Why the churches lobby is still so powerful in Canberra

Some of Australia’s most powerful religious bodies have taken aim at Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and also the Greens – accusing them of threatening the future of religious freedom. But the cause of this backlash is simply the possibility that the government would work with the Greens to reform a 40-year-old loophole in our discrimination laws. So, what’s really at stake? And is there about to be a showdown between religious lobbies and the prime minister? Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper , Mike Seccombe, on religion’s influence in Canberra and the political strategy behind Albanese’s latest move. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram Guest: National correspondent for The Saturday Paper , Mike Seccombe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.