A Sydney local councillor’s conduct has been found to amount to homosexual vilification after she verbally abused a neighbour for displaying a rainbow flag on the day of the marriage equality vote result. Julie Passas was ordered to pay Daniel…
Hank Azaria, the actor who voices Kwik-E-Mart owner Apu Nahasapeemapetilon on The Simpsons, says he would be happy to retire the character after complaints that Apu stereotypes people of Indian descent. Speaking to Stephen Colbert on The Late Show on…
Google is set to pay $A15.9 million compensation to 227 people who were denied jobs with the tech giant because they were too old. In addition to the payouts, Google has also promised to provide training for its managers, and…
A fake outtake scene from Toy Story 2 featuring a 'casting couch' scenario has been cut from the latest home release version of the hit animated film. Fans of the beloved Pixar series know that alongside the closing credits of…
A male-only tennis club based in Newcastle has been given 14 days to agree to change its rules to allow women to join, or face a ban from local council-owned courts. The City of Newcastle has written to the Adamstown…
A number of major travel insurance companies have been forced to change their policies, after an investigation found they unlawfully discriminated against people with mental health conditions. The investigation was carried out by the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights…
Thousands of women took to the streets across Switzerland yesterday to protest the "scandalous" gender pay gap that currently exists in the country. The mass demonstrations were sparked by a recent survey which found women earn a fifth less than…
Tattoos have become increasingly popular among Australians over the past decade, but could your fancy body art cost you your dream job? Well the simple answer is, yes. "Appearance, including things like your hair colour, piercings and tattoos are not…
US Television network CBS has been forced to explain why it has renewed its legal drama Bull, after the company paid $A18 million compensation to actress Eliza Dushku after she made serious allegations of sexual harassment against the show's star Michael…
The rules surrounding which public spaces and buildings assistance animals are allowed access to has once again been brought into question after a Victorian man lost his discrimination case to bring two dogs into the County Court last week. According…