Commentary Despite a commitment during the 2019 election campaign by the Morrison government to legislate for religious freedom, the Religious Discrimination Bill has just been shelved by the government. This occurred after Labor, and five Liberal MPs decided to vote for the repeal of all religious exemptions for faith-based educational institutions in relation to students. The prime minister then decided that too little parliamentary time remained to resolve these issues prior to the election, scheduled to be held in May 2022. The Morrison government argued that the Religious Discrimination Bill “would ensure Australians are protected from discrimination on the basis of religious belief or activity—just as they are protected from discrimination on the basis of age, sex, race and disability.” The Bill would thus fit into the familiar anti-discrimination architecture and not create a positive right to freedom of religion. If adopted, it would make it unlawful to discriminate on …