Religious Believers in Australia Get Protections, Not Freedom

There would be no need for this Bill if secularists did not harass their religious neighbours with such fervour

Parishioners pray during the ‘Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost’ service with Father James Collins at St Paul’s Anglican Church in Sydney, Australia, on Oct. 25, 2020. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

Commentary

Time appeared to be running out for the Australian government to deliver on its 2019 election pledge to legislate protections for religious believers and faith-based organisations.