Brisbane Archbishop Phillip Aspinall, elected as the Anglican primate at the weekend, yesterday said Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews was wrong to insist that religious leaders withdraw from the debate."I don't agree with the minister when he says we should butt out," Dr Aspinall said yesterday.
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"The key principle the church would want to defend is proper protection for the weakest and most vulnerable in our community."
"The purpose of unfair dismissal laws is to prevent unfair dismissals. If a change there means we're going to allow unfair dismissals - that is, expose vulnerable people to unfairness - that is a real concern, not only to the churches but the whole community."
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