As political commentators scratch their heads wondering how Labor lost an “unlosable election”, some commentators are suggesting that religious freedom was a crucial factor.
Just months ago, Labor launched an attack on religious liberty in the form of two Senate bills proposing to remove all exemption clauses for religious bodies from the Sex Discrimination Act (1984). These exemptions are the only positive legal protection for faith-based institutions to teach in favour of traditional marriage or a biological understanding of gender, according to their faith.
