Campaigns
We always have and always will fight for the rights of LGBTQ+ 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.
One Nation NSW Religion Bill Survey
14.08.2020
Mark Latham has introduced another piece of legislation that directly attacks LGBTQ+ people. The Education Legislation Amendment (Parental Rights) Bill 2020 harms trans and gender diverse students...
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All children deserve equal rights
06.08.2020
Rainbow Families is launching a new advocacy campaign - for law reform in relation to surrogacy laws and the status of parents whose children are born overseas. For children born through internatio...
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Surrogacy Submission
28.05.2020
We recently made a submission into the Federal Government's Surrogacy Enquiry. Our recommendations are: 1. Work with state and territory ministers to create a consistent approach to legal parenta...
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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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