Dominic Perrottet says religious discrimination bill may 'create more problems' than it solves

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : If passed, the federal legislation would override existing anti-discrimination legislation across all eight states and territories.
46% : He said the legislation included two provisions - clauses 11 and 12 - that could be used as federal defences to trump anti-discrimination legislation across all eight state and territories.
44% : The law also banned religious schools from sacking or refusing to hire staff based on their sexual orientation or gender identity, although an exception remained for when it was critical to the job in question, such as the hiring of a religious studies teacher.
44% : A Tasmanian government spokesperson said the state continued to "strongly advocate" against any weakening of its anti-discrimination legislation but would not respond to questions about possible legal avenues it may take if the bill passed.
43% : Wednesday's comments were not the first time Perrottet - a proud Catholic who has in the past voted against decriminalising abortion - has questioned the motivations behind the religious freedoms bill.
41% : But the attorney general, Shannon Fentiman, and the education minister, Grace Grace, have both publicly expressed concerns that the proposed legislation could override Queensland's anti-discrimination laws.
30% : "The federal government is punishing Tasmania by attempting to knock us down to the level set by states with the worst anti-discrimination laws," Croome wrote.

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