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Leaders of the Christian, Muslim and Jewish religions in Queensland have united to condemn the Miles government’s draft anti-discrimination laws restricting their schools from hiring and firing staff based on their faith, sexuality, marital status and gender identity.

A South Australian lawmaker plans to table a new bill that would require religious schools to employ homosexual teachers. Current Australian law enables faith-based schools to employ and enrol staff and students based on their faith.

Our political leaders must reject the report not only because of the damage it would do to faith-based schools, but also because of the signal it sends about people of faith and their activities not being welcome in our community.

The proposed Anti-Discrimination Bill 2024 will make some radical changes to Queensland law, and of interest here is that it will seriously impact religious freedom in that State.

Now, after four long years, it seems she finally has been vindicated. After years of grief and turmoil, she is now hopefully finished with this ugly secular witch-hunt. In my books, Päivi Räsänen is a real champion. We certainly need more bold and sold-out Christian politicians like her.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (whom we interviewed on The Late Debate a few weeks ago) has just released his plan to defeat Hamas.

Is military intervention ever justifiable -- if so, when? Justice between individuals is something we aspire to, or should aspire to. We should seek to treat others justly. And justice within a nation is also a social good that we affirm, although we often fail [...]