Peter Dutton says religious schools must have right to teach own definition of marriage

Minister weighs in on side of Coalition MPs who argue religious freedom and freedom of speech at stake in postal vote

Religious schools, including Catholic and Anglican schools, should have a legislatively protected right to teach their conception of marriage, Peter Dutton has said.

Dutton has weighed in on the side of Coalition conservatives, including Tony Abbott, who argue that religious freedom and freedom of speech are at stake in the same-sex marriage postal survey, a view rejected by the attorney general, George Brandis, and fellow moderate Christopher Pyne.