Category: Discrimination

I need the right to discriminate! – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Why is there even a need for the right to discriminate? Have these educated people not learned anything from history? To entrench discrimination at the level of teacher is to entrench the orthodoxy which allows contempt for this who are different. Surely the differences which are in the communities we live in need to be reflected in everyday life, and that includes in the school environment. Otherwise we reinforce intolerance, we hide behind a veil of piety that allows for discrimination and judgement on people who do not conform to the rigidity of the orthodoxy of the school or its religious controlling body.

Source: I need the right to discriminate! – » The Australian Independent Media Network

Teen accused of kicking police officer in the face back in custody for bail breach

Racial discrimination and harassment still rife in Victoria police, study finds | Australia news | The Guardian

The study found that migrants from Africa and Afghanistan are routinely stopped by police in the Melbourne suburbs of Sunshine, Flemington and Noble Park.

via Racial discrimination and harassment still rife in Victoria police, study finds | Australia news | The Guardian

In Turnbull’s skewed moral universe only “good” survivors get recognition – » The Australian Independent Media Network

At present in this country it is up to the judiciary to determine the punishment for crimes, not politicians and bureaucrats. Yet if you are a survivor of childhood sexual abuse who has done/is doing time for your crime, you will now be further punished by your ineligibility for recognition.

via In Turnbull’s skewed moral universe only “good” survivors get recognition – » The Australian Independent Media Network

People with a mental illness discriminated against when looking for work and when employed

A survey has found more reports of discrimination than positive treatment of job seekers with a mental illness.

Source: People with a mental illness discriminated against when looking for work and when employed