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Greens call
for end to
religious
discrimination
The NSW Greens have called for
the closing of loopholes in the NSW
Anti-Discrimination Act that allow
businesses owned by religious groups
to discriminate against students,...
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Beach
babes in
drag
page 27
Greens call
for end to
religious
discrimination
The NSW Greens have called for
the closing of loopholes in the NSW
Anti-Discrimination Act that allow
businesses owned by religious groups
to discriminate against students,
employees and clients if they hold that
something about them conflicts with
their beliefs.
Currently religious groups may
refuse to hire GLBTs or terminate their
employment, while GLBTI children
can be forced out of a school with no
redress.
The law was passed before
homosexuality was decriminalised in
NSW but has remained on the books
ever since.
Greens lead candidate for
the Legislative Assembly, David
Shoebridge, said the party supported
removing the exemptions and
replacing them with a bill of rights
that enshrined protection from
such discrimination, while the NSW
Government and the Coalition parties
did not.
“Once a religious organisation
receives taxpayer money to fund its
operations, whether it’s a school,
welfare services or acc
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