Tag: Israel Folau

Safety in Numbers

Commentary I belong to a very small minority: the awful truth is that I’m not a big fan of team sports. All codes of football expect their players to show great personal and physical courage on the field, but moral conviction tends to get overlooked in the job description. I’m unhappy about that. In my…


Religious Believers in Australia Get Protections, Not Freedom

Commentary Time appeared to be running out for the Australian government to deliver on its 2019 election pledge to legislate protections for religious believers and faith-based organisations. But in late November, Attorney-General Michaelia Cash finally briefed the Coalition party room as she prepared to put the exposure draft of her Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 before…


Religious Discrimination Law Edge Closer Amidst Mounting Tensions Over ‘Folau Clause’

The Morrison government is expected to bring its religious discrimination laws to parliament as early as next week, sparking a heated debate about whether the bill should ban indirect discrimination and prevent employers from framing policies to bar employees from expressing religious views. The much-delayed bill, which is yet to be released, sought to fulfil…