Commentary In the last sitting weeks of the Australian Parliament, the political landscape focuses on the Religious Discrimination Bill introduced by the Attorney-General, Senator Michaelia Cash. The adoption of a law to protect freedom of religion was an election pledge of Prime Minister Scott Morrison at the 2019 election. However, the proposed Bill, initially promoted by Cash’s predecessor, Christian Porter, hit numerous roadblocks and was shelved. The Bill, if it becomes law, is likely to maintain limited protection for schools and charities to hire people of their faith. But the proposed legislation has removed the controversial “Folau Clause,” which would have prevented employers from sacking employees for making religiously charged statements. If the original clause had been retained, a company would still have been able to sack an employee if it had “an annual turnover of more than $50 million (US$35.8 million)” and proved that “an employee’s statement of religious …