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| Tony Abbott says Safe Schools LGBTI program's funding should be 'terminated' | |
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| The former prime minister Tony Abbott has weighed into the debate over the schools program focused on same-sex issues, describing it as “social engineering”. | The former prime minister Tony Abbott has weighed into the debate over the schools program focused on same-sex issues, describing it as “social engineering”. |
| The government is reviewing the Safe Schools anti-bullying program following concerns raised by Coalition critics, led by the outspoken Liberal senator Cory Bernardi. | The government is reviewing the Safe Schools anti-bullying program following concerns raised by Coalition critics, led by the outspoken Liberal senator Cory Bernardi. |
| “It’s not an anti-bullying program ... its funding should be terminated,” Mr Abbott told the Australian. | “It’s not an anti-bullying program ... its funding should be terminated,” Mr Abbott told the Australian. |
| Conservative opposition to the program was led by Bernardi but found a surprise supporter in the Labor senator Joe Bullock. | Conservative opposition to the program was led by Bernardi but found a surprise supporter in the Labor senator Joe Bullock. |
| Related: Malcolm Turnbull urges calm heads over Safe Schools LGBTI program | Related: Malcolm Turnbull urges calm heads over Safe Schools LGBTI program |
| The conservative government backbencher George Christensen last week likened the anti-bullying initiative to child grooming and claimed in parliament the Safe Schools program recommended pornographic content, sex shops, sex clubs and adult communities to school children in the name of an anti-bullying initiative. | The conservative government backbencher George Christensen last week likened the anti-bullying initiative to child grooming and claimed in parliament the Safe Schools program recommended pornographic content, sex shops, sex clubs and adult communities to school children in the name of an anti-bullying initiative. |
| When asked if he supported Christensen’s comments, Turnbull said: “I encourage everybody who is discussing these issues to do so in very measured language, and to consider very carefully the impact of the words they use on young people and on their families.” | When asked if he supported Christensen’s comments, Turnbull said: “I encourage everybody who is discussing these issues to do so in very measured language, and to consider very carefully the impact of the words they use on young people and on their families.” |
| Last week the program’s organisers revealed that only one school had pulled out of the Safe Schools program as a result of pressure from concerned parents, despite comments from conservatives who say parents do not want the anti-bullying initiative. | Last week the program’s organisers revealed that only one school had pulled out of the Safe Schools program as a result of pressure from concerned parents, despite comments from conservatives who say parents do not want the anti-bullying initiative. |