Crossbench senators have challenged Anthony Albanese to bypass the Coalition to settle years of debate over religious freedom laws and guarantee LGBTQ students are protected at school.
Progressive crossbench senators have challenged Anthony Albanese to bypass the Coalition and work with them to settle years of debate over religious freedom laws and guarantee LGBTQ students are protected at school, adding to the pressure on the prime minister as he tries to placate faith groups.
Despite religious discrimination splitting the Coalition over successive terms of government, Albanese wants its support to pass the reforms. Asked at a press conference how he would protect LGBTQ students if he didn’t get bipartisan agreement, Albanese said: “It doesn’t get carried without bipartisan support … that’s the maths of the Senate. It’s as simple as that.”
“We know that some of the most vulnerable people in our community will suffer if that happens,” he said. Former Liberal MP Fiona Martin, who crossed the floor in 2022 to vote against the Morrison government’s legislation, said the law reform commission’s report was a game-changing document that needed to be acted upon with urgency.
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