Tasmania’s Conversion Practice Debate | Adelaide News

Adelaide News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 29, 2026 · 2m

Tasmania’s Deputy Premier Guy Barnett is sounding the alarm over the Greens’ proposed ban on conversion practices, warning it could criminalize innocent family chats and religious prayers — putting him at odds with Premier Jeremy Rockliff, who publicly backs the ban. While the Law Reform Institute confirms these harmful practices still occur, past government bills were too weak, prompting the Greens to step in with a stricter proposal. Barnett calls their bill “one of the most extreme in Australia,” but Greens leader Rosalie Woodruff and Equality Tasmania’s Rodney Croome push back, saying his…