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The Australian Census will include a question on gender identity after pressure from progressive groups.
Court said the Education Department had not followed proper procedures for issuing guidance regarding transgender students.
The role will earn nearly $245,000 per year.
The Victorian MP has backed a petition from Bev McArthur calling for an inquiry into gender identity services.
Critics of the bi-partisan ERA allege the amendment would impact parental rights and anti-discrimination laws.
The law bans conversion that changes or suppresses the sexual orientation or gender identity of individuals.
‘In Australia, any call for an inquiry similar to what has happened in the UK is blocked by extremist ideology and the hideous politics of identity.’
‘If I knew there were dangers ahead, I thought, I would do everything to prevent my child from going astray ... I had no idea what I was facing.’
One of the proposed laws seeks to make public accusations of discrimination as ‘defamation by default.’
The Free Speech Union said the plans will ‘embed politically contentious’ policies deeper and suggested they risk provided basis for debanking over opinions.
The guidance said parents should be involved except when there’s ‘a significant risk of harm’ and primary school pupils shouldn’t be allowed to change pronouns.
