With just five months until the Victorian election, the race has begun.   This election could be one of the most significant and unpredictable in decades.   Victoria’s political landscape is changing. As conservative voices gain momentum – including the growing support for One Nation – the traditional two-party contest is giving way to a genuine three-way contest.  … Read More

The Greens have drafted the Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill 2026 that will criminalise important parental, pastoral and Christian practices. This is one of the most significant pieces of legislation affecting religious and parental freedoms in Tasmania.  Conversion practices laws extend beyond banning harmful conduct, it will affect prayer, pastoral care, family conversations, and counselling where the aim… Read More

Thousands of Australians have now signed a petition calling on the NSW Government to end its support for Sydney’s controversial Divine (formerly ‘Unholy’) Playhouse. The venue operates from a former Catholic church on Sydney’s Kent St and uses Christian imagery, language and religious themes for sexualised entertainment.   The concern is not simply that the building was once a church. Rather, the venue’s branding and programming deliberately draw… Read More

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

Following the horrific terrorist attack at Bondi Beach late last year, the NSW Parliament established an inquiry into whether new laws should prohibit slogans such as “globalise the intifada”. We welcomed the opportunity to contribute to the inquiry. While condemning antisemitism, terrorism and calls to violence, our submission argued that NSW and Commonwealth law already… Read More

Every sitting day in WA’s Parliament, before the business of the state begins, the Speaker reads the Lord’s Prayer. It is a short, simple act. And right now, there is a serious push to end it.  Labor MP Dave Kelly MLA has submitted to the Procedure and Privileges Committee that the prayer is outdated and should be replaced with… Read More

The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) has recently discovered evidence in the Northern Territory, of five babies who have been born alive following a termination of pregnancy procedure and have been left to die. These five are an addition to Jessica Jane in 1998. Legal protections are in place for these children in New South Wales… Read More

Imagine opening a hospital, being completely transparent about your Christian values, serving your community with excellence, and then being criticised for holding the very beliefs you’ve always held. That’s exactly what is happening to Mater Hospital Springfield. The newly opened hospital has come under attack from the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians… Read More

One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson’s recent speech at the National Press Club has sparked predictable controversy, with critics accusing her of opposing a multiracial Australia. As a migrant myself, I believe many of those criticisms miss the point entirely.  The debate is not primarily about race. It is about culture.  Australia today is unquestionably a… Read More

This week was a historic week for South Australia and Australia.  For the first time in Australian history, a pro-life bill PASSED a house of Parliament!  Hon Sarah Game MLC’s Termination of Pregnancy Amendment, to restrict abortions after 25 weeks’ gestation, passed the Legislative Council, after some of the biggest pro-life mobilisation efforts in the last two years,… Read More