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  • Vic: Andrews Government at war with faith communities

    Time and time again, the Andrews Government has declared war on Victoria’s faith communities by dismantling their religious freedom. Read More

  • Vic: Religious Exceptions Bill Passes Lower House

    For the third time, the Victorian Labor Government moved to crush religious freedom by dictating how religious schools and organisations can operate. This time, the Lower House passed the Equal Opportunity (Religious Exceptions) Amendment Bill 2021 by 53-22 votes. Read More

  • Vic: Sex Work Bill Quietly Passes the Lower House

    Last week, while all attention was on the Premier’s dictatorial Pandemic Management Bill, the Andrews government quietly passed the Sex Work Decriminalisation Bill 2021 in the Lower House, and managed to escape scrutiny from the media and concerned citizens of Victoria. The bill doesn’t provide sufficient safety measures and protections for sex workers and the… Read More

  • Operation Truth Made Public

    Volunteers collected more than 7,000 flyers and maps last weekend so they can start letterboxing homes in the electorates of Aston, Bruce, Deakin, Hotham and Kooyong – all to raise awareness about Victoria’s Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition law. Read More

  • Vic: Flyer is all true… sadly

    Every statement made by the ACL flyer is valid and defensible with reference to the new Victorian Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Act 2021 (VIC). Read More

  • Vic: Truth-telling pamphlets make some uncomfortable

    The Attorney-General Jacklyn Symes described the Australian Christian Lobby’s pamphlets on the recently passed Change or Suppression (Conversion) legislation as “hurtful, harmful and wrong” in the Herald Sun. However, she didn’t mention that the legislation bans LGBTIQA+ people who want help from getting help [Section 5(1)], and prosecutes parents who want to encourage their gender… Read More

  • Vic: Another school crosses the line

    Many Victorian schools are becoming breeding grounds for political activism. Read More

  • Vic: Believers inspired to defend truth

    More than 200 supporters were briefed about the social and political developments in Victoria Read More

  • Vic: Anti-Vilification Bill Gets Worse

    Fiona Patten tabled her Anti-Vilification Bill in 2019, seeking to amend the existing Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001 to include a few protected attributes such as gender identity and sexual orientation, while lowering the bar to define vilification. Read More

  • Vic: Last week for action

    This is the last week to fight the battle against Victoria’s Conversion bill – so I urge you to fight on! The battle over Dan Andrews’ Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill 2020 has been a long one. Read More


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  • The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) has welcomed the Allan Government’s decision to forego a second injecting room in Melbourne’s CBD.  Victorian State Director of the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL), Jasmine Yuen, said, “The failed North Richmond injecting room has caused more harm than good to drug users and the local community. The experimental facility has sparked outcry among Melbourne city residents… Read More

  • The damning Allan Government’s Supply and Demand Report shows that Victoria’s teacher shortage will persist until at least end of 2028 with a shortfall of 5000 teachers, alarming already concerned parents and young people who expect high quality education in Victoria.   Victorian Director of the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL), Jasmine Yuen, said, “The flood of teachers leaving… Read More

  • Melbourne’s Rising Festival is a disgusting example of a society having lost its moral compass. Victorian State Director of the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL), Jasmine Yuen, said, “It is beyond disturbing to hear of the degradation on display at the Melbourne Rising Festival and know that it is being supported by the Victorian government. “In… Read More

  • Church leaders calling for an injecting room in Melbourne’s CBD are at odds with business owners and residents in the city and in North Richmond who have long been campaigning against such a facility for very good reasons.   Victorian State Director of the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL), Jasmine Yuen opposes the injecting room, saying, “One only needs to consider the horrible… Read More

  • The leaked files of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) must be a wake-up call for the Victorian government regarding gender transitioning treatments.  Victorian State Director of the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL), Jasmine Yuen said, “In a shocking revelation, this “trusted” global organization upon which many gender clinics, including the Royal Children Hospital (RCH) rely on to… Read More

  • The plan by Sexual Health Victoria (SHV) to roll out a telehealth medical abortion service, targeting women in the regional areas, is irresponsible, risking the lives of vulnerable young women.   The Victorian State Director of the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL), Jasmine Yuen said, “This telehealth abortion service is greatly concerning and puts women’s lives at risk. Sending young… Read More

  • Despite not supporting the decriminalisation of cannabis for personal use, the Allan Victorian government has opened the door to discuss the move in the Upper House with the Legalise Cannabis Party (LCP). Victorian State Director of the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL), Jasmine Yuen, said, “It is disappointing to see the Premier taking a softer approach… Read More

  • In the face of decreasing numbers of referrals to the Royal Children’s Hospital and Monash Hospital gender clinics, the Victorian Labor Government have announced extra funding for GP training for affirmative approach on gender transitioning. Both the government and the hospitals refused to comment or give further information, despite the fact that the public health system in Victoria is under-resourced.… Read More

  • Dan Andrews has shifted the provision of health services from a patient-doctor service to a tool of societal governance and control via the Victorian Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Pandemic Management) Bill 2021 according to the Australian Christian Lobby. Read More

  • Following a recommendation from Fiona Patten – former Sex Party, now Reason Party MP – the Andrews Government has announced they will move to decriminalise sex work. Read More