A music teacher was fired from her Christian school in Sydney this year - all because a parent discovered she was in a same-sex relationship.

The firing was all perfectly legal, under a law that the Australian government promised - but has so far, failed - to scrap. 

The law change aims to protect LGBTQ teachers and students, but also promises to walk a tricky tightrope to allow religious schools the right to hire teachers who accord with their faith. 

The issue has dogged successive governments for years with politicians trying, and failing to implement the bill. 

Today, federal health reporter Natassia Chrysanthos on why it’s still legal for gay Australians to lose their jobs, because of their sexuality. 

A music teacher was fired from her Christian school in Sydney this year - all because a parent discovered she was in a same-sex relationship.
The firing was all perfectly legal, under a law that the Australian government promised - but has so far, failed - to scrap. 
The law change aims to protect LGBTQ teachers and students, but also promises to walk a tricky tightrope to allow religious schools the right to hire teachers who accord with their faith. 
The issue has dogged successive governments for years with politicians trying, and failing to implement the bill. 
Today, federal health reporter Natassia Chrysanthos on why it’s still legal for gay Australians to lose their jobs, because of their sexuality.

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The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

Why can religious schools still fire gay teachers?

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