Decision delayed on schools and anti-discrimination laws

Members of the LGBTQI+ community protest outside a Christian school in Brisbane in 2022

Members of the LGBTQI+ community protest outside a Christian school in Brisbane in 2022 Source: AAP / JONO SEARLE

-The Australian Law Reform Commission has pushed back the deadline for its inquiry into an exemption that allows religious schools to skirt federal anti-discrimination laws. The ALRC report was due today - but due to the number of submissions, it won't be completed until the end of the year. Advocacy groups and the LGBTQI+ community, anxious for change, say they're disappointed by the delay


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