Campaigns
We always have and always will fight for the rights of LGBTIQA+ parents and their children. Have a look at some of the work we're doing to advocate for the rights of rainbow families across the state.
Religious Discrimination Submission
31.01.2020
We have been working with Rainbow Families Queensland and Rainbow Families Victoria on a joint submission into the Religious Discrimination Bill. We do not support the Bills in their current form ...
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Australia's Family Law System Submision
20.12.2019
Rainbow Families has made a submission to the Federal Parliament's Joint Select Committee on Australia's Family Law System. In preparing our response, we surveyed members of our community about the...
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Family Law System Submission
17.11.2019
Rainbow Families has been invited to contribute to the Federal Parliament's Joint Select Committee on Australia's Family Law System. You might recall that there was a comprehensive Australian Law R...
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Submission to the Religious Freedom Reform Bills
03.10.2019
We have worked with Rainbow Families Victoria and Queensland on a joint submission to the Religious Freedom Reform Bills in response to Religious Discrimination Bill 2019 Religious Discrimination ...
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Religious Freedom
05.07.2019
You may have seen the news of late the Government will be introducing new laws to protect people of faith from discrimination.But there are also concerns from some in the LGBTIQA+ community that so...
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Love (still) Makes A Family
09.05.2019
A report into discrimination faced by LGBTIQ+-parented families when accessing Australian Government services. This report is a follow-up to the 2017 Rainbow Families NSW report Love makes a...
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Submission into the ABS review of 2021 Census Questions
25.07.2018
Reforms in recent years have brought significant developments in the legal recognition of LGBTIQ+ families. This has included recognising same-sex de facto relationships, and more rece...
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Submission into the inquiry into local adoption
12.06.2018
In 2010, the NSW Government legislated to allow same-sex adoptions. Since that time, Census data clearly shows that more and more LGBTIQ couples have opted to become parents. But adoption rates by ...
READ MORESubmission to the review of the family law system
10.06.2018
Last month Rainbow Families made a submission to the review of the family law system. We consulted with our community and had over 160 responses to the survey. Thank you to everyone that contribut...
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22.03.2018
Rainbow Families is preparing a report into discrimination LGBTIQ parents face when accessing Federal Government services and we want to hear from you. Tell us about your experiences with Medicare...
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