The ACT's territories rights bill, Tasmania's surrogacy bill and R18+ classification of video games were some of the issues the ACL commented on in the media this last week. See below for more details.



- The ACL submission on the territories bill reported in The Australian “Greens' bid to end territory curb slammed” on 11/03/2011

- ACL mentioned in ABC News story “Government threatens R-rating games showdown” 16/03/2011  this story was also repeated on the 7 News website here

- Tasmanian Director Mark Brown mentioned in The Mercury “Bartlett’s push for surrogacy” 16/03/2011 “

- Tasmanian Director Mark Brown interviewed by and Tasmanian Broadcasters on Tasmania push for Surrogacy Bill and Ultra 106 five FM here

- Media Release in Christianity Today on Tasmanian Surrogacy Bill

- Chief of Staff Lyle Shelton interviewed by National Radio News about R18+ rating for video games. “Christian Lobby plays down benefit of R 18+ video game classification”

- MD Jim Wallace interviewed by Rhema Dubbo on NSW election on 15/03/2011

- Chief of Staff Lyle Shelton commented on Politics in Focus segment 18/03/2011 on same-sex marriage, national prayer breakfast and the banning of bibles at citizenship ceremonies

- The ACL's Radio Program, the Political Spot, as usual, played on 1wayfm in Canberra as well as Soncity FM in Perth.