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A new article has been released by academic psychiatrist Dr. Andrew Amos, highlighting the fact that the gender-affirming model of care is incompatible with competent, ethical medical practice. The article, published on March 19, notes that gender-affirming guidelines forbid the application of core psychiatric competencies in the assessment of ‘gender-diversity’. Joshua Rowe, NSW/ACT State Director for… Read More
At mid-morning today, the Conversion Practices Ban Bill 2024 was referred to the Law and Justice Committee for a two month public consultation that would have invited submissions, witnesses and be live-streamed. A few hours later, Labor and Greens won a vote in the Legislative Council, 21-20, to overturn the referral to the Committee, quashing the opportunity for broader public consultation. … Read More
The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) has voiced opposition to the NSW Labor Government’s proposed Conversion Practices Ban Bill 2024, citing concern over the bill’s support for harmful treatments, along with the erosion of fundamental freedoms and the stifling of religious expression. The NSW government are claiming that this bill will save lives. International research and experience… Read More
A groundbreaking study published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) has uncovered the truth that medical gender transition does not correlate with a reduction in suicide rates among gender dysphoric young individuals. Instead, the study suggests that the causes of suicide in this demographic are linked to psychiatric co-morbidities. This discovery echoes Australian research indicating that those identifying as… Read More
This afternoon, the Select Committee on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2023 released the majority report, presenting 27 recommendations to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. Among the 83 stakeholders consulted on the legislation, the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) firmly advocated against the availability of assisted suicide in the territory. Additionally, the ACL suggested that… Read More
New South Wales budget estimates confirmed that the Labor Government has cut $250 million from the $650 million for palliative care over the next four years, rather than the $150 million reported last year. Joshua Rowe, NSW/ACT State Director for the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) said, “not only do these cuts jeopardise the quality of… Read More
The Growing Influence of Fringe Gender Ideology in the NSW Education System A parent in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales has raised concerns about a Year 9 Health textbook used in their child’s school which contains fringe ideological claims regarding sex and gender. State Director of NSW/ACT for the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL),… Read More
A current NSW e-Petition wants to rob public school parents of their right to choose Special Religious Education (SRE) for their children in the public-school curriculum. State Director of NSW/ACT for the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL), Joshua Rowe, said, “This is a direct challenge to the NSW Education Act (1990) which requires public schools to… Read More
The ACT government intent to introduce penalties for health care workers who conscientiously object to administering a poison for the purpose of assisting a patient to suicide or who fail to provide information about how to access assisted suicide, even when done so on religious grounds, has met with resistance from faith leaders. Canberra and… Read More
Two experienced psychiatrists, George Halasz and Andrew Amos, have further amplified the voices of thirty-six psychiatrists, psychologists, and doctors questioning the ‘validity and reliability’ of any evidence in support of affirmative care. Halasz and Amos add to a growing number of medical professionals who perceive that ‘affirmative’ therapeutic interventions are based more on a political… Read More