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Politicians run for the hills when questioned about deputy principal's exit

Matt Maloney
Updated February 20 2026 - 10:42am, first published 3:00am

The state's peak union says federal laws need to be changed to prevent discrimination within the Catholic education sector, but so far Tasmanian politicians have been silent on the issue.

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Matt Maloney
Political reporter for Australian Community Media, based in Hobart.
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    1. Comment by Alana Jarvis.

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      Applause to Matt Maloney for continuing to expose that CET are both discriminatory and not being held accountable to be transparent in how they conduct “‘business’.

      Obligation to sign non-disclosure agreement is the tactic to silence the worker and protect CET.

      Exemption for Catholic Education institutions to have equal anti-discriminatory employment contracts indicates that they believe taking ‘higher moral ground’ is much superior to what the broad community (including our democratic government) believe to be equitable and inclusive. CET have just demonstrated their committment to discipline/terminate staff related to archaic subjective views about one’s private life that is completely unrelated to an ability to do their job.

      CET are not worthy of Mr Johnstones service - but sadly the students (and his teaching colleagues) he had and was serving are the ones who are at a loss.

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      • Comment by David Rogers.

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        read the Bible, the KJV, Gideons, Torah, Quaran even the inverted version called Talmud and show me where the word "Religion" is. you can't, because it isn't

        Religion has been used as a tool of Politics created by those who murdered the world's only perfect man.

        the Pharisees who handed Christ over to Pontius Pilot because they could not enact a death sentence on the one who claimed to be the Messiah, so they handed him over to the Roman Empire to silence him because he was exposing their corruption.

        Rome, being Pagan Mythologists had no such law, and the rest is history as they say.

        But is it, apparently not, because it was the Romans who created the Roman catholic church and changed the interpretations of words with Latin Dialect, "Gather Wood and Build God's Church" became "Real Estate" instead of "God's People" and the "Kindling of God's People" became a "Congregation", well there's all kinds of "Congregations", we see them every day in Parliaments and Institutionalized Services all over the world, we see them "Protesting" in the streets but we don't see many Godly people walking in Christ.

        People are quick to put on the armor, but they speak with a double-edged sword.

        And if this comment gets deactivated for speaking the truth on verified Biblical history, then I guess we know that we really are living in the end times and the flock is not following the good shepherd, but rather the Pharisees once again.

        • Comment by John Wick.

          It’s impossible to have an honest conversation about discrimination in Catholic schools without acknowledging the broader pattern of harm caused by the institution itself. For decades, the Catholic Church has been responsible for some of the most widespread and systematically concealed child abuse in modern history. People shame the catholic religion because.. they deserve to be shamed. Accountability isn’t “anti‑religion.” It’s the bare minimum we owe to survivors and to future generations.

          • Comment by terry baker.

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            Its a religion, with religious beliefs and the only religion in this country that is shamed for trying to hold on to it’s religious morals.

            I know there is at least one other religion that is far far more discriminative and yet nobody says a word… why? Because it’s religion.

            People shame the catholic religion because they can.

            I’m not religious at all and I don’t think its right to publicly shame one when its not ok to publicly shame another.

            • Reply by David Rogers.

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              This comment makes so much sense Terry. My journey through life has made me the staunch defender of Jesus Christ that I am today, I don't go to real estate church and I definitely don't do religion, it has been used as a Political Whip for far too long, and Christians have forgotten that Christ came to put an end to religion, not create it.

              Funny how it takes (I presume) an atheist to speak God's truth..

              Bless you brother

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