The legislation covers the issues of discrimination in education, partnerships, marital status, sexual harassment and potential pregnancy.
[citation needed] This legislation was pushed and supported by the Bill put forward by South Australia's Premier, Don Dunstan in 1975.
In 2022, a survey by the Australian Human Rights Commission found that 41% of women, and 26% of men have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace within the past 5 years.
[1] Due to these high rates, it was estimated in 2015-2016 that domestic violence against women and their children was costing the Australian Government $22 billion.
[18] Differences in health is illustrated through the data retrieved from the ABS, where it gap between men and women in terms of life expectancy.
Whilst younger men aged 15–24 reported family breakdowns, older males were more likely to cite financial crisis, or an inability to afford housing.
[25] These industries include Information Media and Telecommunications (37.6%); Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (30.9%); Wholesale Trade (30.1%); Manufacturing (27.3%); Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (22.4%); Transport, Postal and Warehousing (21.7%); Mining (13.7%); and Construction (11.7%).
[27] Despite this high prevalence of suicide amongst the Australian male population, in 2013 only 27% of men sought out professional mental health services, compared to 40% of women.
[29] The CEO of national mental health charity SANE Australia suggested that, "There's a belief that the very idea of being a man is that you deal with stuff and you don't reach out or connect.
[citation needed] In study conducted by Beyond Blue into the mental health of transgender Australians, a number of participants identified difficulty in finding employment.
[30] Apart from difficulty in finding and retaining employment, pay rates for gender diverse individuals differ from those of the greater Australian community.
Dawn Hough, director of support program "Pride in Diversity", puts forth that pay equity rates for transgender and intersex individuals may be even lower than others in the LGBTQI community.
[31] Within Australian society, transgender and other gender diverse peoples have experienced dramatic occurrences of harassment and discrimination.
Purposely misgendering an individual who identifies as gender diverse is an act of discrimination with severe ramifications for the mental health of transgender peoples.
[32] Considering these statistics, it is unsurprising that this same survey also found that only two in five cisgender individuals were willing to use correct pronouns when referring to transgender peoples.
This harassment was most often expressed by strangers calling out to them on streets, yet also involved abuse delivered by immediate family members in close confines.
[33] Transgender and gender diverse individuals have been proven to have dramatically reduced mental health outcomes than the greater Australian population.
[33] Authors also noted that trans women might find it more difficult to transition within society, due to the powerful effects of testosterone on bone structure.
[citation needed] In regards to factors affecting a positive effect on their mental health, transgender and gender diverse peoples reported that feeling acknowledged and supported in their gender identity along with feeling free to express their identity as they wish had positive repercussions on their mental health outcomes.
Feeling unaccepted by friends and family, along with the general public also had distinct negative impacts on mental health outcomes.
[citation needed] There is a distinct underutilisation of a number of medical and clinical health services among transgender and gender diverse individuals.
[full citation needed] Western terminology is often inadequate in discussions regarding the gender identity of Indigenous communities.
[citation needed] The organisation Sisters and Brothers NT also state that, “There is documented evidence and oral history of sistergirl identity in some communities pre-dating colonisation.
(Toone 2015)[citation needed] Due to this intersection as members of the LGBTQI community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, the discrimination experienced by these individuals is at an extremely significant level, even when compared to the harassment experienced by other members of the transgender and gender diverse community (Kerry, 2015).