The ACT Government has ignored the concerns of ACT Police, the Australian Federal Police Association, and 1,800 ACT residents who have signed a petition sponsored by Jeremy Hanson MLA. By legislating to decriminalise the possession of up to 15 lines (1.5
First proposed in 2009 by residents of Haasts Bluff (Ikuntji), 230 kilometres west of Alice Springs, the 20-metre-high, multi-million-dollar steel monument was last month erected atop Memory Mountain. The project has been spearheaded by renowned landscape photographer Ken Duncan, who
Religious leaders are urging Anthony Albanese to reverse his opposition to a “statements of belief” clause in religious discrimination legislation which would offer explicit protection for people of faith from being sacked by their employer over voicing their beliefs. Attorney-General
The state’s longest-serving MP, the Reverend Fred Nile, will retire from parliament at the state election, with his second wife Silvana Nile to contest a seat in the upper house in a bid to replace him. Nile, 88, who has
Members of the Australian Prayer Network are invited to join people across Australia to pray for a breakthrough in Victoria as the election in that State draws near. The Canberra Declaration is hosting a 25.5 hour Prayer, Praise and Worship
Deloitte Australia chief executive Adam Powick has become one of the first corporate leaders to make public their support for Andrew Thorburn – who stood down as the boss of Essendon football club because of his role as a church
Founder of megachurch Hillsong, Brian Houston, has returned to Australia as he prepares to fight a court case in December. The 68-year-old will defend criminal charges brought to him for failing to report his father’s sexual abuse in 1960s and
Essendon football club has revealed itself as an anti-Christian organisation. It conforms precisely to the new prevailing public culture, with that innate cowardice that allows institutions to perfectly reflect the lineaments of raw power. Essendon doesn’t speak truth to power,
Australia’s latest census reveals that the percentage of people identifying as Christian has dipped below 50% for the first time, a drop of 17 percentage points over the last 10 years. At the same time, the number of people who
Former banking boss Andrew Thorburn believes his “personal Christian faith is not tolerated or permitted in the public square” after his 30-hour stint as chief executive of the AFL’s Essendon football club came crashing down. The former National Australia Bank
