Conservatives agitating for religious freedom law but Coalition voters not on board – Essential poll

Poll also shows majority of Australians don’t want employers to be able to dictate what their employees say outside of work

Conservatives within the Morrison government are campaigning for a religious freedom bill, but less than half of Coalition voters argue that there should be stronger laws to protect people who express their religious views in public, according to the latest Guardian Essential poll.

While only 44% of Coalition voters would back a proposal like the one currently being sought by a group of rightwingers in the government, support for the idea across all the voting cohorts is even more tepid, with only 38% backing the move (16% strongly and 22% somewhat).

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