Religious discrimination bill: faith-based groups and equality advocates welcome delay
Faith-based service providers and equality advocates have welcomed a government decision to delay new religious discrimination laws, saying the legislation has “overreached” its initial intention.
On Saturday, the prime minister, Scott Morrison, announced the government needed more time to get the laws right, promising to release a revised draft of the Religious Discrimination Act before the end the year to take into account issues that have been raised during the consultation process.
Religious groups have slammed the proposed laws as not doing enough to protect religious freedoms, while the former high court justice, Michael Kirby, has warned that the “unbalanced” law will see a rise in both religious intolerance and anti-religious hostility.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/dec/01/scott-morrison-puts-off-religious-discrimination-bill-until-2020
On Saturday, the prime minister, Scott Morrison, announced the government needed more time to get the laws right, promising to release a revised draft of the Religious Discrimination Act before the end the year to take into account issues that have been raised during the consultation process.
Religious groups have slammed the proposed laws as not doing enough to protect religious freedoms, while the former high court justice, Michael Kirby, has warned that the “unbalanced” law will see a rise in both religious intolerance and anti-religious hostility.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/dec/01/scott-morrison-puts-off-religious-discrimination-bill-until-2020
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