The Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Bill 2022 was introduced by Attorney General, Shannon Fentiman, on the last Parliamentary sitting day of last year. Then, public submissions closed on 11 January, allowing the minimum of exposure. This Bill will legalise
Chair of the Hillsong Global Board, Stephen Crouch, has announced the appointment of Phil & Lucinda Dooley as Global Leaders of the Hillsong movement. He said the couple had a long history with the church and was adamant they would
Truancy and school absences have doubled during the pandemic, tearing families apart and forcing parents to quit their jobs as children refuse to go back to school. Government data reveals attendance levels have dropped below 50 per cent for the
A plea for severe alcohol restrictions across Australia’s northwest has been rejected by the West Australian liquor umpire. Former WA police commissioner Chris Dawson, who is now the state’s Governor, began pushing for an unprecedented crackdown on alcohol sales in
The Howard Government refused to issue an apology to Indigenous Australians in 2002 despite recommendations in a milestone report, primarily because it would have implied present day generations were responsible for atrocities to generations of the past. In cabinet minutes
The approach taken by Labor and the Coalition towards the referendum on an Indigenous voice to parliament is a case study in how the politics of blame works in Australia. Both major parties have adopted separate political strategies leading into
A statutory gag on doctors raising the issue of voluntary assisted dying with terminally ill patients will be reviewed when the ruler is run over Victoria’s model right-to-die law, pushing the medical professional into a more muscular role. The default
An Australian Christian charity is helping families get out of a cycle of debt servitude in Pakistan. Redeemer Ministries has paid the debts of 167 families forced into the generational slavery of brick kilns. It has also found them new
As part of the ACT Human Rights Minister’s consultation on VAD laws, the ACT Government is considering whether Voluntary Assisted Dying could be made available to teenagers. Rob Norman, ACT’s political director said, “Euthanasia for teenagers opens up a modern
Religious schools are gearing up for a fight with the Palaszczuk government over proposed reforms which will make it harder for them to sack LGBTQ+ teachers. Controversial law changes, recommended by the state’s Human Rights Commission, would prevent church-run schools
