Rising religious vilification draws move to toughen law

The Public Interest Advocacy Centre also warned the scope of the changes was broader than most other Australian jurisdictions, including Victoria and Queensland.

The amendments did not properly define a religious belief, affiliation and activity and opened a loophole for unlawful activities to be protected on religious grounds, it said.

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