Wednesday, May 4, 2011

3 Reports.......Federal protections needed against sexual orientation and sex/and or gender identity discrimination......and.........Legislative Council Select Committee Tourism In Tasmania........and........Has Federal Hotels become a sustainable tourism industry leader or a debt laden gambling dependent predator?

REPORT -Federal protections needed against sexual orientation and sex/and or gender identity discrimination

"There is broad support for federal laws protecting people from discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and sex and/or gender identity, the Australian Human Rights Commission has found. Releasing the Addressing sexual orientation and sex and/or gender identity discrimination consultationreport today, Commission President and Human Rights Commissioner Catherine Branson QC, said a consultation undertaken last year had heard compelling evidence of the need for such laws. “The Commission’s consultation revealed numerous and distressing stories of how people’s lives had been impacted and damaged by discrimination, violence or bullying on the basis of their sexual orientation and sex and/or gender identity,” Ms Branson said. “We also heard lots of different views on how human rights protections for this group of people could be strengthened, but by far the most frequently suggested solution was the inclusion of protections in federal laws.”.....
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Report - Legislative Council Select Committee Tourism In Tasmania

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