In fact, religious bodies always have the right to only hire staff who share their values and beliefs. Changes to the Equal Opportunity Act passed by the Andrews Govt DO NOT force religious bodies to hire people who don’t have the same religious beliefs. humanrights.vic.gov.au/static/0dacee3… 
https://twitter.com/glografik/status/1593720019787341824
What the Equal Opportunity (Religious Exceptions) Amendment Bill 2021 did was to remove exemptions for religious organisations to discriminate against people based on protected attributes such as sexuality, gender identity and martial/parental status. premier.vic.gov.au/laws-pass-stop…
Matthew Guy said “Catholic schools should hire Catholics, Jewish schools, people of Jewish faith, and the same with Islamic schools,". “If you want to have an Islamic school and only hire teachers who are the Islamic faith, I think that’s right". #springst theguardian.com/australia-news…
However, he seems to be unaware that these changes to the Equal Opportunity Act still allow religious bodies to "discriminate based on religious beliefs" "in limited circumstances" if “the discrimination is reasonable and proportionate". #springst humanrights.vic.gov.au/resources/equa…
For example, "where having the same religious belief is an inherent part of the role, religious schools can choose to only hire people who hold the same religious beliefs as the school, provided it is reasonable and proportionate in the circumstances". humanrights.vic.gov.au/static/0dacee3…
This means the current laws don't prevent Catholic/Jewish/Islamic schools from only hiring Catholics/Jews/Muslims staff if having the same religious belief is an inherent part of the role and doing so is reasonable and proportionate.
Which issue is Matthew Guy trying to solve? How does he plan to amend the Equal Opportunity Act? Amending the Act "to allow for the right of a faith-based organisation to employ a person that aligns with the religious organisation’s values" is a solution looking for a problem.
Therefore, one can resonably assume that Matthew Guy plans to reverse the changes to allow religious bodies and schools to discriminate against people based on sexual orientation, lawful sexual activity, marital/parental status and gender identity. #springst
Despite Matthew Guy denying existing teachers would be sacked under his proposed changes if they identify as LGBTIQ+, lawyer Michael Bradley said it would be “inevitable” LGBTIQ+ teachers would be sacked under the Coalition’s proposed changes. theguardian.com/australia-news…
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