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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

  • Robbie Katter MP today introduced the Termination of Pregnancy (Live Births) Amendment Bill 2024 into the Queensland Parliament. The Bill will enshrine a principle of birth equality in law that brings Queensland into line with best practice already in NSW and SA. Queensland Director for the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL), Rob Norman, said, “Queensland Health,… 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

  • Church leaders calling for an injecting room in Melbourne’s CBD are at odds with business owners and residents in the city and in North Richmond who have long been campaigning against such a facility for very good reasons.   Victorian State Director of the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL), Jasmine Yuen opposes the injecting room, saying, “One only needs to consider the horrible… Read More

  • The suspension of a Victorian obstetrician and gynaecologist who performed a surgical abortion on a patient who later died in recovery should have been a wakeup call for the Miles Queensland Labor Government which recently rushed legislation through the Parliament to authorise nurses and midwifes in administering deadly abortion pills. Rob Norman, Queensland Director for the Australian… Read More

  • Leaked files from the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) show that gender transitioning treatments used in the Northern Territory are not fit for purpose.  Northern Territory State Director of the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL), Nicholas Lay, said, “It is a shocking revelation that this “trusted” global organisation (WPATH), used by Australian gender clinics to set standards of care and ethical guidelines, has been… 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

  • The leaked files of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) show that the gender transitioning treatments used at Perth Children’s Hospital Gender Diversity Service are not fit for purpose. West Australian State Director of the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL), Peter Abetz said, “It is a shocking revelation that this “trusted” global organisation (WPATH) has been found to… Read More

  • The leaked files of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) must be a wake-up call for the Victorian government regarding gender transitioning treatments.  Victorian State Director of the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL), Jasmine Yuen said, “In a shocking revelation, this “trusted” global organization upon which many gender clinics, including the Royal Children Hospital (RCH) rely on to… Read More

  • The UK government has welcomed their nation’s National Health Service (NHS) decree that no English child should be placed on puberty blockers, but rather they will pivot their approach to ensure care for gender-dysphoric children is based on evidence and is in the ‘best interests of the child’.  Wendy Francis, National Director of Politics for the Australian… Read More