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The exit of the Reason Party (formerly the Sex Party) from the Victorian Parliament is good news as they have been responsible for introducing legislation which harms the most vulnerable Victorians. Read More
On Friday 9 December, ACL’s National Director of Politics, Wendy Francis, accompanied by our legal counsel, Christopher Brohier, and Queensland Director, Rob Norman, met with the Hon Justice Stephen Rothman AM in his role as ALRC Commissioner, appointed to oversee the review of the SDA. Read More
Last week I was privileged to be invited to be part of a relatively small group to hear from Jordan Peterson in Federal Parliament. Amongst other profundities, he said, “I don’t care what your view of abortion is – fewer is better. Let’s start there.” Whilst I don’t disagree with his desire for less abortions,… Read More
Reproductive Health Journal research regarding coercion and abuse of pregnant women has revealed the most common form of coercion and abuse of pregnant women is that which pressures them into having an abortion. Read More
Laura Jayes on Sky News – “That sounds like murder to me!” Read More
Following the overturning of Roe v Wade in the USA, a journalist in Australia contacted the ACL with the following questions… Read More
We have a new parliament and each of us have a Representative to parliament that has either been newly elected or re-elected. This gives us a great opportunity to reach out and open the door for us to have meaningful dialogue with them over this term of parliament. To help you do this, we have… Read More
What many do not realise is that over 60% of Australians (14 million people) identify as religious, and almost 3 in 10 Australians (29%) report having been discriminated against on the basis of their religious beliefs. This is, unfortunately, a growing trend. Increasingly, churches, faith-based schools and organisations are being targeted for simply adhering to… Read More
It can be difficult to keep up with the multiple ways schools are teaching our children how good it is to identify as ‘queer.’ Read More
Do mothers matter? The rise in the number of intentionally motherless children can be attributed to marriage equality laws. Now, Victoria is allowing single men access to surrogacy. Read More