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Discrimination Lawyer News
Political gift bill labelled sexist
Monday November 30, 2009
DEVELOPERS have stepped up their attacks on legislation banning developers from donating to political parties complaining the new law is sexist and violates people's civil rights.Father in fear of future killed his disabled sons
Tuesday August 18, 2009
A LAWYER representing a Rosebud family in a discrimination case said it was a tragedy to hear that a father and his two sons, who both had cerebral palsy and were deaf, had died in a double murder-suicide.Building watchdog keeps its teeth
Friday June 26, 2009
THE head of the building industry watchdog has delivered a damning appraisal of the shape the proposed new industry regulator is to take.The Quiet Avenger
Saturday October 25, 2008
This former corporate lawyer turned her talents to human rights, with spectacular success.Basic Fairness Was The Final Arbiter
Monday April 28, 2008
There is a view, a cliche, that the Emerald City glitters with a shallow greed behind its brilliant harbour. That is only partly true. There is also a steel spine of intellectual rigour, a discriminating elite that holds the city together. Discrimination is a good thing, so is elitism.Maternity Leave's Long, Difficult Labour
Sunday March 23, 2008
In 1978, a young lawyer led a bold push for Australian women to be given maternity leave. Since then, the battle has been to be paid for it. Carmel Egan and Deborah Gough report.Making Equality A Reality
Saturday November 24, 2007
The new Sex Discrimination Commissioner wants men and women truly to be living as equals by the time her children grow up.Gillard's Fight Against Odds
Sunday November 18, 2007
THE woman who wants to be Australia's first female deputy prime minister says she is still battling discrimination because of her gender.Lawyer's Lawyer Captive To Neither Side Of Politics
Saturday August 18, 2007
Appointed to the High Court this week, Queensland judge Susan Kiefel has confronted and confounded the nay-sayers in her rise to the top.Better Job Deal Vow For Women
Friday August 10, 2007
IT WON'T happen overnight - but it will happen. For women struggling to keep their careers on track during the early years of motherhood, the new federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner is confident things will get better.Fighting Fire Over Test Of Colour
Wednesday July 11, 2007
NEW York City has been charged with discrimination against blacks and Hispanics looking to join the fire department.Women Bishops Legal: Lawyer
Monday April 2, 2007
THE Anglican Church's highest court has been told there is no constitutional barrier to women becoming bishops in Australia, despite warnings from conservatives that such a decision could damage national church unity.Intellectual Militant Stood Against All Injustice
Saturday December 9, 2006
JULIAN PHILLIPS,
LAWYER, ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ACTIVIST,
23-4-1926 - 11-11-2006Vcat Summons Minister
Friday July 28, 2006
EDUCATION Services Minister Jacinta Allan has been summoned to appear at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal next month to answer questions in a discrimination claim against the Department of Education.
Rebekah TurnerUni Accused Of Bias In Foreign Lawyer Tests
Tuesday July 11, 2006
A LAW student has lodged a complaint against La Trobe University, claiming a policy that allows overseas students up to two hours extra to sit exams discriminates against Australians.Lawyer, Mayor, Ex-wife: Who Will Win Epping Seat?
Sunday May 28, 2006
A POLICE commissioner's ex-wife, a leading member of the Catholic sect Opus Dei, a top barrister specialising in industrial relations, a mayor and a deputy mayor are just some of the candidates competing to win Liberal preselection for the blue-ribbon seat of Epping.An Outspoken Fighter Who Was Passionate Until His Final Days
Friday May 19, 2006
John Robert Marsden
Lawyer, civil libertarian
1942-2006
JOHN ROBERT MARSDEN, who has died aged 64, was a direct descendant of the firebrand parson the Reverend Samuel Marsden and was as complex and controversial a character as his famous ancestor. He stood for so much - civil liberties, freedom from discrimination, access to justice - but that vast amount of good work was almost totally overshadowed in his last 15 years by questions about his sexuality.Term Should Be Reduced: Lawyer
Saturday May 13, 2006
MARTIN Stephens' lawyer knows there are difficulties ahead in Bali's Supreme Court when he argues his client's second and final appeal against a life sentence.Victims Out Of Pocket, Win Or Lose
Monday December 26, 2005
DISCRIMINATION victims who win their cases are being left thousands of dollars out of pocket because successive state governments have failed to index the damages they can be awarded.Hitting Them Where It Hurts
Sunday November 27, 2005
Is litigation the only way women can beat discrimination at work, or will skills shortages force a revolution, asks Erin O'Dwyer.