law.
CCTV of a man throwing a bag of rotten pork meat at a mosque in North London.
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Prevention and education are key to tackling hate crime in Britain.
Melbournians rallied outside the Victorian State Library to show support for the Safe Schools program.
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As we take necessary steps towards shedding discrimination in relation to marriage in Australia, we must also consider removing it from our legislation.
Women celebrating the Teej festival – by joining in, widows are battling discrimination.
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Millions of women are ostracised when their husbands die. Many are now empowering themselves to right the wrongs.
Research shows that employers tend to win cases where pregnant women claim unfair dismissal.
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Research shows pregnant women are still being discriminated against in unfair dismissal cases, when employers say they are redundant.
Both major parties have a platform that could ultimately facilitate same-sex marriage in Australia.
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Experience in the US serves to highlight the potential long-term economic consequences if Australia fails to legalise same-sex marriage.
Does Britain have a dress code?
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The debate surrounding Muslims and citizenship entrenches discrimination.
Alan Turing is now feted – but what of other gay people in government service?
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Hundreds, if not thousands, of gay people had their careers and lives blighted by official discrimination.
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A new study finds Muslim women in the UK live in an atmosphere of prejudice.
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Big data can reinforce human prejudices but it could also help us break away from discrimination.
Employers should provide an enabling environment at work for women to continue breastfeeding their infants.
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Only 28% of working women across the globe are fully protected by maternity laws that provide for time off work with full pay.
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Women sellers are receiving on average about 80 cents for every dollar men earn when selling the same product, according to new research.
Joe Louis and Neil Scott help Isaac Woodard up a set a stairs soon after a beating left him blind.
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In 1946, a horrific beating left a Black World War II vet blind. His determined fight for justice would earn the support of Orson Welles, Woody Guthrie – and even the president.
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Top firms play can play an important role in increasing social mobility but narrow recruitment processes mean they are also missing out on great talent.
Pink ones are better?
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Men and women may be charged differently for the same product, but the problems come when you don’t have the choice.
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Women are more likely to claim in-work benefits so they’re more likely to have their movement restricted by the UK’s EU renegotiation.
When would-be renters enquire about a property, their ethnicity can make a significant difference to how the agent responds.
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An experiment compared the experience of Anglo, Indian and Muslim Middle Eastern “renters” looking for housing. The differences in how they were treated were significant.
Why do immigrant kids perform poorly in school?
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School and teacher attitudes have a lot to answer for when it comes to the achievement gap between immigrant and non-immigrant children.
Children with severe social, emotional or behavioural disorders are the least welcome in schools.
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Children with disabilities are frequently discriminated against in Australian schools, with parents asked to send their child to another school or fork out extra money.