More than three years ago, the Prime Minister Scott Morrison made an election promise to pass new laws protecting people of faith from discrimination.

While the promise is now in tatters, the political debate around the bill has exposed enormous divisions in the Liberal party and raised important questions about how we treat some of the nation’s most vulnerable children. 

Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe on the revolt over the Religious Discrimination Bill, and the political faultlines the bill has exposed. 




Guest: National Correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe.




Background reading:How the religious freedom bill fell apart in The Saturday Paper.




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More than three years ago, the Prime Minister Scott Morrison made an election promise to pass new laws protecting people of faith from discrimination.While the promise is now in tatters, the political debate around the bill has exposed enormous divisions in the Liberal party and raised important questions about how we treat some of the nation’s most vulnerable children. Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe on the revolt over the Religious Discrimination Bill, and the political faultlines the bill has exposed.  Guest: National Correspondent for The Saturday Paper, Mike Seccombe. Background reading: <a href="https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2022/02/12/how-the-religious-freedom-bill-fell-apart/164458440013311">How the religious freedom bill fell apart</a> in The Saturday Paper. Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a>

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