Why Australia does not need a Religious Discrimination Act
- Written by Luke Beck, Associate Professor of Constitutional Law, Monash University
Social Services Minister Dan Tehan called in a recent speech for a federal Religious Discrimination Act. While Liberal Senator James Paterson has backed the call, backbench Liberal MP Tim Wilson warns such a law may be a smokescreen to allow discrimination against LGBTI people.
Tehan’s speech attempts to set the terms of public debate as the...
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