The Prime Minister has introduced his contentious religious discrimination bill into parliament.
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Years after the original draft was written, Scott Morrison introduced the watered-down legislation this morning and said the bring proposed law would bring "clarity" and "confidence" that "Australians of faith will be protected from discrimination".
The law is seeking to protect Australians who make "statements of belief" from existing state-based discrimination laws, but only if those statements do not "threaten, intimidate, harass or vilify a person or group".
Under the law, religious schools and organisations would be allowed to give preference and prioritise the employment and enrolment of people from the same faith, but the institutions would have to have a clear public policy that explained how religious views would be enforced.
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