Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Vice-President of the Executive Council) Share this | Hansard source

We do stand against racism in all of its forms, we do support effective action on climate change and I don't accept the premise of the question in relation to the issue of Israel. This is a very important and serious policy matter in our national interest that we intend to pursue, and the Prime Minister's statements in that regard are self-explanatory.

The senator mentions the government's efforts to address legislation which Labor put in place in 2013 when it comes to the discrimination against students in schools, and that is of course something that we have made very clear that we intend to address. I would just refer the senator to statements earlier today by Mr Dreyfus when he was asked about the question of the exemption for staff—teachers and other staff—working in religious schools. He made the point that it is a complex issue. (Time expired)