Latest Discrimination

Big Law 29 May 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyFollowing a scathing report into Rio Tinto, which uncovered widespread...

Following a scathing report into Rio Tinto, which uncovered widespread sexual harassment, a BigLaw firm is investigating...

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Big Law 20 May 2024 ByAlyssa Whiffin, Michelle Tan, and Leah Ahokava‘Pink tax’: Why is gender-based pricing discrimination legal?

The pink tax prevails in Australia due to the lack of laws and regulations preventing the mark-up of women’s products...

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Politics 11 April 2024 ByAlastair LawrieA 10-point test for fair anti-discrimination law reform

We have a truly once-in-a-generation opportunity to reform Commonwealth anti-discrimination laws for the benefit of...

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Politics 09 April 2024 ByDr Matt BachThe new moral panic: Transphobia and the law

In the face of our latest moral panic and its likely impact on the law, certain norms are worth remembering, writes Dr...

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Big Law 04 March 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyMaurice Blackburn names new head of employment law in Qld

National plaintiff firm has appointed a former 30 Under 30 winner as the new state head of its employment law practice...

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Politics 15 February 2024 ByDr Elizabeth Crawford SpencerThe wider impact of positive duty on workplace harassment

The recent introduction of the positive duty requirement under section 47C of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984, though...

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Politics 05 February 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyMaurice Blackburn principal named race discrimination commissioner

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has named a principal from national law firm Maurice Blackburn as Australia’s new race...

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Big Law 02 January 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonHow workplaces can comply with the positive duty to eliminate sexual...

With enforcement powers behind the positive duty to eliminate sexual harassment due to commence, two practitioners have...

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SME Law 29 November 2023 ByJerome DoraisamyFormer Shine national employment head joins byrne∙dean

Workplace behaviour and culture firm byrne∙dean has appointed the former employment and discrimination practice leader...

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Big Law 21 August 2023 ByLauren CroftDigital workplace trends can result in discrimination, says law...

A new book by a CQU law lecturer has warned that digital workplace trends and artificial intelligence (AI) robot...

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