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Discrimination

Do you know ‘Kopino’: the biracial children facing discrimination from both sides

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Children with mixed heritage is nothing new, but some children face discrimination solely for being biracial. A ‘Kopino’ is someone born to Filipina mothers and Korean fathers, but these men often abandon their Filipina partners after returning to Korea, leaving the women with no way to contact them. There is no official data on the …

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Tik Tok Project offers support to First Nations youth

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A year from Australia’s Voice referendum, one Aboriginal elder says the impacts are still felt deeply within First Nation’s communities, particularly amongst youth. The Aunty TJ TikTok project was developed through the Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention as a response to the referendum outcome. The platform is aimed …

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Report: struggles faced by migrant and refugee women in Australian workplaces

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A report from Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS), explores the links between sexual harassment, exploitation and discrimination of migrant and refugee women within the country. The study expands on earlier data, where it was found 46% of the participants reported experiencing workplace harassment within the last five years. The intersecting problems have …

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Disability discrimination in Immigration Law

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The embattled immigration minister Andrew Giles, is being urged to reform laws that currently deny permanent residency to people living with disability.  All visa applicants must complete a health declaration or undergo a full medical examination conducted by a doctor. Critics say this process operates on outdated definitions of disability which do not consider individual …

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Outrage over local council’s decision to ban books featuring same-sex parents

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Advocates are fighting to reverse a western Sydney council’s decision to ban books featuring same-sex parents. At the beginning of May, Cumberland City council voted to “rid” publicly-funded libraries of any books that show same-sex parents. The state government has now warned the ban breaches public library guidelines, and could lead to funding cuts for …

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Algorithms Are Predicting Crime

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Artificial Intelligence is shaping fairness in Australian law, but the public lacks transparency. Predictive algorithms used by Australian Corrective Services target individuals based on perceived risk factors for re-offending, such as family ties and neighborhood associations. However, the methods for recording and assessing these factors remain undisclosed. Is this your idea of justice? Image: Image: …

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Queensland Supreme Court’s decision on banning ‘kirpans’

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The Queensland government is still considering their options after The Supreme Court of Queensland overturned a ban on knives in schools for religious reasons. The law in Queensland under the Weapons Act says it’s prohibited to carry knives at a school without a reasonable excuse, and religion is included in this category, finding the law …

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