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Rob Norman

State Director | QLD
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News articles by

Rob Norman

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  • Queensland’s Broken Adoption System 

    Queensland’s Broken Adoption System 

    In 2023-24, Queensland recorded fewer than 10 domestic adoptions, despite more than 12,700 children living in out-of-home care. This is not because there are no children needing permanent homes, nor because there are no families willing to provide them. It is because the current system is burdened by delay, duplication, and unnecessary red tape.  ACL is advocating for… Read More

  • Queensland Must Reform Adoption Laws

    Queensland Must Reform Adoption Laws

    On 17 June, Queensland Director Rob Norman and Assistant Director Daniel Adsett met with the office of the Queensland Minister for Families to discuss reform of the Adoption Act 2009 and the urgent need to remove red tape from Queensland’s adoption system. The ACL welcomes the Government’s indication that public consultations will be held to streamline pathways for children in… Read More

  • Hundreds Gather on the Sunshine Coast to Defend Life

    Hundreds Gather on the Sunshine Coast to Defend Life

    Over 300 people attended the Defend Life Rally at Cotton Tree Park in Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast on Saturday, March 28.  The rally was hosted by our Queensland team, along with a coalition of pro-life partners: Cherish Life Queensland, Family Voice, Australian Family Association, Answers in Genesis, and Church and State.   I was joined… Read More

  • An Unlikely Alliance to Push Back on Gambling Harm

    An Unlikely Alliance to Push Back on Gambling Harm

    Sometimes the right thing brings unlikely partners together. We has launched a petition calling for a ban on gambling advertising across Queensland Government assets, and it is being sponsored in Parliament by Greens MP Michael Berkman. While ACL and the Greens often disagree on many issues, this is one area where there is common ground:… Read More

  • Death of Baby Samuel Shows Why Parliament Must Be Allowed to Speak

    Death of Baby Samuel Shows Why Parliament Must Be Allowed to Speak

    Distressing images of the tragic death of Baby Samuel show why the Queensland Parliament must be allowed to debate the state’s abortion laws. A whistleblower has alleged that Baby Samuel was born alive at 16 weeks’ gestation in a Queensland hospital following an abortion procedure and was left to die. The baby reportedly showed signs of life,… Read More

  • Responding to Antisemitism 

    Responding to Antisemitism 

    Recently, I attended the 2025 Australian Mayors Summit Against Antisemitism, held on the Gold Coast, chaired by Mayor Tom Tate, and hosted by the Combat Antisemitism Movement. The event attracted over 250 mayors and councillors from across Australia – from Melbourne to Mount Isa, with speakers including mayors, politicians, a Holocaust survivor, and former extremists,… Read More

  • Dangerous Bill Threatens Religious Freedom in Queensland 

    Dangerous Bill Threatens Religious Freedom in Queensland 

    If passed, the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 presents serious risks to churches, Christian schools, businesses owned and run by Christians, and individuals who openly profess their Christian faith.  The teachings of the Bible have formed the basis for Christian morality and ethics and have shaped western civilisations for 2000 years.… Read More

  • QLD Prostitution Decriminalisation Bill

    QLD Prostitution Decriminalisation Bill

    On 15 February 2024, Yvette D’Ath, the Queensland Attorney-General, Minister for Justice and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, tabled a Bill to fully decriminalise prostitution in Queensland.  If passed, Ms. D’Ath’s Bill will effectively treat prostitution like any other legitimate “work”, but without the protections that other work with risk attracts.… Read More

  • Qld: Sex Self-ID Bill final vote

    Qld: Sex Self-ID Bill final vote

    The ACL along with over 175 organisations and individuals who made submissions opposingthe Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Bill (2022) will be carefully watching theQueensland Parliament during its next sitting week commencing Tuesday 13 June. According to the Parliamentary hearing transcript, experts testified during the CommitteeInquiry that sex is immutable and that changing the birth… Read More

  • Qld: Tele-health abortion is dangerous for women

    Qld: Tele-health abortion is dangerous for women

    The Palaszczuk government is attempting to quietly rush through a tele-health abortion service which would result in the widespread distribution of MS-2 Step (mifepristone / misoprostol) in Queensland. Read More

Media releases by

Rob Norman

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  • Religious Freedom Under Attack as Mater Hospital Targeted for Christian Values 

    The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) has defended Mater Hospital Springfield’s right to operate in line with its Christian ethos following criticism of its refusal to provide abortions and certain contraceptive services.  ACL Queensland Director Rob Norman said the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists’ (RANZCOG) attack on Mater Hospital was a concerning challenge… Read More

  • Greens and Christian Lobby Unite to Push Gambling Ad Ban on Public Assets

    In an unlikely alliance, the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) and the Greens have joined forces to push for a ban on gambling advertising across Queensland Government assets. ACL has lodged an e-petition, sponsored by Greens MP Michael Berkman, calling for gambling advertisements to be removed from all Government-owned or controlled infrastructure. The petition also calls… Read More

  • Death of Baby Samuel Shows Why Parliament Must Be Allowed to Speak

    Distressing images of the tragic death of Baby Samuel show why the Queensland Parliament must be allowed to debate the state’s abortion laws. A whistleblower has alleged that Baby Samuel was born alive at 16 weeks’ gestation in a Queensland hospital following an abortion procedure and was left to die. The baby reportedly showed signs of life,… Read More

  • Queensland Protects Kids from Irreversible Gender Drugs

    The Australian Christian Lobby praised the Queensland Minister for Health and Ambulance Services for swiftly reinstating the ban on puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for minors, after the Supreme Court overturned the initial Health Department directive on procedural grounds. ACL’s Queensland Director, Rob Norman, said the Minister’s directive shows strong leadership and a commitment to… Read More

  • Queenslanders back government’s ban on harmful hormone drugs

    The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) welcomes Queensland’s continued protection of children from experimental hormone treatments following a protest against the state’s ban on puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones. Despite activist campaigning, fewer than 25 protesters attended the rally, underscoring the strong community support for the Government’s precautionary approach to child safety ACL Queensland Director Rob Norman… Read More

  • Mater Hospital Should Not Be Forced to Violate Its Values

    The Australian Christian Lobby firmly supports Mater Hospital’s stance to not offer elective abortion services, as detailed in a recent ABC report (“Mater Hospital’s religious abortion ban left couple feeling ‘abandoned’”, 23 July 2025). Rob Norman, Queensland Director of the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL), stated, “It is deeply troubling that a faith-based institution like the… Read More

  • Queensland Human Rights Commission Exposed

    The Queensland Attorney-General’s decision to pause the assent of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Act, pending further consultation with stakeholders, raises serious concerns about the impartiality of the Queensland Human Rights Commission (QHRC). Australian Christian Lobby Queensland Director, Rob Norman, said: “Submissions made to the Queensland Human Rights Commission by faith leaders,… Read More

  • Queensland Government acts to protect Schools and Churches from Lawfare! 

    The Australian Christian Lobby welcomes the announcement by the Queensland Government to put the commencement of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Act 2024 (the Act) on hold, pending further consultation. The Respect at Work Act was introduced by Labor in 2024 and was set to take effect on 1 July 2025. ACL’s Queensland… Read More

  • Crisafulli Government Leads on Gender Treatment Ban

    The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) welcomes the Queensland Government’s decision to push forward with its own review into the prescription of hormone treatments for minors.  Queensland ACL Director, Rob Norman, commended the move, stating:  “The Crisafulli Government is taking a far more responsible approach to the growing concerns over the misuse of puberty blockers and… Read More

  • Queenslanders Kept in the Dark About Abortion Horrors

    A new poll commissioned by the Australian Christian Lobby reveals that late-term abortions and the practice of babies born alive being left to die without medical care are unacceptable to the vast majority of Queenslanders, who remain largely unaware of these horrific realities. The poll of 1,000 Queenslanders found: Rob Norman, Queensland Director of the… Read More