A leading opposition Australian lawmaker has made an emotional plea not to rush through a controversial bill aimed at protecting religious people.
Critics says the bill enables discrimination and would allow religious schools to exclude transgender students.
Mentioning his late gay nephew, Labor MP Stephen Jones said the bill had not been thought through.
"He was just 15 when he took his own life," he told parliament.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison introduced the Religious Discrimination Bill in November, and said it will ensure protection for religious people and organisations to express beliefs and avoid "cancel culture".
During a speech in parliament in Canberra on Tuesday, Mr Jones, the shadow assistant treasurer, said the bill in its current form "pleases no-one".