Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Vice-President of the Executive Council) Share this | Hansard source

RMANN (—) (): Firstly, what the Prime Minister was pointing out was that the potential discrimination against students that many people have expressed concern about is currently enshrined in current legislation which was put through the parliament by the former Labor government. That is a matter of historical fact. Indeed, the explanatory memorandum to the bill circulated by the then Attorney-General and now shadow Attorney-General, Mark Dreyfus, in 2013 stated among other things that:

… otherwise discriminatory conduct on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity will not be prohibited for educational institutions established for religious purpose.

That was in 2013. That's the law that you passed. Senator Singh, were you here in 2013? That's the law that you passed. The truth, of course, is that the Prime Minister, on behalf of the government— (Time expired)