“Australians shouldn’t have to worry about looking over their shoulder, fearful of offending an anonymous person on Twitter or transgressing against political or social zeitgeists,” he added. “People should not be cancelled or persecuted or vilified because their beliefs are different from someone else’s,” Mr Morrison, a Pentecostal Christian, said as he introduced the bill to the lower house. Critics say it will legalise discimination against other groups. The Religious Discrimination Bill will go before parliament on Thursday. Religious believers in Australia will be protected from being sued if they make anti-gay comments, under a proposed law that Scott Morrison, the prime minister, said would guard against “cancel culture”.Īustralia legalised same-sex marriage in 2017, prompting some churches and other groups to say they felt they were sidelined. Anti-gay beliefs to be protected under new Australian lawĪustralians will be able to make 'statements of religious belief' as long as those comments do not 'threaten, intimidate or harass'