New South Wales

ACL follows the political and social climate of New South Wales. Read the latest news and coverage of our activities and observations below….

Latest News from New South Wales

• NSW Government sets minimum time for SRE in schools

  The New South Wales State Government recently announced plans to set minimum length of time for the teaching of religious classes in schools. In a story in the Daily Telegraph, Education Minister Adrian Piccoli said that, “other activities have en...

• Virginity sale shows state of morality

  ACL's MD Jim Wallace had an opinion piece published in The Daily Telegraph November 9, 2011 about the Sydney Escort agency selling a 19-year-old virgin. It was entitled "Virginity sale shows state of morality". THE revelation that a Sydney escort ag...

• NSW Director letter to supporters – November 2011

    The New South Wales Director, David Hutt, letter to supporters in the state is now available online. The ALP National Conference is meeting the first weekend of December to determine Labor’s policy platform for the next election. Amo...

• NSW Director Letter to supporters - September 2011

  New South Wales Director David Hutt's letter to supporters in the state is now available online. August 2011 could well go down in history as the moment the tide turned in the same sex marriage debate. All this year, MPs have been consulting their ...

• MR: The Mayor is Right

  MEDIA RELEASE For release: August 3, 2011 The Australian Christian Lobby has endorsed the observation of the Mayor of Burwood that majority opinion is being trampled by a minority “stamping its feet” so loudly that they are becoming fearful of vo...

• Cardinal Pell reinforces natural meaning of marriage

  Cardinal George Pell, Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, has outlined in his most recent column for the Sunday Telegraph the status of the marriage debate in Australia. He says: "Overwhelmingly Australians use language that reflects the ancient conviction...

• NSW Director letter to supporters – July 2011

  The New South Wales Director David Hutt's letter to supporters in the state is now available online. There is nothing inevitable about same-sex marriage. I firmly believe this is a debate we can win. Marriage between a man and a woman still represents...

• Population of homeless families is on the rise

  A new report on homelessness among Sydney families has revealed the causes of family homelessness and its impact on children The report by the Wesley Mission, More than a bed: Sydney’s homeless families speak out is the culmination of a study of 50 ...

• NSW Director’s letter to Supporters – April 2011

  NSW Director David Hutt’s letter to supporters in the State is available online. It has been a frenetic start to 2011 in the NSW Office of the ACL, with a historic election and a new Government being installed. ACL congratulates the new Premier Ba...

• NSW upper house results announced

  Former One Nation leader, Pauline Hanson’s bid to enter the New South Wales Legislative Council came to an end today as the final results of the March election were tallied. As expected, the Christian Democrats, together with the Shooters and Fisher...