The Senate’s Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee has been swamped with mail over the hostile takeover of Calvary hospital. Over 7,000 pieces of correspondence and 65 more detailed submissions, including that from the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) have been received.
WA Horror Abortion Bill Passes Unamended After a week’s adjournment, the WA Legislative Council (upper house) continued its examination of the Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2023. Sadly, during the debate, the government minister, the Hon Sue Ellery suggested that an
It is beyond disturbing that those mourning the deaths and injuries inflicted on thousands of Israelis could not have their security guaranteed in the heart of Sydney. It is even worse that they were told to stay at home while hundreds of pro-Palestine
The Australian Prayer Network office will close this Friday for two weeks to enable our team to attend our final Watchmen School of Intercession being held in Perth, followed by the World Prayer Assembly also being held in Perth. This
School principals are pushing for an urgent review of religious education in NSW public schools, warning scripture classes are disrupting the curriculum and forcing thousands of students to miss out on crucial learning time. Fewer than 15% of pupils at
The Australian Christian Lobby held their Baby Booties visual protest on the lawns of Parliament recently. They were heartened by the outpouring of support as they spoke out against the barbarous practice of leaving fully born babies to die without
Around the nation Christians have been working hard to secure important meetings with their local federal MPs to discuss the Australian Law Reform Commission’s (ALRC) recommendations regarding faith-based schools. The ALRC has recommended that Christian schools be stripped of their
The Northern Territory will extend alcohol restrictions in Alice Springs for at least two years after incidents of domestic violence and assault plummeted by more than a third. The move follows an outcry from locals who had demanded for months
This past week Australian Christian Lobby CEO Michelle Pearse led a delegation of faith leaders for a roundtable discussion with Shadow Attorney General, Senator Michealia Cash, and Shadow Education Minister, Senator Sarah Henderson. Discussions were robust, wide-ranging, and productive. Pearse
Anthony Albanese’s expansion of abortion pill access puts women at risk of complications, or even death, an obstetrician body says, raising alarm over the government not properly considering the unintended consequences of the policy. National Association of Specialist Obstetricians and
