Discrimination
- Opinion
- Secrecy
Why the secrecy, premier? It’s got our attention
When the Minns government asked a judge to review its hate-speech laws, it knew he would arrive at a conclusion. So let us have it.
- Michael McGowan
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- Antisemitism
ABC, SBS reject federal government, special envoy’s definition of antisemitism
The ABC warned that examples associated with the definition could “risk conflating legitimate political and policy critique with antisemitism”.
- Calum Jaspan
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- University
When university students reported more bad behaviour, harassment and bullying decreased
While the overall number of reports is on the rise, interventions around uncomfortable behaviour, inappropriate remarks or troubling group dynamics is stopping serious misconduct in its tracks.
- Annika Smethurst
The Sydney school where children prepare to survive a terrorist attack
The Royal Commission into Antisemitism heard that children at one Jewish school in Sydney prepared for a terrorist attack with “simulations and evacuation drills”.
- Alexandra Smith and Michaela Whitbourn
‘You are a child killer’: Inside the Jewish university experience
Two recent incidents, in which Jewish students were verbally abused on separate Sydney university campuses, have called into question whether they are safe.
- Sally Rawsthorne
- Perspective
- Queensland Police
Police mark another wanding milestone with operation in city mall
Since laws allowing police to search people without a warrant were passed, more than 1000 weapons have been seized.
- Courtney Kruk
Lesbian activists claim win in push to exclude trans women from events
The group sought an exemption to discrimination laws to hold events for “lesbians born female only”. But trans women say they don’t speak for all lesbians.
- Jack Gramenz and Michaela Whitbourn
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- Queensland government
How Queensland’s new human rights boss aims to chart a less ‘combative’ course
In her first interview as the state’s second Human Rights Commissioner, Debbie Platz opens up about her plans for the watchdog role.
- Matt Dennien
‘Significant hostility’: Scale of racism on university campuses revealed
Racism is “pervasive” across the country’s 43 universities and has worsened with “external events”.
- Sally Rawsthorne
Arts boss Adrian Collette says Creative Australia is ‘not about moral compass’
The country’s top arts bureaucrat has insisted his organisation is not in the business of judging people’s opinions, merely the quality of their work.
- Karl Quinn