SA move to outlaw conversion therapy

Religious groups and medical practitioners in South Australia could face up to eight years in prison if they try to suppress or change a person’s sexual orientation under proposed new legislation to be introduced by the Opposition.

The future of work is female

There’s no place for glass ceilings in the post-industrial world, writes Malcolm King. If businesses hope to reinvigorate our stagnant economy, they must employ women in positions of power.

Women in South Australia still earn 11 per cent less than men. Photo: AAP

SA must tackle barriers to workplace gender equity

New research shows South Australia needs to make urgent changes to advance workplace gender equity and realise the state’s untapped economic potential, SA Equal Opportunity Commissioner Niki Vincent writes on national Equal Pay Day.

Race law reformists miss the mark

Section 18C of Australia’s Racial Discrimination Act does not impose dire limits on freedom of speech, nor is it a whingers’ charter for the super-sensitive, writes Michael Jacobs. So what’s the problem?

Support building for race hate law changes

Government senators pushing for changes to race hate laws say they have the support of nearly 20 Coalition backbenchers, as well as some of the crossbench.

Freedom of speech versus freedom from discrimination

Amid the storm about the Showdown banana incident, a confronting cartoon and an allegedly “angry, white male” senator, legal commentator Morry Bailes offers his view on the proposed change to Australia’s racial discrimination laws.

Same-sex marriage: plebiscites are such fickle things

The issue of same-sex marriage is a political hot potato that politicians plan to throw to the Australian people to sort out – but as Brexit has shown, a non-binding plebiscite can have unpredictable results, writes legal commentator Morry Bailes.

Opinion
How can SA balance fairness and freedom of religious beliefs?

Sarah Moulds Wednesday, July 06

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