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Question 1

Freedom of association

Answer 1

In Australia, people are free to join or leave any group voluntarily as long as it is within the law.

Question 2

People are free to join
any

Answer 2

legal organisation, such as a political party, trade union, religious, cultural or social group.

Question 3

Individuals cannot
be compelled

Answer 3

to join an organisation or forced to leave it.

Question 4

Australians can gather freely with others

Answer 4

including to protest against a government action or an organisation.
However, all protests must be within the law. This means they must be peaceful, and must not injure any person or
damage property

Question 5

Australia has no official national

Answer 5

religion and people in Australia are free to follow any religion they choose.
The government treats all citizens equally, whatever their religion or beliefs. However, religious practices must not
break Australian laws.

Question 6

Religious laws have no

Answer 6

egal status in Australia. Australian law must be followed by everyone in Australia, including
where it is different from religious laws. Some religious or cultural practices, such as polygamy (being married to
more than one person at the same time) and forced marriage, are against the law in Australia and can result in
severe legal penalties, including imprisonment.

Question 7

Religious intolerance

Answer 7

is not acceptable in Australian society. All people should be provided equal opportunity to
pursue their goals and interests regardless of their ethnicity or religion as long as they are obeying Australian law.

Question 8

Equality of all people under the law

Answer 8

Australian society values the equal rights of all
people, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age,
disability, religion, race, or national or ethnic origin.
There are a number of laws in Australia that protect a
person from being treated differently from others.

Question 9

Under our laws, two
people can marry each other, including

Answer 9

marriage
between two men or two women.

Question 10

Men and women have equal

Answer 10

rights in Australia and
should be provided equality of opportunity to pursue
their goals and interests. Both men and women have
equal access to education and employment, can
vote at elections, stand for parliament, join the
Australian Defence Force and the police force, and
are treated equally in courts of law.

Question 11

It is against the law to discriminate against

Answer 11

a person
because of their gender. In Australia, it is a right for a
woman to get a job ahead of a man, if she has better
qualifications and skills.

Question 12

Both men and women have the right to make

Answer 12

their
own independent choices about personal matters,
such as marriage and religion, and are protected by
the law from intimidation or violence

Question 13

Physical
violence against

Answer 13

a spouse or partner is never
acceptable and it is a criminal offence in Australia.

Question 14

Divorce is

Answer 14

acceptable in Australia.

Question 15

Either a husband or
a wife may apply for a divorce to the courts, even if

Answer 15

the
other spouse wishes to continue the marriage.