Western Australia Archive
- MR: Legalisation not the answer to WA’s prostitution situation 05/04/2012
The Australian Christian Lobby has rejected WA Government claims that prostitution couldn't be better controlled, as being demanded by some back benchers. "Sweden, Korea, Iceland and Norway have proven that is not the case," said Managing Director J...
- WA Prostitution Bill 'dead in the water' 01/03/2012
West Australian media are reporting that the WA Prostitution Bill is unlikely to go through the state parliament when its debated later this year. The West Australian reports Kalgoorlie Independent MP John Bowler has described the upcoming vote in t...
- WA Director letter to supporters – March 2012 01/03/2012
The Western Australia Director, Rhys Vallance, letter to supporters in the state is now available online. Let me start off this letter by saying thank you for your prayers and support as I’ve taken on the role of WA Director. I have certainly been...
- Rev Dr Margaret Court nominated as a National Living Treasure 27/01/2012
Rev Dr Margaret Court has been nominated as a National Living Treasure by the National Trust of Australia. Women's Day website has a short-list of 100 nominees where you can vote for her. Margaret Court is Australia's most successful and celebrated ...
- Update on WA Prostitution Campaign 08/12/2011
The Prostitution Bill 2011 was not debated in the Western Australia Parliament before its close last Thursday. There are now a few months until the bill could be debated, which would be during the parliamentary sitting week starting 21st Feb. This mean...
- Rescue worker encounters abuse for speaking out against WA Prostitution Bill 24/11/2011
Rescue worker Linda Watson has come forward this week sharing how she's received abuse about speaking out about the WA Prostitution Bill. Ms Watson left the sex industry in 1997 and has since established a Linda's House of Hope in Perth to counsel a...
- Michelle Pearse on the Political Spot 15/11/2011
Michelle Pearse is the Australian Christian Lobby's spokeswoman on prostitution and trafficking. She spoke to the ACL's Katherine Spackman about the West Australian Government's recently-introduced Prostitution Bill. Click here to listen ...
- Prostitution debate heats up in WA 10/11/2011
As I am sure you are all aware, the prostitution debate is becoming white hot in the halls of the Western Australian parliament at the moment. The government is trying to hurry through the legislation that will legalise prostitution and time is running...
- Perth Screenings: Nefarious Merchant of Souls 10/11/2011
Nefarious, Merchant of Souls, is a hard-hitting documentary that exposes the disturbing trends in modern sex slavery. From the very first scene, Nefarious ushers you into the nightmare of sex slavery that hundreds of thousands experience daily. You’l...
- MR: WA Politicians should not pass Prostitution Bill 2011 02/11/2011
MEDIA RELEASE November 2, 2011 WA Politicians should not pass Prostitution Bill The Australian Christian Lobby is urging West Australian politicians not to pass the Prostitution Bill 2011, which has been introduced in state parliament today. A...
- WA Director letter to supporters - November 2011 02/11/2011
The Western Australia Director, Rhys Vallance, letter to supporters in the state is now available online. First of all, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Rhys Vallance and I have taken on the role of State Director, following my predecessor, ...
- WA Director Letter to Supporters - September 2011 07/09/2011
Western Australia State Director Michelle Pearse's letter to supporters is now available online. First of all I’d like to bring you good news on the Federal WA MP’s report back to Parliament on whether their electorates support same-sex marriage...
- ‘Nefarious: Merchant of Souls’ screens in Perth 18/08/2011
A crowd of 750 people last night attended the Perth premiere screening of ‘Nefarious: Merchant of Souls’, directed by American abolitionist Benjamin Nolot. This hard-hitting documentary exposes the realities of the sex trade including human traffic...
- Documentary exposing global sex trade to screen in WA 17/08/2011
For release: 17 August, 2011 Documentary exposing global sex trade to screen in WA A documentary exposing the global sex trade will screen to a sell-out crowd tonight in Perth, Western Australia. Nefarious: Merchant of Souls is part of a trilogy seri...
- Position vacant: State Director (WA) 25/07/2011
ACL is seeking a full-time Western Australia Director. Remuneration is $55k per annum plus employer superannuation. The Western Australia Director’s role is to achieve political effectiveness within the State by pursuing ACL’s strategic goals: bui...
- ‘Nefarious: Merchant of Souls’ - debut screening (Perth) 21/07/2011
Title: Nefarious: Merchant of Souls - debut screening (Perth) Date & time: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 7pm Venue: Mount Pleasant Baptist Community College, 497 Marmion St., Booragoon Description: A few days ago I watched a preview screening of...
- WA Director’s letter to supporters – July 2011 21/07/2011
West Australian Director Michelle Pearse’s letter to supporters in the state is now available online. The WA Government has drafted new prostitution laws that are likely to be debated in Parliament in the coming months. ACL is concerned that any m...
- MR: ACL concerned WA Labor may undermine marriage election promise 23/06/2011
Media Release For release: June 23, 2011 The Australian Christian Lobby is concerned Western Australia’s Labor party plans to further undermine the Prime Minister’s election promise by supporting a motion for same-sex marriage at this weekend’...
- Please Comment on WA's Draft Prostitution Bill 16/06/2011
The Attorney General Christian Porter has released a draft prostitution bill for public comment. If you would like to comment on the proposal please do so, however we are urging people to more importantly write to their local member. The Liberal Gov...
- MR: Demand is the cause of the prostitution problem 14/06/2011
Media Release For release: June 14, 2011 The Western Australia’s Attorney General’s draft prostitution bill will not keep prostitution out of suburbs but will allow for the expansion of the illegal industry as has been seen in other part...
- MR: Strategies needed to reduce toll of abortion 09/06/2011
Media Release For release: June 9, 2011 The Australian Christian Lobby has expressed concern at the rate of abortions performed in Western Australia, with almost a quarter of pregnancies in WA in 2009 ending in termination. ACL’s West Australian D...
- WA Director's letter to supporters - April 2011 13/04/2011
West Australian Director Michelle Pearse’s letter to supporters in the state is now available online Thank you for your continued support of the Australian Christian Lobby. In WA, we are currently awaiting the government’s introduction of laws d...
- WA Director Letter to supporters - April 2011 08/04/2011
West Australian Director Michelle Pearse's letter to supporters in the state is now available online Thank you for your continued support of the Australian Christian Lobby. In WA, we are currently awaiting the government’s introduction of laws deali...
- ACL's Submission on WA Prostitution 16/02/2011
Click here to read ACL's submission to the Department of the Attorney-General Prostitution Reform Area on Proposed Prostitution Reforms in WA.
- WA Director’s letter to Supporters – February 2011 11/02/2011
WA Director Michelle Pearse's letter to supporters in the state is available online. 2011 is off to a busy start with federal politicians due to report back their constituents’ views on homosexual marriage and WA set to introduce brothel legislation...
- Women are worth more than legalised exploitation 02/12/2010
Recently proposed prostitution law reform in WA will see women continue to be ‘legally exploited’ in ‘tolerated zones’. Tolerated zones should not be tolerated because prostitution is exploitation of women . . . everywhere. Last week, WA Attor...
- Proposed prostitution reforms do not address community safety 29/11/2010
Media Release Newly proposed prostitution reforms announced by the Attorney General Christian Porter do not go far enough in addressing community safety, according to the Australian Christian Lobby’s WA Director Michelle Pearse. “The proposed law...
- West Australian Director’s letter to Supporters – November 2010 08/11/2010
[caption id="attachment_3606" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Michelle Pearse"][/caption] WA Director Michelle Pearse’s letter to supporters in the State is available online. Since this is my last printed letter to you for 2010 I would like ...
- ACL’s Michelle Pearse debates abortion activists on JJJ 16/10/2010
[caption id="attachment_3606" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Michelle Pearse"][/caption] ACL’s spokesperson on women’s issues, Michelle Pearse, participated in a panel debate about abortion on yesterday’s JJJ Hack program. Michelle, a ...
- The Dangers of Euthanasia - WA event 30/09/2010
Title: The Dangers of Euthanasia - WA event Location: Bioethics Centre, 39 Jugan Street, Glendalough Link out: Click here Description: Alex Schadenberg, Founder and Director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition in Canada, and International Chair of t...
- The Good Samaritan assisted the suffering to live, not die 23/09/2010
Michelle Pearse writes on the opinion website 'Wangle' on 23 September 2010: To support his argument that Christians support voluntary euthanasia, I was astounded to see that Ian Wood uses the parable of the Good Samaritan. The Good Samaritan is a ...
- Time for a halt in pursuit of ‘ideology of death’ following defeat of fourth euthanasia bill in 2 years 23/09/2010
Last night’s resounding defeat of a bill to legalise euthanasia in Western Australia by 24 votes to 11 marks the fourth time a fully-constituted State parliament has carefully considered and then thrown out a euthanasia bill in the last two years, th...
- Majority of Christians opposed to WA euthanasia bill 20/09/2010
Media Release The vast majority of Christians are opposed to euthanasia and would be deeply concerned about a bill to legalise voluntary euthanasia which is set to be debated in the WA Parliament tomorrow, the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) said tod...
- WA euthanasia debate imminent 16/09/2010
It is highly likely that a bill to legalise euthanasia, introduced by Greens MP Robin Chapple, is going to be debated in West Australia’s Upper House next week. ACL is urging people who reside in the state and who value the unique and intrinsic worth...
- West Australian Director’s letter to Supporters – September 2010 09/09/2010
WA Director Michelle Pearse’s letter to supporters in the State is available online. I hope that you found the Australia Votes material useful in getting information out to your churches and networks before the election regarding where the political...
- Sexualised images and shortened childhoods partly to blame for rise in young WA girls having abortions 16/08/2010
MEDIA RELEASE The sexualised media environment and a curtailing of childhood are partly to blame for the tragic increase in young WA girls having abortions, the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) said today. ACL West Australian Director Michelle Pearse...
- WA Government has not done its homework on dangerous brothel trade 21/06/2010
Media Release June 21, 2010 The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) is not satisfied the Barnett Government has met its election commitment to properly investigate the Swedish model of prostitution regulation, ACL WA Director Michelle Pearse said today....
- Tragic death underscores the harm of euthanasia workshops 09/12/2008
For Release: 9 December 2008 The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) is urging authorities to keep a close eye on euthanasia workshops to be held in Perth this week, pointing out that euthanasia is illegal under Australian law. ACL’s West Australian D...
- ACL submission on WA surrogacy 17/01/2008
Click here to read ACL’s submission to the West Australian Legislation Committee Inquiry into the Surrogacy Bill 2007.
- ACL submission on WA living wills 01/11/2007
Click here to read ACL’s submission on the West Australian Acts Amendment (Consent to Medical Treatment) Bill 2006.
- ACL submission on WA equal opportunity law 30/05/2006
Click here to read ACL’s submission to the Review of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984.
