Who is Lorraine Finlay and why has her appointment as human rights commissioner angered some?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : All too often, religious freedom in Australia is treated as a 'secondary' right that is not given equal weight with other human rights, in particular equality rights."
44% : Finlay was also the co-author of a submission to the 2018 Ruddock religious freedoms inquiry which argued religious freedoms were not being given enough weight in equality debates.
42% : "In our view, there is presently an unjustifiable imbalance between religious freedoms and anti-discrimination laws, with the balance weighted in favour of the latter.
37% : Equal Australia said Finlay's previous stance on religious freedom and anti-discrimination laws raised red flags.

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