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Religious Discrimination Bill Passes.
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government has passed the religious discrimination
bill in the House of Representatives following a
marathon overnight debate.
However, they add that it is looking unlikely
that the federal government will fulfil an
election promise to legislate the bill before
Australia heads to the polls, after the draft laws were
sensationally dropped from the Senate agenda.
At one stage 5 Liberal backbenchers crossed the floor
to vote with Labor and the crossbench on a change to
the law designed to protect students being expelled
because of their sexuality or gender identity.
This all sounds like there's a complexity of issues that
need debating and therefore they won't be
solved anytime soon. Rightly or wrongly.
Some people say - actions not words are needed here.
But if the issues are complex - isn't it right that
more debating takes place rather than passing legislation
that will do even more harm?