Whence the Skilling Australians Fund versus religious employees?

Budget 2018: 

Religious groups have won a valuable exemption that means they can hire workers from overseas without paying into the Skilling Australians Fund.

UpdatedUpdated 8 May

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Religious organisations will be able to hire temporary migrants as bishops, ministers and religious assistants without paying into a fund designed to support 300,000 Australian apprenticeships.

The Turnbull government announced the Skilling Australians Fund in last year’s budget, but the legislation only passed the Senate on Tuesday afternoon. 

https://www.education.gov.au/skilling-australians-fund

https://ministers.education.gov.au/andrews/skilling-australians-fund-needed-drive-apprenticeship-growth