Religious schools will be prevented from expelling gay and lesbian school students but trans students could still be expelled on the basis of their gender identity under an amended version of the government's religious discrimination bill.
Religious schools will be prevented from expelling gay and lesbian school students due to their sexual orientation but trans students could still be expelled on the basis of their gender identity under an amended version of the Coalition government's religious discrimination bill, Finance Minister Simon Birmingham confirmed on Tuesday.
It comes as the religious discrimination bill is set to be debated as federal parliament resumes for the first sitting day of 2022. "Tasmania has very strong anti discrimination laws and as a Tasmanian I know they have been very hard fought laws," she told the ABC. Mr Morrison said on Monday he would continue to work to address the concerns raised within Liberal ranks about the bill.
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