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After the same-sex marriage debate, the Federal Government commissioned a review to investigate religious freedom and report back, now by mid-May, with recommendations concerning how the government can protect religious freedom best.
In this week’s Voice for Values, ACL’s Managing Director Martyn Iles speaks with Mark Sneddon, Executive Director of Institute for Civil Society about religious freedom and freedom of conscience in a changing Australia.
Will you hear my cry?Or will you let me die? Before I see the light Or jump up high in delight So many like me will dieO will you hear my cry? With the
The closure of a Catholic hospital has become a matter of life, death and conscience.Has Canberra become a hostile environment for those of religious faith?Many observers of the compulsory acquisition
Earlier this year, a huge billboard with a sexually explicit photo in Osborne Park in WA sparked public outrage. The mainstream media and talk back radio carried the story. There
In November 2022 the McGowan Government announced that it was moving to modernise WA’s abortion laws. Public submissions were called for. ACL provided a detailed and well-researched submission. The Health Department
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
The McGowan Government has announced that it supports the recommendations of the Ministerial Expert Panel to rewrite West Australia’s surrogacy and reproductive technology legislation to allow single men and same
