Mar 4, 2020 | Latest News
By Anthony Colangelo – SMH Australia’s biggest sporting bodies – including the AFL, NRL, FFA and Cricket Australia – have written a scathing response to the federal government’s proposed religious freedom bill. The Coalition of Major Professional...
Mar 2, 2020 | Latest News
By Beth Gaze – SMH The religious discrimination bill has had plenty of attention in the past few months. It was first released for public comment in August 2019, and a redrafted version was released in December. This second draft strengthens the protection for...
Feb 26, 2020 | Latest News
Over the summer, the federal government released an amended draft of its proposed Religious Discrimination Bill, designed to satisfy the bill’s many critics. This effort has failed All Australians – whether they practise a religion, are ‘lapsed’ or belong to the...
Feb 24, 2020 | Latest News
By Dana McCauley – SMH Unions and employers have joined forces to fight the Morrison government’s controversial religious freedom bill, warning it will damage workplace harmony and pit employees from different backgrounds against each other at work. In a...
Feb 12, 2020 | Latest News
By Stephanie Corsetti – SBS Community service providers, including Jewish and Christian groups, have united to reject draft religious discrimination legislation over fears it could be harmful and favour religious expression over other rights. The federal...
Feb 7, 2020 | Latest News
By Luke Beck – Opinion Conservative Christians are some of the biggest supporters of Scott Morrison’s religious discrimination bill. But they should be careful what they wish for. It won’t just be gay people, women and people with disabilities who lose out under...