[THREAD] The government received thousands of submissions on the second exposure draft of the Religious Discrimination Bill. Many experts and organisations have concerns about it. Don't just take our word for it, we'll be sharing some here. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA's submission on the #ReligiousDiscriminationBill here: ag.gov.au/Consultations/…
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Read about how the 2nd draft of the Religious Discrimination Bill will affect people with disability and lived experience of mental illness. THREAD. #FreedomFromDiscrimination 1/ People with disabilities, and those with lived experience of mental illness, will lose discrimination protections to accommodate the religious beliefs of people who discriminate against them. #FreedomFromDiscrimination 2/

THREAD: The Religious Discrimination Act has the potential to undo years of hard-fought progress to address inequalities in our healthcare system. This Bill puts individual beliefs of medical practitioners before patient care. One of the things we hear a lot is "but no health practitioners would behave this way". People (rightfully) say that health professionals should make their patients feel safe and supported, no matter who they are, where they live, or whom they love. /2