Prime minister tells caucus bills will only proceed with bipartisan support, saying now is not the time for divisive debate
Prime minister Anthony Albanese says he will not table religious discrimination laws without opposition support due to heightened Islamophobia and antisemitism.Prime minister Anthony Albanese says he will not table religious discrimination laws without opposition support due to heightened Islamophobia and antisemitism.
Labor’s draft bills, which have not been publicly released or provided to party members, are expected to allow religious schools the right to employ staff or enrol students on the basis of their faith. Albanese said he had already briefed the opposition leader, Peter Dutton. Guardian Australia has contacted Dutton for comment.
“There is a real risk here that religious schools will not be able to conduct themselves in accordance with their values,” Cash told Sky News. The legal director of Equality Australia, Ghassan Kassisieh, said Albanese could take “simple and quick steps” now to protect LGBTQ+ staff and employees if he was serious about his election commitment.“While we continue to wait for the law to change, more people will lose their jobs and more children will be denied leadership roles or be forced to leave school,” Kassisieh said.
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