The Select Committee on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2023 has released the majority report, presenting 27 recommendations to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. Among the 83 stakeholders consulted on the legislation, the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) firmly advocated
The bishop who was stabbed during a live-streamed church service says he forgives the attacker in his first message following the incident. Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was allegedly stabbed by a 16-year-old in a terror attack at Christ the Good
A current NSW e-Petition wants to rob public school parents of their right to choose Special Religious Education (SRE) for their children in the public-school curriculum. Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) State Director for NSW/ACT, Joshua Rowe, said, “This is a
In one of her last moves as Queensland’s Attorney General, Yvette D’Ath tabled a Bill to fully decriminalise the sex industry in the State. If this Bill is passed, prostitution will be treated like regular work. Australian Christian Lobby (ACL)
The National Day of Prayer and Fasting will be held all over Australia on Saturday 18th May 2024. We encourage you to join us as we pray and fast together as a Nation. For further information and to register to
Thousands of children with autism or developmental delay who should not be on the $42bn National Disability Insurance Scheme are still getting taxpayer support because public servants are failing to reassess their cases. The NDIS caseload of young children surged
Shocking statistics on the number of Australian children contracting sexually transmitted infections (STI) are a symptom of a social issue that requires urgent national attention. Commenting on the findings, Wendy Francis, National Director of Politics of the Australian Christian Lobby
Religious leaders have informed Anthony Albanese it would be a “betrayal of trust” for Labor to team up with the Greens and implement the recommendations of a new Australian Law Reform Commission report removing protections for faith-based schools. A letter
Australian students are struggling to read, with new research revealing a third of children cannot read proficiently and their poor performance could cost Australia $40bn over their lifetimes. A new Grattan Institute report, The Reading Guarantee: How to give every
Christian schools have denounced the Australian Law Reform Commissions (ALRC’s) final report into religious discrimination reforms, saying it has fewer protections for faith-based schools than its previous “controversial” consultation report and was a “direct attack on faith and freedom of
