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Religious schools will no longer be allowed to sack teachers or expel students due to their sexuality, or to reject students due to a disability, under new laws proposed by the Western Australian government.
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Religious institutions, including schools, will still be allowed to discriminate based on religion, but not other grounds under a rewrite of the state's Equal Opportunity Act.
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Attorney General Tony Buti said that would stop institutions discriminating against people in the LGBTQIA+ community.
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"The exemption is purely on religion, not on sexual orientation," he said.
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The proposed laws will also include broader protections against discriminating against a person's disabilities in all circumstances, including schools.
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Felicity Creagh is a mother of two autistic children and said she was "relieved and encouraged" to see the government's proposed laws.
"For families like mine, this is about more than legislation.
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It means we have a greater chance of being heard, believed, and taken seriously," she said alongside Dr Buti at a press conference.
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"It means stronger protections when we ask for reasonable adjustments and accommodations for our children."
'Hate is not ok'
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Dr Buti said the bill was the biggest overhaul of the state's anti-discrimination laws in more than 40 years, and would widen the scope of who was protected.
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It will seek to outlaw discrimination against people who are homeless, exposed to domestic violence, who are pregnant or breastfeeding, or involved in union activity.
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The proposed laws come after an initial tranche of laws in 2024 which the WA government implemented aimed at improving the lives of people in the LGBTQIA+ community.
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Those laws removed the need to undergo medical or surgical reassignment to change a person's sex or gender, and abolished the state's Gender Reassignment Board which managed applications for gender changes.
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The WA government's latest proposed overhaul follows Independent MP Allegra Spender's calls to reform federal laws which exempt religious institutions from the Sex Discrimination Act.
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WA Premier Roger Cook said his message was clear: "Hate is not OK in WA.
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"Anti-Semitism, Islamaphobia, discrimination, acts of violence or intimidation, have taken hold in Australia and in WA in recent times,"he said.
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"Nobody should face discrimination or abuse based on their race, religion, sexuality or disability.
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The bill is set to be tabled in parliament on Wednesday.
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