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

1,084 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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Jean , 5000  /  signed 2025-12-26 12:17:56 +1100
Daamon , 3032  /  signed 2025-12-26 12:13:31 +1100
"I find it mind boggling that a subset of society are allowed to be discriminated against based on their sex and / or who they love. We’re all people, we should all have equal rights.

Worse still, those who are allowed to – and actually do – discriminate are supposed to be the bastions of righteousness.

Unbelievable. Disgraceful.

It needs correcting."
Bev , 3189  /  signed 2025-12-26 12:12:12 +1100
Margaret , 4301  /  signed 2025-12-26 12:11:14 +1100
Sandra , 5031  /  signed 2025-12-26 12:06:34 +1100
Tony , 2114  /  signed 2025-12-26 12:04:13 +1100
Nyree , 5097  /  signed 2025-12-26 12:02:40 +1100
Leslie , 6210  /  signed 2025-12-26 12:00:52 +1100
"Iam a white fella, i believe that hypocrisy and bigotry should be called out and these two faulty human emotions need to highlighted during human education, taught about just how damaging these two faulty emotions can be within a democratic society especially at a political level, the physical level is making good ground at this cusp in human affairs around the planet, i am fortunate enough to a sense of my own presence and am grounded to the degree of thinking with useing empathy as i travel though this existence, children need to be taught to use these tools at an early age, Thank you!!"
Patricia , 5118  /  signed 2025-12-26 12:00:50 +1100
"I’m committed to universal human & civil rights for all without exception & I expect the Labor Party & Labor Government to demonstrate a similar commitment. Religion has many privileges in Australia but in spite of this has historically demonstrated a contemptuous disregard for the civil rights of ordinary Oz citizens, especially those of children. All religious organisations must comply with the laws that protect human rights."
Joan , 3939  /  signed 2025-12-26 12:00:02 +1100
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