Australian Prime Minister Wants Peace Deal on Religious Freedoms

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison talks to the media at a press conference announcing his new Cabinet at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on May 26, 2019. Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images

Scott Morrison wants to strike a bipartisan deal on new laws around religious freedoms.

The prime minister offered a careful response when asked whether former Wallaby Israel Folau had been persecuted for his religious views when he was sacked over a social media post.