Australia seeks to ban schools from expelling gay students


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MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday.

PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is waiting for news conference in Canberra, Australia August 24, 2018. REUTERS / David Gray

Morrison's ruling Liberal-National coalition in the blue ribbon Sydney seat of Wentworth on Oct. 20.

"Morrison said in a statement," I will be taking action to ensure that they will be able to do so.

The statement, which urged parliament to deal with the issue of support by the largest opposition parties, Labor, to repeal legal exemptions that allow religious schools to discriminate.

Archbishop Mark Coleridge, president of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, called this week for equality in school employment and enrollment.

"Once employed or enrolled, people within the school community are expected to adhere to the school's mission and values," the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper quoted him as saying.

Australia's parliament voted to legalize same-sex marriage in a nationwide postal survey returned an overwhelming majority in favor of the unions.

Morrison said the government was working on its recommendations to a review of the law. The recommendations have not been publicly disclosed.

"Our government does not support expulsion of students from non-state schools on the basis of their sexuality," he added.

Reporting by Lidia Kelly; Editing by Clarence Fernandez

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