People with disabilities are starting their own businesses to avoid discrimination, according to a new report. The research found employers often reject workers with disabilities for positions or career development as a result of their impairment. People with disabilities self-employed…
A transgender woman has been sacked after posting an “embarrassing” YouTube video about being rejected by Big Brother. Jolene Dawson shared the video “I Didn’t Make It onto Big Brother Australia 2020 and I’m upset” to her channel last Friday.…
A recent political sex scandal has led to greater powers for South Australia's Equal Opportunity Commission. The Commission will now be permitted to investigate sexual harassment complaints against politicians for the first time. Political sex scandal exposed after Christmas party…
Broadcaster Ray Hadley bullied and harassed his panel operator over 20 years, a court has heard. Hadley allegedly routinely called Chris Bowen a “little bald fat c..t” and subjected him to “vile homophobic slurs” and made “disgraceful remarks about his…
Chinese-Australians say they are facing racial abuse and hostility because of coronavirus. Victims say the attacks are happening both online and in person. Chinese-Australians report feeling unsafe Pan, a 27-year-old Australian citizen with Chinese-Malaysian heritage, told SBS News about an…
Frontline coronavirus medics say they're preparing to face the full force of the viral enemy, according to The Sunday-Mail. The newspaper interviewed three nurses working in the fever clinic at the Princess Alexandria Hospital. Frontline coronavirus medics say they're ready…
Jetstar has been accused of failing to provide disability access because their A320 aircraft do not offer aisle wheelchairs. A paraplegic man claims he couldn't access the toilet on flights from Busselton in WA to Melbourne. The airline says space…
A security guard at Perth’s For The Love music festival allegedly kicked out a queer woman for kissing her female friend, QNews reports. According to her Facebook post, the security guard told Asha Couch and her friend to leave because…
A flight attendant sacked for being 700g overweight has lost her unfair dismissal claim. Malaysia Airlines policy states flight attendants' body mass index (BMI) must be in the “healthy” range, The Edge Markets reports. Flight attendant sacked for being 700g…
A Brisbane mother is taking a school to the Human Rights Commission over her son's haircut, claiming race discrimination. The Christian school told the mother it will expel her five year-old if she doesn't cut his traditional long hair. Brisbane…