South Australia Archive
- SA Director letter to supporters - November 2011 02/11/2011
The acting South Australian Director, Rob Ward, letter to supporters in the state is now available online. Another year draws to a close with our thoughts turning to Christmas celebrations. As I reflect on the year that (almost) was, it turned our v...
- South Australian parliament to debate decriminalising prostitution 28/09/2011
It’s been reported this week that South Australian Labor Backbencher Steph Key hopes to introduce a private member’s bill on the 20th of October to decriminalise prostitution. The bill aims to legalise streetwalking and the establishment of small ...
- SA Director Letter to Supporters - September 2011 07/09/2011
South Australian Director Rob Ward's letter to supporters is now available online. Well as the saying goes, a week is a long time in politics. Since we last wrote turmoil has wracked the South Australian Parliament with Premier Rann likely to be rep...
- SA Director Letter to supporters – July 2011 21/07/2011
Acting South Australian Director Rob Ward’s letter to supporters in the state is now available online. You will be pleased to hear that Stephanie Kriewaldt, your regular State Director is almost ready to resume the reins for ACL in South Australi...
- MR: ACL urges restraint on games classification until review of entire system complete 18/07/2011
Media Release For release: July 18, 2011 The Australian Christian Lobby has urged classification ministers meeting in Adelaide this week to wait until the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) completes its comprehensive review of the Nati...
- MR: SA Government should reject committee’s recommendations 18/05/2011
Media Release For release: Wednesday May 18, 2011 The Australian Christian Lobby urges the South Australian Government not to endorse the Social Development Committee’s recommendations on same-sex parenting because it is not in the best interes...
- SA Director Letter to supporters - April 2011 08/04/2011
Acting South Australian Director Rob Ward's letter to supporters in the state is now available online. You may not have the chance yet to meet your new SA State Director, Stephanie Kriewaldt. Stephanie began with ACL in February and has already bee...
- MR: Euthanasia advocates using arrogance and deception to pursue agenda 30/03/2011
MEDIA RELEASE [caption id="attachment_5826" align="alignright" width="100" caption="Steph Key, Member for Ashford"][/caption] For release: 30th March 2011 Euthanasia advocates using arrogance and deception to pursue agenda It was de...
- “‘Unproductive burdens’ still have a right to live” says GP 25/03/2011
David van Gend, a Toowoomba GP and a senior lecturer in palliative medicine at the University of Queensland, has written a well-argued article in today’s The Australian against legalised euthanasia, arguing that it corrupts the relationship between t...
- New euthanasia bill for SA 24/02/2011
The proponents of euthanasia in South Australia have launched a fresh bid to legalise the practice in the state. ALP backbencher Steph Key is expected to introduce a new bill on March 10th which would amend the Palliative Care Act. The bill is co-spon...
- Racist slur inappropriate for marriage debate 18/02/2011
MEDIA RELEASE For release: 18th February 2011 A South Australian Labor MP should be disendorsed by the Party for his intolerant remarks about people who support natural marriage. Ian Hunter reportedly claimed that a failure to support the gay...
- Federal parliamentarians urged to take note of second defeat of SA euthanasia bill in 12 months 25/11/2010
Media Release Last night’s failure of a Greens MP’s bill to legalise euthanasia in South Australia – the second defeat in 12 months - marks the fifth time a fully-constituted State parliament has carefully considered and then thrown out a Greens...
- Moves to wind back abortion in SA and Canada 04/11/2010
Family First last week introduced a bill into the South Australian parliament aimed at reducing the number of abortions performed in the state by ensuring women are better informed about alternative options. The party’s amendment of the Consent to M...
- SA parliament set to explore legalised prostitution 04/11/2010
Despite the abject failure of prostitution legalisation and regulation across Australia, the South Australian parliament will next year consider following the flawed ‘lead’ of the eastern states down the path of legitimising in law the exploitation...
- Vulnerable sick and elderly at risk if SA euthanasia bill passed 16/09/2010
Media Release The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) today called on South Australian parliamentarians to reject the euthanasia bill being introduced into the Lower House by Labor MP Steph Key today, saying that, if passed, the legislation would put the...
- ACL holds Labor to R18+ games election promise 16/04/2010
Friday April 16, 2010 The Australian Christian Lobby has written to South Australian Premier Mike Rann over concerns his Government may be on the verge of breaking its first election commitment. ACL Managing Director Jim Wallace has told Mr Rann he i...
- SA Government has given written commitment to oppose R18+ game classification 26/03/2010
For release: March 26, 2010 Prior to the election the South Australian Labor Party gave a written commitment to oppose calls for an R18+ classification for computer games “due to the potential harm that violent computer games can have on children”...
