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Religious schools can build a community of faith without discriminating. The law should reflect that

  • Written by Liam Elphick, Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Monash University
Religious schools can build a community of faith without discriminating. The law should reflect thatDean Lewins/AAP

In 2018, Australians were shocked to learn that religious schools still had the right to discriminate against LGBTQ students and staff.

Politicians called it “utter crap”. Polling found 74% of Australians opposed it.

Federally, both the then-Coalition government and Labor opposition committed to protect LGBTQ students from...

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