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The Religious Discrimination Bill passed through Parliament in the early hours of Thursday morning after several Liberal backbenchers crossbench MPs and Labor voted in support of independent MP. The Labor caucus voted on Wednesday to demand their amendments and force Liberals and Nationals to decide where they stand.

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Labor is holding an urgent shadow cabinet meeting to discuss its position on the governments Religious Discrimination Bill after the Coalition party room endorsed the proposed legislation last.

. Labors leader in the Senate Penny Wong has said the partys principal position on the religious discrimination bill is that it should. Scott Morrison has signalled he will seek to legislate the religious discrimination bill in the near future as mounting internal opposition leaves securing Labor support the. After a lengthy caucus meeting on Wednesday shadow attorney-general Mark Dreyfus said Labor supported the bill but would move amendments in four key areas in both houses of parliament.

James Brickwood This is not a Labor capitulation. 2 days agoThe independent MP Zali Steggall is speaking against the religious discrimination bill describing it as legislation designed to score political points and. Religious discrimination can also involve treating someone differently because that person is married to or associated with an individual of a particular religion.

Labor will back the coalitions religious discrimination bill but will move a number of amendments to try and address its big flaws. Labor MPs son Paddy Quilter-Jones moved by fathers speech in religious discrimination bill debate Posted Yesterday at 148am Thu 10 Feb 2022 at 148am updated 23h ago 23 hours ago Thu 10 Feb. The bill is designed to protect individuals from direct or indirect discrimination as a result of their religious belief or activity across workplaces schools universities venues and in.

Kimberley Caines The West Australian. The law forbids discrimination when it comes to any aspect of employment including hiring firing pay job assignments promotions layoff training fringe benefits and any. Labor secured support for.

And the caucus chose to insist on their amendments in a final showdown in. But a separate amendment to the Sex Discrimination Act to protect transgender students at. 1 day agoThe religious discrimination bill passed the house at 4am Thursday shortly before the revolt over the associated bill.

Caucus has agreed not to oppose the religious discrimination bill in the lower house setting up a potential Senate standoff. The only amendments to it were those the government made. 2 days agoLabor leader Anthony Albanese said the religious discrimination debate should have been about enhancing national unity and bringing people together but the governments flawed bill does not do.

2 days agoLabor will push for sweeping changes to fix big flaws in the governments religious discrimination bill including revising the controversial statement of. Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese speaks during debate on the religious discrimination bill. 2 days agoLabor insists on changes to flawed Religious Discrimination Bill.

Archer who supported all Labors amendments to the religious discrimination bill also voted against its second reading and its final passage. Labor will aim to sidestep the religious discrimination stoush by reserving its position on the Morrison government bill until after a committee inquiry but may wave it through the lower house if. 2 days agoSky News host Peta Credlin says the decision of the Labor caucus not to oppose the religious discrimination bill in the House of Representatives is.

2 days agoThe Labor party has decided to support the governments Religious Discrimination Bill despite the ways it could harm trans and gender non-conforming youth. 2 days agoThe governments contentious religious discrimination bill has passed through parliaments lower house after a marathon all-night debate but its future remains unclear. 2 days agoLabor leader Anthony Albanese speaks in parliament.

The religious discrimination bill is due to be debated in parliament this week. Submissions from state and territory anti-discrimination bodies even in the Liberal states of Tasmania and New South Wales warned the. The religious discrimination bill passed the lower house with Labors support early on Thursday morning.

This has been a long time coming Prime Minister Scott Morrison first promised a religious discrimination bill. Under Labors proposed changes gay and transgender students at religious schools would be protected from expulsion under the Sex Discrimination Act. Wed 9 February 2022 504PM.

Labor will support the governments proposed religious discrimination bill but will move a number of amendments to prevent church schools from expelling gay and transgender students based on. On religious freedom Labor will scale back the statement of belief clause in the draft Religious Discrimination Act in the hope it can prevent speech that harms others.

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