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| UpdatedAfter decades of persecution, Copts hoped the Arab Spring might signal a turnaround in their fortunes. For many, though, life remains precarious, and there are calls for Australia to accept and help them.
Topics: christianity, religion-and-beliefs, community-and-society, foreign-affairs, government-and-politics, discrimination, refugees, immigration, unrest-conflict-and-war, australia, egypt
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A top female lawyer says even she is not immune to gender biases — including associating women with child-rearing and men with work — as she launches courses for lawyers to tackle the men's club mentality in law.
Topics: judges-and-legal-profession, feminism, women, men, discrimination, australia
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| UpdatedA woman suing company Lorna Jane over bullying claims breaks down in the District Court in Brisbane while testifying how the abuse led her to have suicidal thoughts.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, discrimination, brisbane-4000, qld
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| UpdatedA woman who is suing activewear retail company Lorna Jane began to suffer a mental health condition after being bullied in the workplace for her weight, a Brisbane court hears.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, discrimination, brisbane-4000, qld
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| UpdatedA Facebook post that targets the sexuality of the former Australian Greens leader demonstrates the need for tough anti-discrimination laws, a prominent gay rights activist says.
Topics: government-and-politics, gays-and-lesbians, community-and-society, discrimination, tas
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Maxine Beneba Clarke is an author and poet who's been targeted all her life over the colour of her skin. Her award-winning work is inspired both by personal experience, and the desire to start difficult conversations about race.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, books-literature, autobiography, novel, poetry, performance-art, discrimination, family-and-children, parenting, immigration, multiculturalism, race-relations, education, education, australia, nsw, kellyville-2155, melbourne-3000, guyana, jamaica
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The owner of the Royal Hotel Gympie has made a strong declaration on social media that bullying, intolerance and discrimination of others will not be tolerated.
Topics: discrimination, gays-and-lesbians, breastfeeding, family-and-children, community-and-society, food-and-cooking, lifestyle-and-leisure, gympie-4570
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| UpdatedThousands of gay and bisexual British men convicted of crimes under now-abolished sexual offence laws are posthumously pardoned, after a law named after celebrated World War II codebreaker Alan Turing comes into effect.
Topics: laws, law-crime-and-justice, gays-and-lesbians, community-and-society, discrimination, united-kingdom
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A meeting of the New South Wales Young Liberals Party in Sydney has been disrupted by two men dressed in Ku Klux Klan-style hoods.
Topics: liberals, government-and-politics, activism-and-lobbying, discrimination, race-relations, sydney-2000, nsw
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| UpdatedThe Queensland Government is perpetuating racism and injustice in backing a court challenge against a landmark Palm Island discrimination case, Indigenous health campaigner Professor Gracelyn Smallwood says.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, discrimination, community-and-society, race-relations, activism-and-lobbying, government-and-politics, palm-island-4815, townsville-4810, qld, brisbane-4000
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| UpdatedYoung migrants in Tasmania are being subjected to egg throwing and abusive comments such as "go back to where you came from", outgoing Anti-Discrimination Commissioner Robin Banks says.
Topics: race-relations, discrimination, state-parliament, parliament, government-and-politics, tas
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Peter Greste issues a strong and passionate defence of Australia's sense of freedom as part of Australia Day celebrations.
Topics: australia-day, regional, discrimination, oberon-2787
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| UpdatedQueensland Police appeal against the Federal Court's ruling in a discrimination case over a death in custody on Palm Island that awarded $200,000 to Lex Wotton and his family.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, discrimination, race-relations, palm-island-4815, townsville-4810, qld, australia
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| UpdatedWA Premier Colin Barnett rules out any attempt to ban Muslims from wearing burkas, but says he would prefer "that type of clothing" was not worn in Australia.
Topics: religion-and-beliefs, islam, discrimination, law-crime-and-justice, wa
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| UpdatedThe female winner of a major Tasmanian foot race has taken home less than a third of the prize money of the male winner, with race organisers admitting the discrepancy is "not a good look".
Topics: discrimination, sport, burnie-7320
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North Carolina's Republican-controlled legislature rejects a bid to repeal a state law restricting bathroom access for transgender people.
Topics: discrimination, gays-and-lesbians, government-and-politics, united-states
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| UpdatedVictoria Police scraps its stop-and-search receipting program but the controversial idea of race data collection remains on the table as the force mulls over whether it would provide transparency or create more harm.
Topics: police, crime, discrimination, community-and-society, race-relations, population-and-demographics, melbourne-3000, vic
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The Federal Government defends its decision to fund the Northern Territory and South Australian chapters of a specialist women's legal service but not its sister service in Queensland.
Topics: women, work, law-crime-and-justice, discrimination, nt, sa, qld, darwin-0800
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| UpdatedTen thousand disabled workers who were underpaid at government-funded workshops across the country are able to claim compensation from the Commonwealth, following a Federal Court ruling.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, discrimination, disabilities, federal-government, melbourne-3000, canberra-2600, australia
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In this episode: Juggling career and children in the world of science, the Melbourne makeathon that’s making a difference, a new future for a collection of antiquities and Lismore’s Bell-ringer. #AustraliaWide.
Topics: careers, research, discrimination, feminism, disabilities, australia
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| UpdatedE R Braithwaite, the Guyanese author whose years teaching in London's slums inspired the international best-seller and popular Sidney Poitier movie To Sir, With Love, dies in the US aged 104.
Topics: author, books-literature, discrimination, death, human-interest, united-states, united-kingdom, guyana
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A humble floristry course in western Sydney is helping migrant and refugee women overcome language barriers and flourish in their local community.
Topics: discrimination, refugees, multiculturalism, women, work, people, cabramatta-2166
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| UpdatedSexual harassment, ranging from unwanted sexual comments to attempted and actual rape, is widespread in the "boys' club" culture within the South Australian Police Force, a report reveals.
Topics: police, law-crime-and-justice, discrimination, community-and-society, adelaide-5000, sa