Labor has signalled that fixing the law to prevent discrimination against LGBT teachers may be accompanied by changes to allow religious schools to preserve their “ethos” and prevent contradiction of church doctrines.

Despite Labor offering to help the Morrison government legislate to remove discrimination against LGBT teachers and staff, debate on Wednesday revealed some Labor senators have serious reservations that the Greens bill does so without provisions that allow religious schools to preserve their character.

The disagreement could see progress on the Greens bill stall, as the Coalition has indicated it will craft its own legislation with Labor to protect LGBT students from discrimination but does not support the move to protect teachers.

Labor supported the Greens in their bid to debate a bill to end the current exemptions for religious educational institutions to discriminate against students and teachers based on sexual orientation, gender identification, marital status or pregnancy.

But on Wednesday Labor senator Jacinta Collins told the Senate it is necessary to “respect the right of religious schools to be run in accordance with their beliefs” and for parents to have their children educated “in accordance with their religious convictions”. Read more via the Guardian