Australia Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Human rights=== {{See also|Human rights in Australia|LGBT rights in Australia}} Legal and social rights in Australia are regarded as among the most developed in the world.<ref name="Global Australia 2021" /> Attitudes towards LGBT people are generally positive within Australia, and [[Same-sex marriage in Australia|same-sex marriage]] has been legal in the nation since 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=The 20 most and least gay-friendly countries in the world|url=https://www.pri.org/stories/2013-06-26/20-most-and-least-gay-friendly-countries-world|access-date=31 December 2017|date=26 June 2013|work=Public Radio International}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Same-Sex Marriage Around the World |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/fact-sheet/gay-marriage-around-the-world/ |website=Pew Research Center |access-date=3 September 2023}}</ref> Australia has had anti-discrimination laws regarding disability since 1992.<ref>{{cite web |title=Legal - Legislation |url=https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/legal/legislation |website=Australian Human Rights Commission |access-date=3 September 2023}}</ref> However, international organisations such as [[Human Rights Watch]] and [[Amnesty International]] have expressed concerns in areas including [[Immigration detention in Australia|asylum-seeker policy]], [[Indigenous deaths in custody]], the lack of entrenched [[Charter of rights|rights protection]] and [[Laws governing public demonstrations in Australia|laws restricting protesting]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-03-28 |title=Amnesty International Report 2022/23: The state of the world's human rights |url=https://www.amnesty.org.au/amnesty-international-report-2022-23-the-state-of-the-worlds-human-rights/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=[[Amnesty International Australia]] |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-11 |title=Australia: Setbacks, Inaction on Key Rights Issues |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/01/11/australia-setbacks-inaction-key-rights-issues |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=[[Human Rights Watch]] |language=en-AU}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page