Victoria’s opposition commits to changing law to allow religious schools to hire based on faith

‘It you want to have an Islamic school and only hire teachers who are the Islamic faith, I think that’s right’: the Victorian opposition leader, Matthew Guy. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

Victoria’s opposition leader, Matthew Guy, has committed the Coalition to amending the Equal Opportunity Act to give faith-based schools protection to hire staff who share their values and beliefs if it wins government in November.

Guy made the commitment on Monday during a meeting with the Islamic Council of Victoria (ICV).