Proposed religious discrimination laws proving unpopular in Australia.
(Photo: Getty/iStock)Queensland's Labor state government has signalled that it may be preparing to walk back its hardline position on religious discrimination law amendments as it faces an increasingly difficult battle to retain power in the upcoming state election.
With sources indicating there is a growing feeling with the party that it cannot afford to be drawn into "a fight with the churches" before the state election, senior figures like Queensland Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath have begun a push to drop parts of the draft legislation that have attracted fierce opposition from faith groups and religious organisations.