Cardus Report shows support for religious freedom protections

New research shows growing support for religious freedom laws in Australia, with  strong calls for the Albanese Government to re-introduce religious anti-discrimination legislation to Parliament.

The latest research shows:

• Three out of four Australians support the right of a religious school to employ teachers and other staff who support the clearly stated values and beliefs of the school.
• Over two thirds of Australians believe that Australian laws should protect the right to hold and practice religious beliefs.
• 62 per cent of younger voters (18-24) support this right, with the highest support (77 per cent) in that age bracket from those with postgraduate university qualifications
• Unsurprisingly, over 88 per cent of those actively practicing a religious faith supported these protections, but they were still supported by a majority of voters without any religious faith

AACS Executive Officer Vanessa Cheng said:

“We are calling upon Prime Minister Albanese to deliver on the ALP’s election commitment that his government will prioritise preventing discrimination against people of faith and maintain the right of religious schools to preference people of the same faith in the selection of staff,” she said.

“We hope and pray that an Albanese Government can succeed in achieving this overdue reform for people of faith where the Morrison Government failed.”

Download Polling Results HERE