Scott Morrison backtracks on law to expel gay students

PM ‘not comfortable’ with schools turning children away because of their sexuality

Scott Morrison has said that schools should not be able to expel students based on their sexuality, just hours after arguing schools should be run consistent with their religious principles and “no one” is suggesting their right to discriminate should be repealed.

Morrison told Sky News on Thursday that he’ll “happily take the criticism” that he should have ruled out discrimination based on sexuality sooner but claimed the Ruddock religious freedom report had been misrepresented.

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