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Surely it's time for separation of church (schools) and state (funding).

The assistant attorney general says its up to the parents of LGBTQ+ children to not send them to schools with traditional religious values.
Amanda Stoker says the federal government is committed to protecting LGBTQ+ children from facing discrimination at schools but it was a "matter for parental choice" to send their kids to such educational institutions.
"The real question is, do you really want to, as a parent, send your trans kid to a school that has very traditional and disclosed upfront beliefs on this subject," she told the ABC.
"The important thing here is that while we want to make sure we're doing the right thing by these kids, we also acknowledge the fact that religious schools are the education choice for thousands of Australian families," she said.
"They have a right to exercise their genuinely held religious beliefs even if it might offend some others."

Parents should consider whether sending LGBTQ+ kids to religious schools is the right move, Liberal senator says A Liberal senator has questioned whether parents of LGBTIQ+ children should send them to religious schools which discriminate against such students.

The attorney-general's department has revealed it didn't meet with any state or territory counterparts on the final draft of the religious discrimination bill.
In answers to questions taken on notice from a parliamentary hearing into the bill, the department said there were no meetings between the end of the second draft consultation and the introduction of the religious discrimination bill into the parliament.
When asked if the department ever reached out for meetings with state and territory counterparts about schools preferencing teachers of certain religions, it referred to its answer saying there had been no meetings.
States including Victoria, Tasmania and the ACT have come out against the bill, saying it enables discrimination of minority groups such as the LGBT+ community, and would override local anti-discrimination laws.
Greens senator Janet Rice, who initially asked the question during the hearing, told AAP it's outrageous the department didn't consult with states or territories about a bill that would override state and territory laws.
"Instead of being consultative, it's clear the Morrison government are scrambling to try to appease their far-right base and groups like the Australian Christian Lobby before the upcoming election," she said.
"This bill is unprecedented overreach by the government and is unlike any other federal anti-discrimination law."

No state role in religion bill final talks The attorney-general's department says it didn't meet with any state or territory governments to discuss the religious discrimination bill's final draft.