Fears of community independents running on pro-Palestine platforms in key Labor seats have prompted the government’s hardening stance against Israel. Labor powerbrokers fear key western Sydney heartland seats with large Muslim populations are vulnerable to high-profile community independents running on
Early in May, in response to a push by some parliamentarians to end the recitation of prayer in the Victorian Parliament, Catholic Archbishop Peter A Comensoli joined representatives of Victoria’s faith communities in signing a letter sent to each member
The women of Borroloola are asking the Albanese government to acknowledge their success and help other communities do as they have done for their youngest children. Borroloola in the gulf country of the Northern Territory is rated the fifth-most disadvantaged
There was a huge turnout at a recent “Faith in Our Future” event at Tyndale Christian School in Adelaide. Over 700 South Australians met to support Christian schools which are under attack from the Albanese government. SA Liberal Senator David
Police have said they are unable to lay charges against a radical Sydney cleric who warned of violence and “men who love death” if Islam was attacked, saying legal advice had determined that the threats didn’t constitute a criminal offence. NSW
Anthony Albanese is being urged to replicate a landmark British review into interventionist medical treatments that enable young children to change gender, amid increasing concern that puberty blockers may cause serious harm. The National Association of Practicing Psychiatrists (NAPP) has
The Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Anthony Fisher, has warned the ability of Australians to “gather, speak freely, pray together and undertake works of service for others” is being reduced “slice by slice”, as he calls on political leaders to come
After months of political and social division, a frightening rise of anti-Semitism, threatening and damaging attacks on federal parliamentarians’ offices, increasingly tense street protests, the spreading of lies about the Israeli-Gaza conflict and warnings of Islamist extremist involvement in pro-Palestinian
One of Australia’s most senior Catholic leaders has called on the Albanese government to reject law reform proposals to remove protections for religious institutions from the Sex Discrimination Act because they are “a most serious threat to the existence” of
Anthony Albanese has informed his Labor caucus he won’t proceed with changes to religious freedoms – a Labor election promise – if Peter Dutton doesn’t offer bipartisan support. Addressing his colleagues, the Prime Minister said two pieces of legislation were
