Australian federal law does not protect religion against discrimination

Evidence

Anti-discrimination legislation exists in Australia at both the federal and the state level. Neither federal anti-discrimination legislation nor the law in some states, notably in NSW but also in South Australia, list religion as a protected attribute in the context of discrimination, although, as noted above, NSW amended its anti-discrimination legislation to add a religious vilification provision. However, religion as a ground of discrimination is still lacking and, federally, neither religious vilification nor religious discrimination are unlawful. — Mareike Riedel, Islamophobia, Racial Discrimination…, 24

Categorization

• XREF: Provides the doctrinal backdrop for the reader’s protected-vs-unprotected-category question about misperception discrimination claims. — connects to: NSW law denied Muslims race protection absent linkage to a specific ethnic origin — Mareike Riedel, Islamophobia, Racial Discrimination…, 50

Broader Connections

• NSW law denied Muslims race protection absent linkage to a specific ethnic origin #expands (0.78) — Mareike Riedel, Islamophobia, Racial Discrimination…, 50