Congress, despite widespread recognition of the need for further protections, has yet to move forward with legislation that would make schools a safer place for LGBT students. An analysis of U.S. state and federal bullying protections indicates that while some schools are becoming safer environments...
(LGBT) equalities initiatives in local government in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, which examined the views of those who now have a public duty to implement recent legislative and policy shifts and are obliged to develop equalities initiatives concerning 'sexual orientation' and 'gender ...
Next steps The report called on the government to conduct a review of this area of the law and to ask Parliament to amend it, if necessary, to make it more effective. The report said that legislation needs to do more to prevent employers breaking the law. The report also asked for ...
Other members include the Department of Health and Aged Care’s principal medical advisor, a patient representative, a health economist, a health policy researcher, and the immediate past president of the Australian College for Emergency Medicine. This review comes at a critical time when the health...
• The concept of citizenship has a venerable tradition in Western political thought but current UK policy debates centre on the ideal of 'active citizenship' which emphasises the need for citizens to fulfil social and political obligations. The content of these obligations remains subject to ...
Never a policy specialist, he imported what he needed from the IPA’s shopping list, and then failed to understand that Australia had changed. He excelled in saying “No”. Loudly. As Opposition Leader he was never a believer in climate change, and he capitalised on the Labor Party’s co...
Still, I don’t like that bonds are so expensive and that our tax dollars are footing the bill for so much interest. I’m a YES on the bond measure, while holding my nose because I wish there was a better way. A 2020 report from the Public Policy Institute of California found that...
But, I don't think he will do those things and when he loses that will be a shame. And, that is because Trump has it in his power to achieve all of the things he wants - the wall, new trade deals, and maybe even a non-interventionist foreign policy, if he would just decide not...
HOSPITAL SYSTEM PLANS TO DENY LGBT WORKERS FERTILITY COVERAGE A Catholic hospital system operating 15 hospitals and another 132 facilities in Illinois and Michigan has adopted a policy to cover fertility treatment only for workers in opposite-sex marriages. Illinois-based OSF HealthCare, whi...
Senate approves Joe Biden’s $1.9tn stimulus legislation US Presidency Will a Republican Congress give Donald Trump everything he wants? Joe Biden’s high-stakes election gamble Brown-Jackson’s confirmation offers much-needed ray of light for Biden ...