Celebrating National Palliative Care Week

This week is National Palliative Care Week.

The ACL team is very grateful to the amazing nurses, doctors, staff and volunteers who provide a level of care and professionalism that is almost unmatched anywhere else in the world.

In encouraging news for parents, a complaint by parent ‘Anne’ about the gender-fluidity resource ‘The Genderbread Person’ has resulted in the resource being withdrawn from a NSW public high school.

There is a major problem in Australia, especially New South Wales.

On Tuesday, 12 May I ran a Zoom training session on meeting with MPs. Our focus was opposing the current push for abortion-to-birth legislation in South Australia. Over 35 people attended.

While most of the world has been occupied with coronavirus, I have learned, yet again, that effective activism never sleeps.

At lunchtime today, legal firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth are hosting a virtual drag queen story time for their staff and the staff’s children. Apparently, Corrs are strongly encouraging the children to dress loud and proud.

Brisbane couple Sophie and Julian Parkinson have found the COVID-19 restrictions difficult for different reasons than most Australians. Despite the practice being illegal, and the exorbitant cost, they entered into a surrogacy arrangement with a Ukraine woman to get what they most desired – a baby.

Let’s have a look at the new coronavirus tracing app.

Is it a good idea?

Is it a bad idea?

Should you install it?

On the occasion of Anzac Day I wanted to share a few reflections.

Thank you to all South Australian ACL supporters and others who reacted decisively last week to the news that that Attorney-General’s office had declared that the new COVID-19 Emergency laws would be used to override state abortion laws.