PM’s stand for religious freedom
Scott Morrison will take a religious discrimination act to the next election, in a major change to discrimination laws.
Religious Freedom
Howard dismayed at failure of religious freedom debate
John Howard has blasted the “maddening” debate over religious freedoms in Australia.
Faith educators v gay students
Dispute has boiled down to a fight over two key amendments that seek to balance the rights of faith-based educators with those of gay students.
Bishop-led energy ‘revolt’ queried
PoliticsNow: Labor asks whether Julie Bishop led a backbench revolt over the government’s “big stick” plan.
Parties close to deal to protect gay students
Schools could be prevented from expelling children based on their gender or sexual identity by week’s end.
PM given lifeline on gay pupil bill
Scott Morrison has been given extra time to come up with a solution to protect gay students from discrimination.
Religious schools at risk of losing right to pursue their faith
The government says we face an epic change that would jeopardise the ability of religious schools to uphold their faith,
Labor ‘playing politics’ over gay students
Penny Wong’s proposed changes to the Sex Discrimination Act will meet with stiff resistance from other parliamentarians.
Companies ‘need protection’ under new religion laws
The government is being urged to ensure corporate bodies have legal protections under a proposed Religious Discrimination Act.
Religious schools ‘face existential threat’
Faith-based schools say they face an existential threat if their legal protections are removed.
Archbishop ‘sorry’ for distress
Glenn Davies has apologised for the “distress” caused by a letter calling on the government to defend religious freedoms in schools.
Religious freedom goes beyond sex and discrimination
Anglicans only want positive protection for their beliefs, not the power to discriminate against gay students and teachers.
Church warns PM against messing with gender Church warns PM on gender
The ability of religious schools to insist on separate facilities for boys and girls may be open to legal challenge, church warns.
Anglicans warn MPs on schools
Anglican school principals are urging Scott Morrison and federal MPs to resist overhauling anti-discrimination laws.
We can’t let the aggressive secularists drive out religion
When mere spats turn to hate, we face a civic crisis,
Bid to shield gay school kids
The government was negotiating with Labor last night over legislation to prevent school students from being discriminated against on the basis of their sexuality.
Burned by progressive piety
Fire chief Kelvin Cochran’s saga is a sad reminder of the hostility that progressive politicians are directing at people of faith.
Fake news: furore over non-issue of religious schools’ discrimination against gays Furore over non-issue is perfect fake news
Reporting by some media of the review headed by Philip Ruddock into religious discrimination was mischievous.
Bishops warn on gay teacher law
Catholic bishops warn religious schools risk losing the right — enjoyed by political parties — to only employ staff who uphold their key values.
Bill of rights demand by Muslims
One of the nation’s peak Muslim bodies has strengthened its push for an Australian bill of rights.
Backflip on ‘white’ motion
PoliticsNow: In take two of the Senate vote on Pauline Hanson’s motion, the Coalition overwhelmingly voted against it.
Mufti’s hostility to gay teachers
Australia’s Grand Mufti is openly reluctant to gay teachers in Islamic schools, saying they need treatment for “mental illness’’.
‘It’s OK to be white’
PoliticsNow: One Nation leader Pauline Hanson says ‘it’s OK to be white’, but her motion acknowledging that has been narrowly lost.
‘Secular rules shouldn’t be for us’
Sydney’s Anglican Archbishop backs PM on preventing schools expelling gay students, but defends right to hire staff who uphold teachings.
Protect gay teachers: Shorten
Opposition leader Bill Shorten says religious schools shouldn’t be allowed to sack teachers due to their sexuality.
only guaranteed free speech liberates public reason
If Pakistan executes Asia Bibi the Islamist world steps back into the darkest of ages.
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