End Sex Discrimination

We're calling on the Federal Government to finally deliver on its promise to end discrimination in religious schools.

In Australia it is still legal for a woman employed by a religious school to be dismissed, demoted or denied employment  because she wants to start a family using IVF, entered into a new relationship, or becomes divorced during her employment (even if that marriage was violent).

This is unacceptable. 

No one should lose their job due to discrimination on the basis of their relationship status or pregnancy. 

The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) handed down a blueprint for reform last year, finding that the religious ethos of a school could be maintained without such broad exemptions.

Equality shouldn't come with exceptions.

Call on the Federal Parliament to amend the Sex Discrimination Act

Help us get to 2,000 signatures

1,117 SIGNATURES

To all Federal MPs and Senators:

We call on you to narrow exemptions in the Sex Discrimination Act that allow discrimination against women, LGBTQ+ people, and more.

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Skie , 2560  /  signed 2026-01-26 18:41:31 +1100
Brianna , 4560  /  signed 2026-01-26 18:22:30 +1100
"These schools receive considerable public funding. They shouldn’t take public money if they are going ti subvert our rules about discrimination in the provision of goods and services. No other business can do it!"
Sophie , 5000  /  signed 2026-01-26 15:26:03 +1100
Emma , 2830  /  signed 2026-01-26 10:55:08 +1100
Kim , 2122  /  signed 2026-01-26 09:23:11 +1100
Myshka , 4012  /  signed 2026-01-26 09:20:54 +1100
"Discrimination is discrimination. Religious groups shouldn’t be exempt"
Kate , 2620  /  signed 2026-01-26 08:36:38 +1100
Valerie , 2206  /  signed 2026-01-26 07:16:17 +1100
Helen , 5037  /  signed 2026-01-25 20:04:41 +1100
Chanelle , 2048  /  signed 2026-01-25 18:59:05 +1100
"Because it’s a human right to love who you love. It’s been recognised by law that it’s legal (not that that should be needed to validate it) and therefore it should be illegal for anyone to discriminate on the basis of their personal relationships when it is irrelevant. The person demonstrated their qualifications and suitability for the role and that should never change based on any form of districtimination."
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