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

1,103 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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Emma , 4521  /  signed 2026-02-06 12:53:32 +1100
Ali , 4561  /  signed 2026-02-06 01:58:18 +1100
"People shouldn’t be discriminated against just for being who they are."
Gianela , 2216  /  signed 2026-02-05 23:20:03 +1100
"As a lesbian, what happened to Charlotte is incredibly heartbreaking and puts the whole community at risk. This cannot be allowed to go on."
Finnley , 3015  /  signed 2026-02-05 16:40:19 +1100
Rebecca , 2170  /  signed 2026-02-05 12:41:53 +1100
Xavier , 2517  /  signed 2026-02-05 11:24:28 +1100
Lavinia , 7010  /  signed 2026-02-05 11:19:00 +1100
Bri , 6016  /  signed 2026-02-05 01:28:15 +1100
"I’m gay and growing up going to religious schools where openly gay teachers lost their jobs was demoralising and part of the reason i had no confidence to be open myself. These amazing teachers lost jobs and some lost their lives because of the world we lived in."
Leanne , 5086  /  signed 2026-02-04 21:32:56 +1100
Chloe , 5074  /  signed 2026-02-04 20:13:59 +1100
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