Scott Morrison has waited until the year’s final few days of Parliament to attempt to deliver on the key election promise of a religious discrimination bill. It has not gone smoothly.

His third attempt at the bill is divisive, and chances of it passing before the election are slim, writes Kishor Napier-Raman; it legally protects the kind of speech that women and the LGBTIQ community have been fighting against for decades, explain Josie Ganko and legal correspondent Michael Bradley; and it may deter women from seeking out health services, writes Amber Schultz.

Elsewhere this week, Cam Wilson reports how anti-vaxxers are targeting NT Indigenous communities with quarantine and vaccine conspiracies, Alison Pennington shows that the so-called “great resignation” is gendered, and Bernard Keane explains why we’re unable to have a coherent discussion about vaccine mandates.

KISHOR NAPIER-RAMAN 4 minute read

With help from the crossbench, Labor showed discipline in frustrating the Coalition's agenda; if they can maintain it into election season, it may mean trouble for Scott Morrison.

DAVID HARDAKER 5 minute read

With God (and lots of donated cash) on its side, the Australian Christian Lobby keeps trying to influence government policy on social issues.

MICHAEL BRADLEY 4 minute read

The simple fact is that an unvaccinated person is a public health risk. That’s easy to say. It’s equally easy to say, as many do, that it’s a free country. But what they mean by that is not so simple.

MICHAEL BRADLEY 3 minute read

Like all law, defamation law is a construct — its only reason to exist is to deliver a social good. In the case of Peter Dutton and Shane Bazzi, it's not quite clear that the social good of the law outweighs the harm.

GUY RUNDLE 5 minute read

It should have been a very important speech, but BoJo decided to wing it — and in doing so exposed the contradictions in his politics.

AMBER SCHULTZ 3 minute read

War metaphors: they're the government's weapon of choice as the Coalition sets its sights on the polls.

BERNARD KEANE 3 minute read

Does anyone believe Scott Morrison anymore? His credibility problems mean the government's legislative agenda is in disarray, while his reelection strategy is being undermined by perceptions he can't be trusted.

CAM WILSON 6 minute read

A combination of local fringe voices and international influencers are developing and spreading misinformation.

BERNARD KEANE 4 minute read

Even with good faith from participants — which is in short supply — Australia can't have a proper debate about freedom in a time of pandemic because we have no language or structure around rights.

CAM WILSON 3 minute read

LGBTIQ+ and sex worker communities furious eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant did not do due diligence before appearing on a podcast.

BERNARD KEANE 3 minute read

Former Liberal Party treasurer and fundraising legend Michael Yabsley says there is a "largely silent conspiracy" between the major parties on political donations. He's breaking that silence.

AMBER SCHULTZ 3 minute read

Reynolds' claims that the NDIS is coming over cost and that it is not meant to be a lifelong 'welfare' scheme run counter to the facts.

CAM WILSON 2 minute read

Alan Jones may be gone from Sky News, but he's a growing presence online.