Discrimination Archives

Disability Rights Forum discussing Federal Election in WA

The Wire

The Federal Election Forum on Disability Human Rights is set to go ahead today in WA. The forum is organised...

Do you know ‘Kopino’: the biracial children facing discrimination from both sides

The Wire

Children with mixed heritage is nothing new, but some children face discrimination solely for being biracial. A ‘Kopino’ is someone...

Defying expectations with Dr Dinesh Palipana

The Wire

After a tragic accident, Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM suffered a spinal cord injury, and was left paralysed from the neck...

Tik Tok Project offers support to First Nations youth

The Wire

A year from Australia’s Voice referendum, one Aboriginal elder says the impacts are still felt deeply within First Nation’s communities,...

Report: struggles faced by migrant and refugee women in Australian workplaces

The Wire

A report from Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS), explores the links between sexual harassment, exploitation and discrimination...

Disability discrimination in Immigration Law

The Wire

The embattled immigration minister Andrew Giles, is being urged to reform laws that currently deny permanent residency to people living...

Outrage over local council’s decision to ban books featuring same-sex parents

The Wire

Advocates are fighting to reverse a western Sydney council’s decision to ban books featuring same-sex parents. At the beginning of...

Algorithms Are Predicting Crime

The Wire

Artificial Intelligence is shaping fairness in Australian law, but the public lacks transparency. Predictive algorithms used by Australian Corrective Services...

Queensland Supreme Court’s decision on banning ‘kirpans’

The Wire

The Queensland government is still considering their options after The Supreme Court of Queensland overturned a ban on knives in...

Life Insurers using Gene tests against people

The Wire

Genetic testing is a technology advance that would give you more certainty over treatment for many gene based diseases. Yet...