Majority of voters reject Coalition’s proposal to allow discriminatory religious statements, poll suggests

‘Australians do not support special privileges for religious people to be exempt from anti-discrimination laws,’ says a Just Equal spokesperson. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

A majority of voters oppose a key plank of the Coalition’s religious discrimination bill that would allow discriminatory speech and say they want greater protections for LGBTQ+ students and teachers, a new poll suggests.

The YouGov Galaxy poll of 1,030 voters, conducted for lobby group Just Equal, suggests the public doesn’t back the bill which some government MPs oppose due to the potential impact on marginalised students.