Fulfilling a promise made by the nation’s Labour party during last year’s elections, a sweeping bill that eliminates same-sex discrimination for taxes, social security and health care passed in the upper House and is expected to pass the House of representatives later this week. [The Age]
Australia Will Pass Same-Sex Nondiscrimination Bill
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Phil
That is awesome. With the drought predicted to be recessing, Australia is really looking up.
Gabriel
Congrats Australia! Maybe we can finally get ENDA passed here sometime soon.
emceebee
This is great news and I’m so glad that Labour are keeping the promises that I voted them in to make. Now we just need civil unions sorted and for the death of Work Choices and I am a happy man.