Religious schools in Victoria will lose right to sack workers based on sexuality in law change

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Spencer said the Victorian government should rethink the proposals and ensure protections for religious freedom in line with international law.
50% : The Victorian legislation could be set for a showdown against federal religious discrimination legislation the Coalition government has promised since marriage equality passed into law in 2017, and is expected to be released in the next month.
48% : Religious schools in Victoria currently have the power to sack or refuse to hire LGBTIQ+ people on the basis of their sexuality or gender identity, and marital status.
42% : Religious organisations that receive government funding for services will not be able to refuse to provide those services to people based on their sexuality or gender identity.
41% : "By winding back outdated carve-outs in anti-discrimination laws, the Victorian government can ensure that people in Victoria can no longer be sacked, expelled, or treated unfairly by religious organisations such as school or service providers, simply because of their gender identity or sexual orientation," Brown said.
40% : Religious schools in Victoria will be banned from discriminating against staff on the basis of their sexuality, gender identity or marital status, under legislation to be introduced by the state government later this year.
40% : Christian Schools Australia's director of public policy, Mark Spencer, told Guardian Australia that Christian schools "have never terminated staff based on their sexuality, gender identity or marital status", but over differences in beliefs.

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