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Katie Allen tells Q+A she stood up for her beliefs on religious discrimination bill, Dylan Alcott says those with a disability deserve a chance

Rebel Liberal MP Katie Allen tells Q+A she is happy that she "stood up" for her beliefs over protections for transgender school students.

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Grattan on Friday: Morrison's religious discrimination package couldn't fly on a wing and a prayer

Scott Morrison made three foolish and arrogant assumptions this week when he embarked on trying to push his controversial religious discrimination legislation through parliament.

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Peter Dutton has plumbed new and dangerous depths by suggesting China is backing Labor

Did the defence minister not hear the Asio boss warn that stoking community division has ‘the same corrosive impact on our democracy as foreign interference itself’?

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Coalition shelves religious discrimination bill after Christian lobby says changes do ‘more harm than good’

Equality Australia says mess is of Coalition’s own making and could have been avoided ‘if government had fulfilled its commitment’ to protect students

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Your 5-Min Explainer On What’s Going On With The Religious Discrimination Bill & New Amendments

The fight isn't over yet.

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Labor MP's son Paddy Quilter-Jones moved by father's speech in religious discrimination bill debate

The son of Labor MP Stephen Jones, who was the subject of his impassioned speech in parliament, hopes to work alongside their father to continue to push for protections for the LBGT community.

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MP hits out at SA parly 'mud-slinging'

SA-BEST MP Frank Pangallo has taken a swipe at both the Labor and Liberal MPs after trading bullying allegations in parliament's upper house.

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NSW byelections preview; federal Coalition rebounds in Essential poll

Four state byelections will occur in NSW on Saturday, with polls closing at 6pm AEDT.

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The government lost a dramatic showdown on religious discrimination laws overnight. So what happened?

The government has suffered a major defeat, with the bill now on ice and unlikely to be voted on before the election. Here's what happened.

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MP Ken O'Dowd's retirement signals race for Queensland's 'must win' seat

It's almost twice the size of Tasmania and relies heavily on both industry and agriculture. This central Queensland electorate is considered an "absolutely critical, must-win seat" by the major parties, and it is up for grabs as its retiring LNP incumbent steps down from office today.

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Religious discrimination laws in limbo – as it happened

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Coalition’s religious discrimination bill passes after marathon all-night sitting

Controversial legislation passes lower house despite Liberal moderates defecting to help add more extensive protections for LGBTQ+ students

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Liberal revolt removes all discrimination against gay and transgender children

In a humiliating rebuff to Scott Morrison, a revolt by Liberal backbenchers has struck down the provisions of the sex discrimination act that allow discrimination against gay and transgender children.

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Five Liberals cross the floor as contentious religious discrimination bill passes House of Representatives after all-night debate

Five Liberals cross the floor, as the contentious religious discrimination bill passes through the House of Representatives after a marathon all-night debate.

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Vic MP to leave Labor over red shirts vote

A Victorian Labor MP will either resign or be booted from the party after siding with a disgraced colleague over the government's "red shirts" scandal.

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Court documents claim Alexander Downer called Timor-Leste an 'open book' in 2000 – years before bugging scandal

A court filing claims that then-foreign minister Alexander Downer boasted to a Labor staffer that Timor-Leste was an "open book", as allegations emerge that Australia may have been monitoring the nation's leaders before the 2004 Witness K bugging scandal.

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Labor Has Announced It Will Back The Govt’s Religious Discrimination Bill & People Are Furious

Labor wants to add four amendments to the Bill.

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‘Bring it on’: Scott Morrison goads Labor into election character contest after questions over leaked texts

Prime minister challenged in question time over trustworthiness following leaked messages

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Labor MP backs Adem Somyurek's red shirts scandal motion in Victorian parliament

Labor MP Kaushaliya Vaghela has sensationally crossed the floor in the Victorian parliament to support a referral to the Ombudsman and anti-corruption commission by disgraced MP Adem Somyurek.

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MP’s anti-vaccine offer on religion bill

The government is fighting a losing battle to win crossbench support and shepherd its signature religious discrimination legislation through parliament.

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Anthony Albanese warns religious discrimination bill could ‘drive us apart’ as Labor pushes for amendments

Opposition confident it can make changes in Senate to neuter controversial statement of belief clause

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NSW tourism grants another rort: Labor

Labor says a NSW grant program to help tourism operators has been rorted by the state government, with more than two-thirds of funds going to coalition seats.

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Labor will back the government's religious discrimination bill, will attempt to include trans protections in Senate

A battle looms over the government's proposed religious discrimination laws, as Labor vows to fight for protections for transgender students once the bill reaches the Senate.

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Scott Morrison says Richard Colbeck has appeared before the Senate Select Committee on COVID-19 'many, many times'. Is that correct?

Prime Minister Scott Morrison claims Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services, Richard Colbeck, has appeared before the Senate Select Committee on COVID-19 on "countless occasions". Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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Lower house sits late to continue religious discrimination bill debate – as it happened

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