The Sexual Discrimination Act’s special measures provision is a shield to protect discrimination from being unlawful when its purpose is to advance equality, not a sword to sanction discrimination con...

The case of Giggle v Tickle is a dispute about whether a commercial app unlawfully excluded a transgender woman — recasting the Court’s narrow decision as a threat to religious freedom does not serve ...

The Sex Discrimination Act has evolved with Australia to better reflect modern society, and women should not lose that hard-won progress.

Last week’s Federal Court decision should reassure us that Australia won’t import the kind of anti-trans rhetoric we see overseas — but will continue to be a country where all women enjoy equality bef...

As debate regarding trans rights intensifies, Australia must confront misinformation, moral panic and imported culture wars with facts, fairness and human rights principles.

Australia’s under-16s social media ban has severed vital online lifelines for marginalised young people, with advocates warning the policy will deepen isolation, undermine mental health and violate ke...

While the UK Equality Act uses outdated binary language, the equivalent legislation in Australia does not, writes Paula Gerber.

Professor Paula Gerber has contributed towards plans to introduce financial redress of up to $75,000 for Tasmanians with historic homosexuality convictions.

The answer is a tentative no, with three recent Australian legal decisions reaffirming the legal rights of trans people.