Rex Patrick, Helen Haines say Morrison is using religious freedom bill as 'weapon of mass distraction'

Gerard Cockburn
December 3 2021 - 5:25am
Senator Rex Patrick (right) and independent MP Helen Haines. Picture: Elesa Kurtz
Senator Rex Patrick (right) and independent MP Helen Haines. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

South Australian senator Rex Patrick has labelled the Morrison government's push for a religious discrimination bill a "weapon of mass distraction" designed to halt debate on a federal integrity commission.

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Gerard Cockburn

Gerard Cockburn

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