Australian Capital Territory

ACL follows the political and social climate of Australian Capital Territori. Read the latest news and coverage of our activities and observations below….

Latest News from Australian Capital Territory

• ACT Govt feeding demand for trafficked women

  MEDIA RELEASE Thursday, February 23rd, 2012 The Australian Christian Lobby has expressed amazement that the ACT Legislative Assembly Inquiry into the Prostitution Act 1992 has recommended more prostitution despite the inquiry being triggered by t...

• MR: Sham of Territories bill exposed

  Thursday, December 8, 2011 The Australian Christian Lobby said the announcement by the ACT Government of its Civil Unions legislation was not only a brazen admission of the sole motivation behind “Territory Rights” act, but also demonstrated cle...

• Greens' Senator gets chair on new commmitte dealing with social issues

  Recently The Canberra Times and The Australian reported that ACT Liberal Senator Gary Humphries has been dumped as chair of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee and replaced by the rookie Greens senator Penny Wright. The Canberr...

• ACT Director letter to supporters - November 2011

  The ACT Director, Nick Jensen, letter to supporters in the state is now available online. It is refreshing to see a stirring in the church. Last August ACL received over 680 new supporters. That’s about as many members as the different political...

• ACT Director Letter to Supporters - September 2011

   The Australian Capital Territory Director Nick Jensen's letter tosupporters is now available online.   Although it is the strong desire of ACL, and indeed Christians all over Australia, to deal with issues that can have a positive and redemptive ...

• ACL submission on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the ACT

  Click here to read ACL's submission to the Human Rights Unit on Economics, Social and Cultural Rights in the ACT.

• ACT Director letter to supporters – July 2011

  The Australian Capital Territory’s Director Nick Jensen’s letter to supporters in the state is now available online. The feedback we are getting from politicians who have been canvassing their electorates’ views on same-sex marriage is overwhe...

• ACL submission on the legal recognition of the gender and sex diverse community in the ACT

  Click here to read ACL's submission to the ACT Law Reform Advisory Council on the Legal Recognition of the Gender and Sex Diverse Community in the ACT.

• ACL submission into ACT prostitution inquiry

  Click here to read ACL's submission into Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety Inquiry into the operation of the Prostitution Act 1992.

• MR: Commercialising surrogacy commercialises children

  Media Release For release: Monday May 23, 2011 The Australian Christian Lobby has rejected a call by an ACT fertility specialist to commercialise fertility treatments in the territory. Commercialising surrogacy and egg donation would take advantage ...