Scott Morrison has said he is “devastated” by failing to deliver the religious discrimination legislation but declared he would rather lay down the attempt than see the protections compromised.
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The backbench Liberal revolt that pushed a protection for transgender kids through the House of Representatives, and thereby inadvertently doomed Scott Morrison’s religious discrimination legislation, has bitten deeply with the PM and senior ministers.
In a humiliation rebuff to Scott Morrison, a revolt by Liberal backbenchers has struck down the provisions of the sex discrimination legislation that allow discrimination against gay and transgender children.
Word from The Hill: On Scott Morrison’s battle for Religious Discrimination Bill.
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The final days of parliament for 2021 have been marked by a spate of floor crossings. But it may not be as ‘shambolic’ as it seems.
