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AD01 Periyar Ambedkar Thoughts Circle of Australia (PDF, 562.5 KB), 30 May 2025
AD02 LGB Alliance Australia (PDF, 1.3 MB), 8 June 2025
AD03 Anonymous (PDF, 329.5 KB), 9 June 2025
AD04 Suzane Nazih Joumaa (PDF, 142.7 KB), 13 June 2025
AD05 Eva Dhanu (PDF, 456.8 KB), 17 June 2025
AD06 National Justice Project (PDF, 522.7 KB), 1 July 2025
AD07 Emeritus Professor Patrick Parkinson AM (PDF, 273.8 KB), 7 July 2025
AD08 Autistic Self Advocacy Network of Australia and New Zealand, Australian Autism Alliance (PDF, 388.4 KB), 9 July 2025
AD09 Playgroup NSW (PDF, 5.4 MB), 21 July 2025
AD10 David A W Miller (PDF, 52.3 KB), 24 July 2025
AD12 Associate Professor Mark Fowler (PDF, 429.8 KB), 26 July 2025
AD13 Melos Education Ltd (PDF, 792.4 KB), 28 July 2025
AD14 David Doyle (PDF, 81.9 KB), 1 August 2025
AD15 Women’s and Girls' Emergency Centre (PDF, 205.1 KB), 6 August 2025
AD16 Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (PDF, 374.9 KB), 7 August 2025
AD17 Mental Health Coordinating Council (PDF, 3.2 MB), 7 August 2025
AD19 Muslim Women’s Welfare of Australia (PDF, 137.4 KB), 10 August 2025
AD21 Patrick Jones (PDF, 48.1 KB), 11 August 2025
AD22 One Law For All NSW (PDF, 204.8 KB), 11 August 2025
AD24 Down Syndrome NSW (PDF, 8.1 MB), 11 August 2025
AD25 Coalition Against Trafficking in Women Australia (PDF, 251.5 KB), 12 August 2025
AD26 Parents for Trans Youth Equity (PDF, 205.5 KB), 12 August 2025
AD27 Anonymous (PDF, 89.1 KB), 12 August 2025
AD28 Anonymous (PDF, 97.3 KB), 12 August 2025
AD29 InterAction for Health and Human Rights (PDF, 365.6 KB), 12 August 2025
AD30 Anonymous (PDF, 94.7 KB), 12 August 2025
AD31 Amazon (PDF, 150.1 KB), 12 August 2025
AD32 Yuriy Kovalevskyi (PDF, 95.4 KB), 12 August 2025
AD33 Richard Harwood (PDF, 116.7 KB), 12 August 2025
AD34 Anonymous (PDF, 98.1 KB), 12 August 2025
AD35 Transport for NSW (PDF, 1.8 MB), 12 August 2025
AD36 Anonymous (PDF, 78.1 KB), 12 August 2025
AD37 Anonymous (PDF, 96.7 KB), 12 August 2025
AD38 Jamie Clinnick (PDF, 88.9 KB), 12 August 2025
AD39 Anonymous (PDF, 96.5 KB), 12 August 2025
AD40 Elvis Sinosic (PDF, 156.9 KB), 12 August 2025
AD41 Anonymous (PDF, 97.9 KB), 12 August 2025
AD42 Shaun Piercey (PDF, 133.8 KB), 12 August 2025
AD43 Remy Chadwick (PDF, 95.6 KB), 13 August 2025
AD44 Anonymous (PDF, 90.8 KB), 13 August 2025
AD45 Anonymous (PDF, 95.3 KB), 13 August 2025
AD46 Northcott Society (PDF, 281.9 KB), 13 August 2025
AD47 Craig Batten (PDF, 100.5 KB), 13 August 2025
AD48 Fraser Anderson (PDF, 95.6 KB), 13 August 2025
AD49 David Wallace (PDF, 97.1 KB), 13 August 2025
AD50 Mark Robertson (PDF, 85.9 KB), 13 August 2025
AD51 Diversity Council Australia (PDF, 139.9 KB), 13 August 2025
AD52 Tanja Gacic (PDF, 92.0 KB), 13 August 2025
AD53 Adam Knott (PDF, 89.3 KB), 13 August 2025
AD54 Anonymous (PDF, 95.6 KB), 13 August 2025
AD56 Dementia Australia (PDF, 674.1 KB), 13 August 2025
AD57 Vision Australia (PDF, 267.8 KB), 13 August 2025
AD58 NSW Carers Advisory Council (PDF, 242.8 KB), 13 August 2025
AD59 Jack Rickwood (PDF, 97.2 KB), 13 August 2025
AD60 Holly Purcell (PDF, 95.1 KB), 13 August 2025
AD61 Anonymous (PDF, 95.1 KB), 13 August 2025
AD62 Anonymous (PDF, 87.1 KB), 13 August 2025
AD63 Anonymous (PDF, 96.4 KB), 13 August 2025
AD64 Anonymous (PDF, 95.8 KB), 13 August 2025
AD65 Muslim Votes Matter (PDF, 400.2 KB), 14 August 2025
AD66 Independent Education Union NSW/ACT (PDF, 521.6 KB), 14 August 2025
AD67 Dr Elpitha Spyrou and Dr Danielle Moon (PDF, 214.6 KB), 14 August 2025
AD68 Legal Aid NSW (PDF, 910.4 KB), 14 August 2025
AD69 Lebanese Muslim Association (PDF, 531.2 KB), 14 August 2025
AD70 Disability Council NSW (PDF, 127.5 KB), 14 August 2025
AD71 Mental Health Carers NSW (PDF, 577.1 KB), 14 August 2025
AD72 The Declaration of Biological Truth Australia (PDF, 141.4 KB), 14 August 2025
AD73 Dr Dominique Allen (PDF, 178.0 KB), 14 August 2025
AD74 Advocate for Children and Young People (PDF, 733.1 KB), 14 August 2025
AD75 Drew Duffy (PDF, 77.6 KB), 14 August 2025
AD76 Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney (PDF, 13.7 MB), 14 August 2025
AD77 Australian Muslim Advocacy Network Ltd, Alliance Against Islamophobia Ltd, Muslim Legal Network NSW, Muslim Women Australia, Periyar Ambedkar Thoughts Circle of Australia, Shia Muslim Council of Australia, The Muslim Vote (PDF, 261.0 KB), 14 August 2025
AD78 Anonymous (PDF, 89.5 KB), 14 August 2025
AD79 Intellectual Disability Rights Service (PDF, 155.3 KB), 14 August 2025
AD80 Muslim Women Australia (PDF, 434.9 KB), 14 August 2025
AD81 Baptist Association of NSW & ACT (PDF, 207.1 KB), 14 August 2025
AD82 Anonymous (PDF, 109.7 KB), 14 August 2025
AD83 Richard Mather (PDF, 82.4 KB), 14 August 2025
AD84 Anonymous (PDF, 321.9 KB), 14 August 2025
AD85 A A (PDF, 93.3 KB), 14 August 2025
AD86 Canberra Declaration (PDF, 234.9 KB), 15 August 2025
AD87 Binary Australia (PDF, 67.4 KB), 15 August 2025
AD89 Anglicare Sydney (PDF, 221.2 KB), 15 August 2025
AD90 Freedom for Faith, Australian Christian Churches, Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney, NSW & ACT Baptist Churches, Presbyterian Church of Australia in NSW, Seventh-day Adventist Church (PDF, 918.2 KB), 15 August 2025
AD91 University of Sydney (PDF, 247.5 KB), 15 August 2025
AD93 Capacity Australia (PDF, 293.7 KB), 15 August 2025
AD94 Association of Independent Schools of NSW (PDF, 385.6 KB), 15 August 2025
AD95 Free Speech Union of Australia (PDF, 163.2 KB), 15 August 2025
AD96 Sport NSW (PDF, 440.1 KB), 15 August 2025
AD97 Professor Anna Hickey-Moody, Associate Professor Joel Windle, Professor Alphia Possamai-Inesedy, Professor Katherine Johnson, Dr James Gardiner, Dr Alexandra Ciaffaglione, Dr Lizzie Maughan and Margaret Lovell (PDF, 184.7 KB), 15 August 2025
AD98 End Weight Bias Inc (PDF, 1.9 MB), 15 August 2025
AD99 Australian Hotels Association NSW (PDF, 330.9 KB), 15 August 2025
AD100 Caravan, Camping & Touring Industry and Manufactured Housing Industry Association of NSW Ltd (PDF, 252.7 KB), 15 August 2025
AD101 G E (PDF, 221.1 KB), 15 August 2025
AD102 NSW Anti-Racism Working Group (PDF, 711.1 KB), 15 August 2025
AD103 Blind Citizens Australia (PDF, 315.6 KB), 15 August 2025
AD104 The Anglican Schools Corporation (PDF, 326.0 KB), 15 August 2025
AD105 Active Watchful Waiting Inc (PDF, 130.7 KB), 15 August 2025
AD106 Catholic Women’s League Australia – New South Wales Inc (PDF, 311.1 KB), 15 August 2025
AD107 Australian Education Union NSW Teachers Federation Branch (PDF, 718.4 KB), 15 August 2025
AD108 First Peoples Disability Network (PDF, 1.1 MB), 15 August 2025
AD109 Christian Schools Australia (PDF, 1.5 MB), 15 August 2025
AD110 Australian Feminists for Women’s Rights (PDF, 262.5 KB), 15 August 2025
AD111 Touching Base Inc (PDF, 386.8 KB), 15 August 2025
AD112 Islamophobia Register Australia (PDF, 181.2 KB), 15 August 2025
AD113 Wesley Mission (PDF, 416.1 KB), 15 August 2025
AD114 Mining and Energy Union (PDF, 167.1 KB), 15 August 2025
AD115 People with Disability Australia (PDF, 785.7 KB), 15 August 2025
AD116 Unions NSW (PDF, 312.7 KB), 15 August 2025
AD117 Australia Services Union NSW & ACT (Services) Branch (PDF, 255.2 KB), 15 August 2025
AD118 Eros Association (PDF, 323.8 KB), 15 August 2025
AD119 Islamic Sciences and Research Academy (PDF, 206.7 KB), 15 August 2025
AD120 Council for Intellectual Disability (PDF, 516.9 KB), 15 August 2025
AD121 Carers NSW (PDF, 350.7 KB), 15 August 2025
AD122 Institute of Public Affairs (PDF, 312.0 KB), 15 August 2025
AD123 Community Housing Industry Association NSW (PDF, 199.9 KB), 15 August 2025
AD124 Anonymous (PDF, 97.1 KB), 15 August 2025
AD125 Scarlet Alliance and Sex Workers Outreach Project NSW (PDF, 606.0 KB), 15 August 2025
AD126 NSW Libertarian Party (PDF, 365.6 KB), 15 August 2025
AD127 Mission Australia (PDF, 199.4 KB), 15 August 2025
AD128 Council of Catholic School Parents NSW/ACT (PDF, 526.9 KB), 15 August 2025
AD130 Australian Association of Christian Schools (PDF, 350.1 KB), 15 August 2025
AD131 Anonymous (PDF, 110.3 KB), 15 August 2025
AD132 Guide Dogs NSW/ACT (PDF, 1.2 MB), 15 August 2025
AD133 Older Women’s Network NSW (PDF, 397.7 KB), 15 August 2025
AD134 Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney (PDF, 482.4 KB), 15 August 2025
AD135 Amnesty International Australia (PDF, 308.3 KB), 15 August 2025
AD136 Human Rights For All (PDF, 233.4 KB), 15 August 2025
AD137 Respect Inc (PDF, 407.8 KB), 15 August 2025
AD138 NSW Aboriginal Women’s Advisory Network (PDF, 431.0 KB), 15 August 2025
AD139 National Justice Project (PDF, 679.1 KB), 15 August 2025
AD140 Wirringa Baiya Aboriginal Women’s Legal Centre Inc (PDF, 833.0 KB), 15 August 2025
AD141 Family Advocacy (PDF, 220.0 KB), 15 August 2025
AD142 Rainbow Families (PDF, 490.8 KB), 15 August 2025
AD143 Human Rights Collective (PDF, 346.7 KB), 15 August 2025
AD144 Church of Scientology Australia (PDF, 279.2 KB), 15 August 2025
AD145 Ghassan Kassisieh (PDF, 109.1 KB), 15 August 2025
AD146 Pride in Protest (PDF, 427.2 KB), 16 August 2025
AD147 Feminist Legal Clinic Inc (PDF, 88.1 KB), 16 August 2025
AD148 Australian National Imams Council (PDF, 869.4 KB), 16 August 2025
AD150 Anonymous (PDF, 95.2 KB), 18 August 2025
AD151 NSW Council for Civil Liberties (PDF, 410.0 KB), 18 August 2025
AD152 NSW Greens (PDF, 136.1 KB), 19 August 2025
AD153 Catholic Schools NSW (PDF, 305.9 KB), 19 August 2025
AD154 Aboriginal Land Council (PDF, 1.5 MB), 20 August 2025
AD155 NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (PDF, 422.1 KB), 20 August 2025
AD157 Australian Retailers Association and the National Retail Association (PDF, 87.2 KB), 21 August 2025
AD158 Australian Palestine Advocacy Network (PDF, 383.7 KB), 21 August 2025
AD159 Trans Justice Sydney and Sydney Bi+ Network (PDF, 501.0 KB), 22 August 2025
AD160 Australian Centre for Disability Law (PDF, 448.9 KB), 22 August 2025
AD161 BEING – Mental Health Consumers (PDF, 1.2 MB), 22 August 2025
AD162 New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies (PDF, 441.0 KB), 22 August 2025
AD163 Olivia Wellesley-Cole (PDF, 147.9 KB), 22 August 2025
AD164 Executive Council of Australian Jewry (PDF, 747.8 KB), 22 August 2025
AD165 Australian Christian Lobby (PDF, 708.1 KB), 22 August 2025
AD166 Redfern Legal Centre (PDF, 441.8 KB), 22 August 2025
AD167 Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism (PDF, 232.1 KB), 22 August 2025
AD169 Council on the Ageing NSW (PDF, 272.2 KB), 25 August 2025
AD170 Rationalist Society of Australia (PDF, 391.9 KB), 25 August 2025
AD171 Kingsford Legal Centre (PDF, 832.6 KB), 25 August 2025
AD172 ClubsNSW (PDF, 174.2 KB), 27 August 2025
AD173 Tenants’ Union of NSW (PDF, 138.9 KB), 27 August 2025
AD174 ACON (PDF, 410.0 KB), 27 August 2025
AD176 Enable Women Africa (PDF, 896.3 KB), 28 August 2025
AD177 NSW Women’s Advisory Council (PDF, 139.6 KB), 29 August 2025
AD178 NSW Young Lawyers Human Rights Law Sub-Committee (PDF, 230.1 KB), 29 August 2025
AD179 Anti-Discrimination NSW (PDF, 774.1 KB), 29 August 2025
AD180 Jesuit Social Services (PDF, 432.9 KB), 29 August 2025
AD181 Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT Ltd (PDF, 371.7 KB), 29 August 2025
AD183 Associate Professor Anne Hewitt (PDF, 455.6 KB), 29 August 2025
AD184 NSW Users and AIDS Association (PDF, 288.2 KB), 29 August 2025
AD185 Equality Australia (PDF, 823.7 KB), 29 August 2025
AD186 Australian Baha’i Community (PDF, 249.8 KB), 29 August 2025
AD187 Physical Disability Council of NSW (PDF, 647.8 KB), 29 August 2025
AD188 Survivors of Coercive Cults and High-Control Groups, Stop Religious Coercion Australia (PDF, 998.4 KB), 29 August 2025
AD189 Inner City Legal Centre (PDF, 1.3 MB), 29 August 2025
AD190 ACON Health, National Association of People with HIV Australia, HIV/AIDS Legal Centre, Bobby Goldsmith Foundation, Positive Life NSW (PDF, 764.1 KB), 29 August 2025
AD191 Australian Discrimination Law Experts Group (PDF, 113.6 KB), 29 August 2025
AD192 Justice and Equity Centre (PDF, 771.5 KB), 29 August 2025
AD193 Professor Therese MacDermott, Dr Mareike Riedel and Dr Amira Aftab (PDF, 287.8 KB), 29 August 2025
AD194 Dr Robin Banks (PDF, 536.9 KB), 29 August 2025
AD195 Australian Business Industrial and NSW Business Chamber Ltd (PDF, 504.4 KB), 29 August 2025
AD196 Women’s Forum Australia (PDF, 198.6 KB), 29 August 2025
AD197 Community Restorative Centre (PDF, 529.0 KB), 29 August 2025
AD198 Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (PDF, 1.0 MB), 31 August 2025
AD199 Chief Executive Women (PDF, 313.0 KB), 1 September 2025
AD200 Rev Dr Angus McLeay (PDF, 114.8 KB), 1 September 2025
AD201 Senior Rights Service (PDF, 1.0 MB), 1 September 2025
AD202 Professor Beth Goldblatt (PDF, 165.8 KB), 1 September 2025
AD203 The Law Society of NSW (PDF, 547.9 KB), 1 September 2025
AD204 NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (PDF, 905.0 KB), 2 September 2025
AD205 Associate Professor Sarah Ailwood and Professor Karen O’Connell (PDF, 194.7 KB), 3 September 2025
AD206 Australian Industry Group (PDF, 407.7 KB), 4 September 2025
AD208 SafeWork NSW (PDF, 91.5 KB), 11 September 2025
AD209 Women’s Legal Service NSW (PDF, 1.9 MB), 12 September 2025
AD211 New South Wales Bar Association (PDF, 1.2 MB), 26 September 2025
AD212 Hana Seraphim (PDF, 392.9 KB), 1 October 2025
AD213 Anonymous (PDF, 157.3 KB), 7 October 2025
AD214 Community Legal Centres NSW (PDF, 2.0 MB), 16 December 2025
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