Are you for Israel Folau or against? We love a simple answer but this is not a binary case | Gillian Triggs

The legal question is whether a private employment contract can restrict or oust a fundamental human right

Are you for Israel Folau or against? What a pity that Folau’s dismissal by Rugby Australia should be reduced to an ideological and binary debate. Of course, we love a simple answer. Twitter views are various: the Folau case is exclusively a matter of contract law; Folau has the rights to freedom of speech and religious expression; the law should protect against harmful homophobic abuse.

I suggest the Folau case is about all of these ideas.

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