Comment on Albanese government rejects all UN recommendations on improving LGBTQIA+ rights
MisterFrog@aussie.zone 4 days agoRemoving the exemptions that allow religious schools to legally discriminate against LGBTQIA+ students and staff
This at a minimum comes under employment law, which is a federal responsibility.
Eliminating legal exemptions that allow discrimination against trans, gender-diverse and intersex people
Pretty sure discrimination laws come under federal law
Delivering public education campaigns to reduce stigma and discrimination against the queer community
This could be done by anyone
Introducing a national ban on conversion practices
Some states already done this, federal could?
Banning unnecessary surgeries on intersex children
This one I’m unclear on
Improving systems to allow trans and gender-diverse people to legally change their gender without intrusive requirements
I’m also unclear on how births deaths and marriages is divided.
But in conclusion, kinda feels like you’re making excuses for the Labor government
ryannathans@aussie.zone 4 days ago
You’re stretching on what is federal vs state here and you know it. See other comment regarding federal overrides. This isn’t a good faith argument
MisterFrog@aussie.zone 4 days ago
I am definitely not stretching it on the point of discrimination and employment law.
That is super-duper squarely federal.
ryannathans@aussie.zone 3 days ago
www.qhrc.qld.gov.au/…/other-contraventions
State
MisterFrog@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Federal lawcouncil.au/…/anti-discrimination-laws
And federal supremacy clause en.wikipedia.org/…/Section_109_of_the_Constitutio…
So, yeah, the states can legislate for discrimination, but if there’s any conflict, federal takes president.
I am not a lawyer, and freely admit I am not an expert on this, but it feels like you’re pretending like the federal government doesn’t have these powers as an excuse for why they ignored all the recommendations. But they DO legislate on matters of discrimination, that is simply true.
And unless you’ve got something extra up your sleeve, I think you’re making excuses.
It’s okay to disagree with the Party you support, provided you agree with the majority of their positions. It’s a bit annoying if you make excuses for them though.