The Liberal Party, led by PM Scott Morrison, on Wednesday voted against an amendment to the Fair Work Act that would have protected trans, gender diverse and intersex persons from discrimination at the work place.
LGBTQI+ rights activists questioned the Morrison government for its decision to vote down the changes to the law as part of the [email protected] package that were proposed by Greens senator Janet Rice.
The Labor and Greens supported the amendment, but the Morrison government opposed it. The amendments moved by Senator Rice to the Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Bill 2021, said that the protection for existing attributes like race, disability, sex and sexual orientation, should be broadened to include.