Religious freedom top of re-elected Australian Government’s agenda, says Attorney-General
Religious freedom will be at the top of the Australian Government’s agenda in the 46th Parliament, Attorney-General Christian Porter has told The West Australian newspaper. Speaking ahead of being sworn in as part of the new government on Wednesday, Porter said one of the first acts of the re-elected government would be putting a religious […]
Australian Christian Lobby urges Federal Government to ensure faith-based schools are “protected” in Ruddock review response
The Australian Christian Lobby has urged the Federal Government to ensure faith-based schools are protected in its response to the Ruddock review into religious freedom. In a statement this week, Martyn Iles, managing director of the ACL, said educators from a range of faith backgrounds were concerned about religious freedom in schools and pointed to […]
ESSAY: WHY AUSTRALIA NEEDS A RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION ACT
University of Western Australia law lecturer RENAE BARKER, in an article first published on The Conversation, puts forward the arguments in favour of a federal Religious Discrimination Act in Australia…
Australian PM moves to tighten legislation to prevent religious schools discriminating against gay students
Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said he will tighten legislation to prevent religious schools from discriminating against gay students. The issue became a matter of public discussion last week when Fairfax Media published leaked excerpts from a report handed to government following a review into religious freedom led by former Attorney-General Philip Ruddock. In a […]