News: Government delays anti-discrimination legislation
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has announced the delay of proposed anti-discrimination legislation, citing the need to consider the large number of recommendations made by the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee in response to the draft bill.
Some media responses:
- Discrimination bill mustn't die, says Human Rights Commission (Australian, 21st March)
- Labor 'lacks courage on social reform' says Greens leader Christine Milne (Australian, 20th March)
- Corporate and rights lawyers at loggerheads (Lawyers Weekly, 21st March)
- Dreyfus scuttles proposed anti-discrimination laws (ABC, 21st March)
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