Second issue of the Australian Journal of Law and Religion is now available
CONTENTS Volume 2, 2023 Special Issue: Religious Freedom, Sexuality, and Gender Identity Alex Deagon and Jeremy Patrick, Editorial (pp. i-iii) Articles Nicholas Butler, May Australian States Impose Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Non-Discrimination Obligations on Religious Schools? A Rejoinder to Foster (pp. 1-19) Alex Deagon, Reconciling Freedom and Equality for Peaceful Coexistence:
ALRC: Religious Educational Institutions and Anti-Discrimination Laws
The ALRC is tasked to consider and propose reforms to the Federal anti-discrimination laws. The Federal anti-discrimination laws provide protection against discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or relationship status, and pregnancy. However, religious, educational institutions,
Adolescent Gender Identity and the Sex Discrimination Act: The Case for Religious Exemptions, Patrick Parkinson
There is a lot of controversy about section 38(3) of the Sex Discrimination Act1984 (Cth) (‘SDA’) which permits discrimination by faith-based schoolsagainst students on the basis of their sexual orientation and gender identity.This article explains the background to this provision,
Law, Education and Religion – Pathways to the good society? Professor Nicholas Aroney
This is a revised version of the 2019 Clark Lecture, delivered at the Sydney Opera House on 31 October 2019. Extract - Read more