Thread by @EqualityAu

[THREAD] The government received thousands of submissions on the second exposure draft of the Religious Discrimination Bill. Many experts and organisations have concerns about it. Don't just take our word for it, we'll be sharing some here.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA's submission on the #ReligiousDiscriminationBill here: ag.gov.au/Consultations/…
The Chamber of Commerce, and Industry WA, on the Statements of Belief clause" src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERq7Cx6UUAASEO_.jpg">

You can read @ACONhealth's submission on the #ReligiousDiscriminationBill here: ag.gov.au/Consultations/…
ACON, on the Religious Discrimination Bill" src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERq8mpdU0AADTeT.png">

Read the Tasmanian Equal Opportunity Commission's submission on the #ReligiousDiscriminationBill here: ag.gov.au/Consultations/… on the Religious Discrimination Bill " src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERq-42tUcAANtMg.png">

"@beyondblue believes that the bill in its current form risks efforts to reduce the rates of depression, anxiety and suicide in communities already disproportionately affected." Read their submission on the #ReligiousDiscriminationBill here: ag.gov.au/Consultations/… on the Religious Discrimination Bill " src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERq_2oGXUAI_31z.png">

@beyondblue Read AHPRA's submission on the #ReligiousDiscriminationBill here: ag.gov.au/Consultations/… on the conscientious objection clauses " src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERrBFkOXYAA9uoP.png">

@beyondblue "...The Commission is concerned that, in other respects, the Bill would provide protection to religious belief or activity at the expense of other rights." Read the @AusHumanRights submission on the #ReligiousDiscriminationBill here: ag.gov.au/Consultations/… on the Religious Discrimination Bill " src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERrB7MMXkAAzoko.jpg">

@beyondblue @AusHumanRights Read the Clem Jones Group submission on the #ReligiousDiscriminationBill here: ag.gov.au/Consultations/… on the Religious Discrimination Bill " src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERrCuH1WkAElzsZ.png">

@beyondblue @AusHumanRights "The Second Exposure Draft does nothing to allay the concerns we had about the first version" read the @cohealth_au submission on the #ReligiousDiscriminationBill here: ag.gov.au/Consultations/… on the Religious Discrimination Bill" src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERrDfVCWoAAmA-t.jpg">

@beyondblue @AusHumanRights @cohealth_au "With this new legislation, providing equitable solutions to protect staff and students will become increasingly difficult" Read the CAPA and NATSIPA submission on the #ReligiousDiscriminationBill here: ag.gov.au/Consultations/… on the Religious Discrimination Bill" src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERrEMC_VUAAUfzr.jpg">

@beyondblue @AusHumanRights @cohealth_au "@dv_nsw is concerned that religious statements such as these are purposefully twisted and applied to
dangerously maintain gender inequality and will have negative consequences for women" read their submission on the #ReligiousDiscriminationBill here: ag.gov.au/Consultations/… on the Religious Discrimination Bill" src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERrFxOTU4AIY0_l.png">

@beyondblue @AusHumanRights @cohealth_au @DV_NSW "By the time women and girls are properly diagnosed with endometriosis... it is common for them to have already had negative experiences in the health care system." read the @EndometriosisAu #ReligiousDiscriminationBill submission here: ag.gov.au/Consultations/… on the Religious Discrimination Bill" src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERrHFbYUwAEhDHL.png">

@beyondblue @AusHumanRights @cohealth_au @DV_NSW @EndometriosisAu "This bill will grant certain groups of people opportunities to speak and behave in ways that will be harmful to others" read the Equality for Celebrants Inc. submission on the #ReligiousDiscriminationBill here: on the Religious Discrimination Bill" src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERrIl2IUcAA_D-h.jpg">

@beyondblue @AusHumanRights @cohealth_au @DV_NSW @EndometriosisAu "We cannot support the proposed federal #ReligiousDiscriminationBill because at several points it undermines existing protections for LGBTIQ Tasmanians and other Tasmanians vulnerable to hate and discrimination." Read @RodneyCroome's submission here: ag.gov.au/Consultations/… on the Religious Discrimination Bill" src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERrKE6ZUEAAoyWb.png">

@beyondblue @AusHumanRights @cohealth_au @DV_NSW @EndometriosisAu @RodneyCroome "Within religions, there can be major and minor schisms that countenance an extraordinarily diverse range of what the Act would recognise as religious beliefs." Read the @ethics_centre submission on the #ReligiousDiscriminationBill here: ag.gov.au/Consultations/…
The Ethics Centre,
on the Religious Discrimination Bill" src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERrMRmtUwAAUNZk.png">

@beyondblue @AusHumanRights @cohealth_au @DV_NSW @EndometriosisAu @RodneyCroome @ethics_centre "It establishes a hierarchy of rights and puts the rights of religious persons and organisations above the fundamental rights to health, safety, well-being, and equal opportunity" read @aus_harmony's submission on the #ReligiousDiscriminationBill on the Religious Discrimination Bill" src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERrPuaDUYAAcRUz.png">

@beyondblue @AusHumanRights @cohealth_au @DV_NSW @EndometriosisAu @RodneyCroome @ethics_centre @aus_harmony "We expect all our co-workers to respect human rights and to commit to making these rights a part of everything we do." IKEA's submission on the #ReligiousDiscriminationBill is here: ag.gov.au/Consultations/… anti-discrimination laws." IKEA,
on the Religious Discrimination Bill" src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERrQd4ZVAAECkJO.png">

@beyondblue @AusHumanRights @cohealth_au @DV_NSW @EndometriosisAu @RodneyCroome @ethics_centre @aus_harmony "@IntersexAus takes the view that no-one should experience discrimination in accessing services, and in particular in accessing health services" read their submission on the #ReligiousDiscriminationBill here: ag.gov.au/Consultations/… on the Religious Discrimination Bill" src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERrUEnxUcAEV2p4.png">

@beyondblue @AusHumanRights @cohealth_au @DV_NSW @EndometriosisAu @RodneyCroome @ethics_centre @aus_harmony @intersexaus "We are still firmly of the view that the Bills should not be introduced into Parliament in their current form", read @Justice_Connect's submission on the #ReligiousDiscriminationBill here: ag.gov.au/Consultations/…

@beyondblue @AusHumanRights @cohealth_au @DV_NSW @EndometriosisAu @RodneyCroome @ethics_centre @aus_harmony @intersexaus @Justice_Connect "It is disappointing that The Australian Government has not taken the opportunity to improve the Bill, but has instead released a second exposure draft that is even worse than the first." Kingsford Legal Centre #ReligiousDiscriminationBill submission here: ag.gov.au/Consultations/… on the Religious Discrimination Bill " src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERrixUsUcAAvOJ1.jpg">

@beyondblue @AusHumanRights @cohealth_au @DV_NSW @EndometriosisAu @RodneyCroome @ethics_centre @aus_harmony @intersexaus @Justice_Connect "It is our view that the #ReligiousDiscriminationBill – Second Exposure Drafts provides preferential treatment to religious people over non-religious people, which we are strongly against." Read the Life Without Barriers submission here: ag.gov.au/Consultations/… on the Religious Discrimination Bill " src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERrm-BsU4AAzjz8.png">

@beyondblue @AusHumanRights @cohealth_au @DV_NSW @EndometriosisAu @RodneyCroome @ethics_centre @aus_harmony @intersexaus @Justice_Connect "We share the commonly held view within the legal profession that the Bills may prioritise the protection of freedom of religious expression over other rights" @WeFightForFair's #ReligiousDiscriminationBill submission is here: ag.gov.au/Consultations/… on the Religious Discrimination Bill " src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERrn-NzUcAAB84J.jpg">

@beyondblue @AusHumanRights @cohealth_au @DV_NSW @EndometriosisAu @RodneyCroome @ethics_centre @aus_harmony @intersexaus @Justice_Connect @WeFightForFair "Statements of belief which are offensive to members of the LGBTI+ community or on the basis of an individual's religion or gender can be readily contemplated" Minter Ellison's #ReligiousDiscriminationBill submission can be read here: ag.gov.au/Consultations/… on the Religious Discrimination Bill " src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERrokibUUAAmLaJ.png">

@beyondblue @AusHumanRights @cohealth_au @DV_NSW @EndometriosisAu @RodneyCroome @ethics_centre @aus_harmony @intersexaus @Justice_Connect @WeFightForFair You can read the @SecularLobby's submission on the #ReligiousDiscriminationBill here: ag.gov.au/Consultations/… on the Religious Discrimination Bill " src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERrp3QqU8AAHoZ6.jpg">

@beyondblue @AusHumanRights @cohealth_au @DV_NSW @EndometriosisAu @RodneyCroome @ethics_centre @aus_harmony @intersexaus @Justice_Connect @WeFightForFair @SecularLobby "The Government has made the claim that the Bills are intended to address gaps in protections against religious discrimination, the NTEU contends that they will instead have the exact opposite effect" @NTEUNational on the #ReligiousDiscriminationBill here: ag.gov.au/Consultations/… on the Religious Discrimination Bill " src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERrqjHOUEAApRew.png">

@beyondblue @AusHumanRights @cohealth_au @DV_NSW @EndometriosisAu @RodneyCroome @ethics_centre @aus_harmony @intersexaus @Justice_Connect @WeFightForFair @SecularLobby @NTEUNational "In many areas of the NT, religious institutions are the sole provider of many services. In many parts of the NT religious institutions are the sole employer in many industries." The NTWWA #ReligiousDiscriminationBill submission is worth a read here: ag.gov.au/Consultations/… on the Religious Discrimination Bill " src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERrsEUOUYAEdWt3.jpg">

@beyondblue @AusHumanRights @cohealth_au @DV_NSW @EndometriosisAu @RodneyCroome @ethics_centre @aus_harmony @intersexaus @Justice_Connect @WeFightForFair @SecularLobby @NTEUNational "This is likely to increase the probability of violence against women who face both gender inequality and other intersecting forms of discrimination, inequality and injustice." @OurWatchAus on the #ReligiousDiscriminationBill ag.gov.au/Consultations/… on the Religious Discrimination Bill " src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERrvXx1VAAEGQmI.jpg">

@beyondblue @AusHumanRights @cohealth_au @DV_NSW @EndometriosisAu @RodneyCroome @ethics_centre @aus_harmony @intersexaus @Justice_Connect @WeFightForFair @SecularLobby @NTEUNational @OurWatchAus "There should be no excuses for any members of our society to harm our children or want to harm our children. They are our next generation, we love them unconditionally and we want them to thrive." Parents for Transgender Youth Equity on the #ReligiousDiscriminationBill on the Religious Discrimination Bill " src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERrxCHeVAAE-wZf.jpg">

@beyondblue @AusHumanRights @cohealth_au @DV_NSW @EndometriosisAu @RodneyCroome @ethics_centre @aus_harmony @intersexaus @Justice_Connect @WeFightForFair @SecularLobby @NTEUNational @OurWatchAus "Many members of our Group have experienced historical discrimination and this proposed legislation will give licence for such discrimination to be reinvigorated and exacerbated" @shirleene's #ReligiousDiscriminationBill submission for Pride History Group: ag.gov.au/Consultations/… on the Religious Discrimination Bill " src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERrxvKEVAAAxklQ.jpg">

@beyondblue @AusHumanRights @cohealth_au @DV_NSW @EndometriosisAu @RodneyCroome @ethics_centre @aus_harmony @intersexaus @Justice_Connect @WeFightForFair @SecularLobby @NTEUNational @OurWatchAus @shirleene "We therefore cannot support the draft RDB and will be alerting other Anglicans of the problems with this draft legislation" the Anglican Church of Australia's Public Affairs Commission #ReligiousDiscriminationBill submission is here: ag.gov.au/Consultations/… on the Religious Discrimination Bill " src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERryt4vUUAAajH3.jpg">

@beyondblue @AusHumanRights @cohealth_au @DV_NSW @EndometriosisAu @RodneyCroome @ethics_centre @aus_harmony @intersexaus @Justice_Connect @WeFightForFair @SecularLobby @NTEUNational @OurWatchAus @shirleene "The Second Exposure Draft privileges a few and denies equality to many." the Rainbow Athiests submission on the #ReligiousDiscriminationBill: ag.gov.au/Consultations/… on the Religious Discrimination Bill " src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERrzVLRVAAIVw9Z.jpg">

@beyondblue @AusHumanRights @cohealth_au @DV_NSW @EndometriosisAu @RodneyCroome @ethics_centre @aus_harmony @intersexaus @Justice_Connect @WeFightForFair @SecularLobby @NTEUNational @OurWatchAus @shirleene "The Bill can exacerbate the limitations in access to health services that Territorians face, especially those in remote communities" Rainbow Territory's submission on the #ReligiousDiscriminationBill here: ag.gov.au/Consultations/… on the Religious Discrimination Bill " src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERrz9gmVUAAuksM.jpg">

@beyondblue @AusHumanRights @cohealth_au @DV_NSW @EndometriosisAu @RodneyCroome @ethics_centre @aus_harmony @intersexaus @Justice_Connect @WeFightForFair @SecularLobby @NTEUNational @OurWatchAus @shirleene "We strongly oppose the ability of any religious hospital, aged care facility and accommodation provider that receives State funding to make staffing decisions on the basis of faith." Redfern Legal Centre's #ReligiousDiscriminationBill submission here: ag.gov.au/Consultations/…

@beyondblue @AusHumanRights @cohealth_au @DV_NSW @EndometriosisAu @RodneyCroome @ethics_centre @aus_harmony @intersexaus @Justice_Connect @WeFightForFair @SecularLobby @NTEUNational @OurWatchAus @shirleene "Given the complexity of this area of practice, and the existence of well-developed professional guidelines to assist in navigating the ethical concerns,1 RANZCOG is dismayed that the Commonwealth Government is attempting to legislate in this area." ag.gov.au/Consultations/… on the Religious Discrimination Bill " src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERr2QDBUEAAMSL9.jpg">

@beyondblue @AusHumanRights @cohealth_au @DV_NSW @EndometriosisAu @RodneyCroome @ethics_centre @aus_harmony @intersexaus @Justice_Connect @WeFightForFair @SecularLobby @NTEUNational @OurWatchAus @shirleene "Rather than protecting people from discrimination, section 42 enables people to make discriminatory statements provided that the statement is religiously motivated." SARAA's #ReligiousDiscriminationBill submission is here: ag.gov.au/Consultations/…

@beyondblue @AusHumanRights @cohealth_au @DV_NSW @EndometriosisAu @RodneyCroome @ethics_centre @aus_harmony @intersexaus @Justice_Connect @WeFightForFair @SecularLobby @NTEUNational @OurWatchAus @shirleene "Special religious freedoms will result in discrimination against others" the Victorian Secular Lobby #ReligiousDiscriminationBill submission is here: ag.gov.au/Consultations/… on the Religious Discrimination Bill " src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERr6vBvUUAALXMB.png">

@beyondblue @AusHumanRights @cohealth_au @DV_NSW @EndometriosisAu @RodneyCroome @ethics_centre @aus_harmony @intersexaus @Justice_Connect @WeFightForFair @SecularLobby @NTEUNational @OurWatchAus @shirleene "@VicUnions urges that the bill be abandoned and protections for freedom of religion be instead included as a protected attribute in existing federal anti-discrimination laws" their #ReligiousDiscriminationBill submission is here: ag.gov.au/Consultations/…

@beyondblue @AusHumanRights @cohealth_au @DV_NSW @EndometriosisAu @RodneyCroome @ethics_centre @aus_harmony @intersexaus @Justice_Connect @WeFightForFair @SecularLobby @NTEUNational @OurWatchAus @shirleene @VicUnions "LGBTIQ population/s, young people living in rural and remote areas and Indigenous Australians already face discrimination and a lack of access to services leaving them disproportionately at risk" @TeamYACSA on the #ReligiousDiscriminationBill ag.gov.au/Consultations/… on the Religious Discrimination Bill " src="/images/1px.png" data-src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERsArwWU8AAfF2D.jpg">

“As a profession, we know that workplace culture impacts on mental health” read the Australian Association of Social Workers #ReligiousDiscriminationBill submission here: ag.gov.au/Consultations/…