Category Archives: ACL – National

Media Release For release Monday January 23 Perhaps never before in the nation’s history have so many key promises to secure Government been made and broken in such quick succession, the Australian Christian Lobby said today.

For release: Sunday January 15 2012 The Australian Christian Lobby has described as outrageous the plans by gay activists to demonstrate against Margaret Court at the Australian Tennis Open on Monday. “Kerryn Phelps has said gays are sick of being punching bags, but who is doing the punching here and look at who they have Continue Reading

Media Release Monday, 19th December, 2011 The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) has repeated its call for both sides to stop playing politics with the refugee issue and break the criminal business plan to deter this illegal and immoral industry. “This is an unconscionable situation where people are dying because we have our two political leaders Continue Reading

ACL’s Annual Report for 2011 is now available. The report contains messages from Chairman of the Board Tony McLellan and Managing Director Jim Wallace, as well as a run down of the activities of the lobby throughout the year. Please click here to download the report.

Former ACL team member Kristina Olney has had an article published on the First Things blog in which she reflects on the passing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 63 years ago on December 10. She writes: “in the West, where countries define themselves by their commitment to this idea of universal human rights, Continue Reading

The Joint Select Committee on Gambling Reform last week released the Second Report from their inquiry into interactive and online gambling and gambling advertising. The Report highlights the need for greater research into these areas, particularly into online gambling, and notes the need for nationally consistent regulations and standards.

Media Release For release: Sunday December 11, 2011 The Australian Christian Lobby has endorsed the announcement by Mr Abbott that the Coalition will honour its Party policy that marriages remain between a man and a woman. “Whatever people feel on the issue of same-sex marriage, I think there will be a great majority of Australians Continue Reading

Tuesday, December 6, 2011 The Australian Christian Lobby has released the words Prime Minister Julia Gillard used two weeks before the election in a recorded interview to promise that the Marriage Act would not change if Labor were re-elected. In a video with ACL’s Managing Director Jim Wallace, Ms Gillard said: “The Marriage Act will Continue Reading

MEDIA RELEASE Saturday, December 3rd, 2011 Statement by Jim Wallace AM, Managing Director of the Australian Christian Lobby Advocates of same sex marriage in the ALP made much of the fact that the party shouldn’t be on the wrong side of history, but today in defiance of their leader Julia Gillard, they have chosen to Continue Reading

MEDIA RELEASE Friday, December 2nd, 2011 On the eve of Labor’s historic vote on marriage, 20 of Australia’s senior church and denominational leaders have urged the Government to protect the definition of marriage in Australian law.