Comment on Albanese government rejects all UN recommendations on improving LGBTQIA+ rights
ryannathans@aussie.zone 4 days agoYou’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.
ryannathans@aussie.zone 3 days ago
See the other comment regarding federal overrides of state responsibility