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On October 9, 2018, Sky News televised a report the recommendations of the Ruddock review into religious freedom in Australia, highlighting its endorsement of the right currently available to religious schools to exclude teachers and students on the basis of their sexual orientation.
On October 13, 2018, ABC News carried a report of Scott Morrison's intention to introduce a private member's bill which would overturn the right currently available to religious schools to exclude LGBTI students.
On October 15, 2018, 7 News carried a report detailing the Opposition's demand that LGBTI teachers as well as students be protected against discrimination in non-government schools.
On December 5, 2018, ABC News televised a report on the stand-off between the government and the Opposition regarding Scott Morrison's private member's bill aimed at protecting LGBTI students within non-government schools
On July 11, 2018, Cory Bernardi, founder and leader of the Australian Conservatives, spoke of the need to clarify and defend religious freedom in Australia during an interview televised on Sky News.
On November 22, 2017, 9 News televised a report of the sacking of a homosexual teacher from South Coast Baptist College, Western Australia. The report highlighted calls for an overhaul of the state's anti-discrimination legislation.
On August 18, 2016, Covenant Christian School Sydney, New South Wales, produced a promotional video for the school which includes a discussion of why employing Christian teachers is an important part of the school's philosophy.
On July 22, 2016, The Atlantic produced a 3 minute segment examining attempts by many within the United States to deny services to LGBTI people because to supply the service would be in conflict with the religious convictions of the service provider.
On June 21, 2013, Teach for America televised the comments of two United States lesbian students explaining the negative impact on their learning of teacher prejudice against their sexual orientation.
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2018/22: Should religious schools be able to exclude LGBTI students and teachers?
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On February 9, 2019, a response to an opinion piece of Herald Sun columnist Susie O'Brien was written by Mark Spencer, Executive Officer, National Policy, Christian Schools Australia and published on the Christian Schools Australia website.
Spencer's comment is a detailed defence of the right of Christian schools to exclude LGTBI students and teachers.
The full text can be accessed at 
On December 20, 2018, Law and Religion Australia published a 'Response to Ruddock Report' by guest blogger, Dr Alex Deagon, Lecturer in law, Queensland University of Technology, which analyses in detail each of the recommendations made by the Ruddock review and the government's response.
The full text can be accessed at
On December 13, 2018, Law and Religion Australia published a comment and analysis by the site's moderator, Neil Foster, Associate Professor in Law, at Newcastle University titled 'The Ruddock Report has landed!'
The comment and analysis responds to each of the twenty recommendations of the Ruddock report.
The full text can be accessed at
On December 13, 2018, The Australian published a report titled ' Morrison's stand on freedom of religion' which detailed the government's plan to take a ðreligious discrimination act to the next election.
The full text can be accessed at
On December 5, 2018, news.com.au published a report titled 'Protecting gay students becoming a headache for Scott Morrison' which outlined the Opposition's concerns that the Prime Minister's proposed protections were not adequate.
The full text can be accessed at
On December 4, 2018, Catholic News carried a report titled ' Stand-off over gay students and teachers legislation' which detailed the dispute between the government and the Opposition over whether religious schools should have power to indirectly discriminate and the ability for religious schools to have their own internal rules that govern how LGBTI students act.
The full text can be accessed at
On November 20, 2018, The West Australian published a report titled ' Islamic schools worried by anti-discrimination laws to stop firing of gay teachers' which reported the supposed concern of some Islamic religious leaders that changes to Australia's anti-discrimination laws could leave Islamic schools open to charges of discrimination against LGBTI staff.
The full text can be accessed at
On October 25, 2018, the Human Rights Law Centre published an analysis titled ' Explainer: Religious discrimination in schools' which outlines the current operation of Australian law to allow religious schools to discriminate against LGBTI students and teachers.
The full text of the analysis can be accessed at
On October 22, The Herald Sun published a comment by columnist Susie O'Brien titled 'Protect the human rights of gay teachers' which argued against religious schools being able to exclude GLBTI teachers.
The full text can be accessed at
On October 16, 2018, The Conversation published an opinion by Mary Lou Rasmussen, Professor, School of Sociology, Australian National University, et al, titled 'There's no argument or support for allowing schools to discriminate against LGBTIQ teachers' which argues against the exemptions allowed religious schools which permit them to discriminate against GLBTIQ teachers.
The full text can be accessed at
On October 16, 2018,The Australian published a report titled 'Grand Mufti challenges gay teachers' rights to work in Islamic schools' The report detailed the opposition of Sheik Taj El-Din Hilaly to LGBTI teachers working within Muslim schools in Australia.
The full text can be accessed at
On October 15, 2018, the Law Institute Journal of the Law Institute Victoria published a comment titled 'Remove exemptions allowing schools to expel gay students, lawyers say'
The article presents a number of arguments for why these exemptions should be removed.
The full text can be accessed at
On October 12, 2018, The Sydney Morning Herald published the full twenty recommendations of the Ruddock review.
The recommendations can be accessed at
On October 11, 2018, the ABC published a report titled 'No school should be allowed to turn away a gay student, Scott Morrison says' which detailed the Prime Minister's intention to protect LGBTI students from being excluded from religious schools.
The full text of the report can be accessed at
On October 10, 2018, The Herald Sun published an opinion piece by columnist Andrew Bolt titled ' Freedom of religion report misses target' in which Bolt criticises the Ruddock review for discriminating against LGBTI students.
The full text of the comment can be accessed at
On October 10, 2018, The Conversation published a report by Michelle Grattan titled 'View from The Hill: Discrimination debate will distress many gay school students' detailing concerns that the current debate surrounding whether religious schools should be able to expel gay students had the potential to be distressing for them.
The full text can be accessed at
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