ACL compiles a daily media monitoring service of stories of interest to the Christian constituency relating to children, family, drugs and alcohol, marriage, human rights, religious freedom etc. Visit the ACL’s website each day to see what’s of interest in the news. Please note that selection of the articles does not represent ACL endorsement of the content.
AbortionFeminist forces anti-abortion advocate into soft-shoe shuffleSarah Whyte – SMHAn anti-abortion conference has been gatecrashed by a group of feminists who threw a ballet shoe at a keynote speaker, as tensions rise over the approval of a controversial pregnancy termination drug.
Study: Women more likely to die after abortion, not childbirthLifeNews.comA new study of the medical records for nearly half a million women in Denmark reveals significantly higher maternal death rates following abortion compared to delivery.
Drugs & Alcohol Endeavour scraps urine testing for workersHerald SunUnions have welcomed a decision by Endeavour Energy to stop urine testing its employees for drugs and alcohol.
Four teen experiments that kill instantlyNinemsnWhile almost all teens experiment with risky behaviour in some way, there are certain activities that can end your life immediately. Binge drinking, the "choking game", bridge jumping and hooning are just some of the practices which claim young lives every year.
HomelessnessMinister in vow on homeless targetsPatricia Karvelas – The AustralianFederal Homelessness Minister Brendan O'Connor will today declare Labor is committed to meeting its two ambitious goals -- to halve the rate of homelessness and to provide supported accommodation to all rough sleepers by 2020.
Human Rights Slavery is happening right here at homeJenny Stanger – The PunchFor most Australians human trafficking and slavery takes place in faraway places or behind the blacked out windows of sex businesses. It is a shock to learn that human trafficking and slavery happens right here in Australia and affects a much broader group of people.
Marriage ‘Smoking healthier than gay marriage’SMHThe head of the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) Jim Wallace says smoking is healthier than the lifestyle that would be promoted by same-sex marriage. Mr Wallace made the claim in a debate on marriage equality with Greens leader Christine Milne at the University of Tasmania today.
Christian lobbyist has gays fumingAdam Shand – The AustralianBig Tobacco found an unlikely ally yesterday after Australian Christian Lobby boss Jim Wallace provoked outrage by suggesting smoking was healthier than living in same-sex relationships.
PM’s gay smoking furoreDan Harrison – The AgePrime Minister Julia Gillard will address the Australian Christian Lobby's national conference next month, despite its leader yesterday suggesting a homosexual ''lifestyle'' was more hazardous to health than smoking.
Gillard tight-lipped on gay marriageThe AustralianPrime Minister Julia Gillard was tight-lipped about her opposition to same-sex marriage when protesters in Perth called for her to change her mind.
Democrats formerly back gay marriageSMHCHARLOTTE: For the first time, a major US political party is formally supporting gay marriage, as Democrats approved a platform that includes a ''marriage equality'' plank in clear contrast to Republicans.
PoliticsSwan blasts 'bizarro' critics as growth rolls onPeter Martin – The AgeTreasurer Wayne Swan has lashed out at ''bizarro'' critics as he called on the nation to celebrate a world-beating 21 years of uninterrupted economic growth - more, he says, than achieved by France, West Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, US and Canada combined.
Turnbull hits out at political ‘trust deficit’ABC OnlineFormer Liberal leader Malcolm Turnbull has taken a swipe at his own party's tactics in Question Time, saying Australians have come to see the Federal Parliament as "nothing more than a forum for abuse, catcalling and spin".
Prostitution & Sex Trafficking Councils fight new that aim to legalise brothelsGreg Kelton – AdelaideNowCouncillors from 10 local government areas across the state are mounting a campaign to try to block the passage through Parliament of new laws aimed at legalising prostitution.
RefugeesNauru asylum seekers' 'tent city' almost readyABC OnlineA temporary 'tent city' has been erected on the Pacific Island of Nauru in anticipation of the arrival of the first asylum seekers from Australia.
$1 million a month to fly refugees from Cocos Islands to AustraliaGemma Jones – The Daily TelegraphAn influx of asylum seekers on Cocos Islands is costing taxpayers almost $1 million a month - just in airfares.