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Scrap private school religious discrimination rules, Labor advised

Ronald Mizen
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Legal protection allowing private schools to discriminate against students and teachers for their sexual orientation or gender identity should be axed, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has been advised.

Workplace relations laws should also be overhauled to allow private schools to preference staff and students of the same faith as the institution to allow them to “build a community” around religious beliefs.

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Ronald Mizen reports on politics, economics, business and the law, with a focus on corporate regulators, lobbyists and investigations from Parliament House, Canberra. Connect with Ronald on Twitter. Email Ronald at ronald.mizen@afr.com

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