Recriminations continue inside the Liberal Party – over how a signature policy promised by the Prime Minister before the last election - could end in such chaos just months before the next. After a marathon all-night debate - 5 Liberals crossed the floor in the early hours of Thursday morning – exposing deep differences within the government – a divide which ultimately sank Scott Morrison's hopes of legislating a Religious Discrimination Bill in this parliamentary term. Both sides of politics want a new law to prevent discrimination against people of faith – but there are unresolved differences over how to do this while protecting gay and transgender communities. It was another hit to the Prime Minister's authority – in a week that also saw a damaging Cabinet leak – and more criticism of Scott Morrison from Brittany Higgins and Grace Tame.