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  • Israel Folau Ruling an Attack on Religious Freedom

    Israel Folau’s conduct amounts to mere speech – he has done nothing criminal, he has not publicly disgraced himself, and he has not mistreated anyone. Rugby Australia’s penalty is high handed, inconsistent, and anti-Christian. Read More

  • Israel Folau Has Done Nothing Wrong 

    According to Rugby Australia, the very act of quoting a bible verse, which is believed by millions of Australians who profess a Christian faith and attend church regularly, is incompatible with being a rugby player. Read More

  • Religious Freedom More Important Than Ever

    People of faith have been looking to the government to provide leadership on religious freedom since the Ruddock Review. A concern that is only amplified in light of recent events. Read More

  • Folau Sacking is Religious Discrimination

    Rugby Australia’s actions amount to gross discrimination against mainstream Christian beliefs, which are shared by millions of Australians who will no doubt feel marginalised by the sporting body. Read More

  • Statement On Israel Folau

    To censor Israel Folau is to censor millions of Australians who believe that sin is real, hell is real, and salvation in Jesus Christ is the equal answer for all, regardless of our identity or background. Read More

  • No More Free Speech In Tasmania

    What was the ‘marriage amendments bill’ now allows regular changes of gender to an infinite variety of genders; all to be recorded on near meaningless birth certificates. Read More

  • High Court Rules Against Freedom Of Speech

    We are calling on the government to do more than its current proposal to have the ALRC review religious exemptions in discrimination laws. The need is for a clear and comprehensive set of protections for free speech and freedom of religion in Commonwealth legislation. Read More

  • Compelled Speech Makes Landfall In Tasmania

    According to ACL’s acting state director Dan Flynn, “This is the first case of compelled speech legislation in Australia and it has not even been scrutinised by the Law Reform Institute. We have no idea what kind of implications this could have.” Read More

  • “The mantra that ‘the only people this bill affects is trans people’ is not true. This Bill affects every Tasmanian’s free speech. The scope of Tasmania’s anti-discrimination penalties will be extended into many everyday situations, even where no offence is intended,” warned Dan Flynn. Read More

  • Compelled Gender Speech In Tasmania?

    “Failing to use the correct pronoun for someone can unintentional occur in many settings. However, under the current bill it wouldn’t matter whether the person intends to give offence or not.” Read More