Of course not. That is not what I said and you know that. My point was if an employer wants a female or male that is who they will employ. No law can and will stop that, it merely wastes everyone's time. McGrath you seem to type angry. Are you saying an employer cannot decide to employ a male or female at their choice?
Here is an example. I went for dinner in the CBD on Saturday night to a Malaysian restaurant. I counted five floor staff and at least four in the open kitchen. How many do you think were of anglo-saxon extraction and how many asian? Zero anglo. Try explaining that if someone brought a case.
There are rights under Australian law but they only mean anything if you can exercise them.