Employment by religious organisations
Q. Should religious organisations be allowed to refuse to hire people who don’t live according to the organisations’ beliefs?
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Men |
Women |
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
|
Yes |
34% |
26% |
42% |
22% |
34% |
33% |
35% |
31% |
37% |
No |
52% |
58% |
48% |
63% |
54% |
51% |
54% |
50% |
54% |
Don’t know |
14% |
16% |
10% |
15% |
12% |
15% |
11% |
19% |
9% |
34% think that religious organisations should be allowed to refuse to hire people who don’t live according to the organisations’ beliefs and 52% think they should not.
Those most likely to think they should not were Labor voters (58%), Greens voters (63%) and respondents on lower incomes (57% of those earning less than $1,000pw).

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