Tag: Federal Politics
Scrap ‘disappointing’ law reform commission faith schools report
Faith and religious schools’ leaders say the long-awaited Australian Law Reform Commission report, meant to guide the Federal government in drafting religious freedom legislation relating to religious schools, should be scrapped.
Archbishop Fisher leads opposition to Federal education reform proposals
The Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Anthony Fisher OP, Sydney Anglican Archbishop Kanishka Raffel and Greek Orthodox Archbishop Makarios Griniezakis have joined other senior religious...
No seat at jobs summit for nation’s biggest non-government employer
Representatives from the Catholic Church and Catholic agencies have not been invited to the Federal Government’s jobs summit, despite the Church being the largest...
Religious Discrimination Bill goes down in flames
The Federal Government's Religious Discrimination Bill is now unlikely to be voted upon before the next election after 11th-hour amendments.
Discrimination Bill may unintentionally harm Christians, says Katter
A growing chorus of conservative dissatisfaction with the federal government’s Religious Discrimination Bill has gained another voice in Independent MP Bob Katter, who is...
