By Geoff Chambers, The Australian
Australians expressing reasonable and genuinely held faith-based views that might offend others will be shielded from prosecution by state-based anti-discrimination tribunals, under a reworked religious freedoms bill to be introduced to federal parliament next week.
Scott Morrison’s religious discrimination bill – a 2019 election pledge – is headlined by a statement of belief sub-clause that overrides state aged, sex and disability discrimination laws.