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Executive Summary Terms of Reference A) The scope and effectiveness of Australia’s 2010 Human Rights Framework and the National Human Rights Action Plan, and whether it needs to be improved. “Australia’s National Human Rights Action...

This is part 2 of a 2-part series from Dr Paul Taylor. See part 1 here. Dr Paul Taylor is an Honorary Senior Lecturer in the T.C. Beirne School of Law, a Fellow of the...

This is part 1 of a 2-part series from Dr Paul Taylor. See part 2 here. Dr Paul Taylor is an Honorary Senior Lecturer in the T.C. Beirne School of Law, a Fellow of the...

About Freedom for Faith Freedom for Faith is a Christian legal think tank that exists to see religious freedom for all faiths protected and promoted in Australia and beyond. It is led by people drawn from...

The Australian Law Reform Commission has now released a Consultation Paper for its current reference on “Religious Educational Institutions and Anti-Discrimination Laws”. The paper, while formally acknowledging the importance of religious freedom and parental rights, will be a serious disappointment to those involved in religious schools and colleges. It effectively recommends the removal of protections enjoyed by religious educational institutions which have been designed to safeguard the ability of these organisations to operate in accordance with their religious beliefs.

What do the recent travails of the Australian Christian Lobby in Western Australia have in common with the equally recent travails of the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Alliance in Tasmania? On the surface not a...