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Australians are off to the polls on August 21 and already the first shots have been fired in what will be a short – but no doubt hectic – election campaign.

The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) today backed the call of a Federal Parliamentary inquiry into youth violence for a review of film and TV classification categories, saying the classification system is out-of-touch with community standards and needs a major overhaul.

Media Release June 22, 2010 A gathering of many of Australia’s most senior denominational and church leaders – rarely paralleled in the nation’s history – last night heard both the Prime Minister and the Opposition Leader speak of the valuable contribution the Christian faith has made to the nation and also respond to Christian concerns Continue Reading

ACL has renewed its calls for an urgent overhaul of film and literature classification laws following advice that the Rudd Government will not appeal the Classification Review Board’s decision to green light a film portraying the sexual abuse of minors. ACL understands the Government has received legal advice that an appeal to the Federal Court Continue Reading

The Federal Government’s paid parental leave scheme bill passed the Lower House this week. The scheme, which is due to begin on 1 January 2011, will provide 18 weeks paid leave for working mothers at the minimum wage of $543 a week, subject to eligibility. Mothers who don’t qualify for the payment can still access Continue Reading