Attorney-General Christian Porter yesterday released the exposure draft of the Religious Discrimination Bill 2019, which will expand federal anti-discrimination laws to prohibit “unfair” treatment of people of faith.

 

Grants talks to Morgan Begg, Research Fellow at the free-market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs who say “The federal government’s plan to prohibit religious discrimination is a welcome start, but more work is needed to avoid counter-productive and unintended consequences which may limit rather than strengthen religious freedom.”

 

“Religious freedom is a natural human right which all Australians enjoy, it is not a gift from government. The only way to restore religious freedom in Australia is to repeal laws which impinge upon the free exercise of speech, association, and religion.”

Attorney-General Christian Porter yesterday released the exposure draft of the Religious Discrimination Bill 2019, which will expand federal anti-discrimination laws to prohibit &ldquo;unfair&rdquo; treatment of people of faith.
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Grants talks to Morgan Begg, Research Fellow at the free-market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs who say &ldquo;The federal government&rsquo;s plan to prohibit religious discrimination is a welcome start, but more work is needed to avoid counter-productive and unintended consequences which may limit rather than strengthen religious freedom.&rdquo;
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&ldquo;Religious freedom is a natural human right which all Australians enjoy, it is not a gift from government. The only way to restore religious freedom in Australia is to repeal laws which impinge upon the free exercise of speech, association, and religion.&rdquo;

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