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Reinstatement of discrimination exemptions for religious schools shameful and unjust

27 October, 2025

Our union has condemned the Northern Territory government’s reinstatement of the right for faith-based schools to discriminate against staff and students.

Changes to the Anti-Discrimination Act made three years ago by the previous NT Labor government had removed the religious discrimination exemptions that historically permitted non-government school employers to discriminate against staff and students.

IEU-QNT Branch Secretary Terry Burke said reinstating the religious discrimination exemptions was shameful and unjust.