Self-harm must not be incentivised
Moves by Labor, the Greens and Senate crossbenchers to allow asylum seekers from Nauru and Manus Island to be transferred to Australia on the say-so of two doctors have today been met with concern from the Australian Christian Lobby.
Read moreSenate shows support for schools’ freedom
Consideration of the school freedom issue is ongoing, as the Senate has moved to continue debate on the Sex Discrimination Amendment (Removing Discrimination Against Students) Bill 2018 next year.
Read moreACL calls for Senate to save religious schools freedom
The Australian Christian Lobby today urges all Senators to vote in favour of the Government’s amendments to the Sex Discrimination Amendment (Removing Discrimination Against Students) Bill 2018.
Read moreACL supports SA Bill to ban offensive ads on vehicles
The Australian Christian Lobby today supported Labor MP Katrine Hildyard’s bill to ban offensive and obscene slogans on South Australian registered vehicles.
Read moreQLD committee consider assisted suicide legislation
The Australian Christian Lobby warns that the consequences of legalising Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in Queensland are far-reaching and still considerably unknown.
Read moreNT follows Tasmania’s lead on birth certificates
The Australian Christian Lobby has raised concerns about Transforming Tasmania’s disregard for democratic process after they congratulated the Northern Territory Assembly at the weekend on passing a law yet to be debated.
Read moreAustralia to offer Asia Bibi asylum
The Australian Christian Lobby welcomes confirmation from Australian Government sources that Asia Bibi and her family will be offered asylum.
“This is momentous news for all who have lobbied so hard and so long for Asia Bibi,” said ACL managing director Martyn Iles.
Read moreTasmania in the news for all the wrong reasons
Once again Tasmania is in the headlines – but sadly, for the wrong reasons. Tasmania is leading the nation in its disregard for common sense. Why? To accommodate the perceived rights of a tiny minority.
Yes, transgender people are important and precious to God, but to throw truth and reason out the window to support their desires is not good leadership.
Read moreAnother reason why SA should consider the Nordic Model
The Australian Christian Lobby today repeated its call on the South Australian Parliament to enact the Nordic Model of prostitution legislation.
The call comes in light of reports today of two women charged with illegal prostitution being unable to communicate in a Queensland Court because they only spoke Mandarin.
Read moreVictorians know the truth about Safe Schools
The Australian Christian Lobby today criticised the grossly misleading comments from Premier Daniel Andrews about the content of Safe Schools at the Sky News public debate last night.
Andrews deflected a question about parental rights to opt out of the controversial Safe Schools program by saying the program was about protecting a child being bullied for wearing a turban or practising their religion.
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