Australian Christian Lobby launches new fundraising effort for sacked rugby player Israel Folau
The Australian Christian Lobby has kicked off a new effort aimed at raising funds to support sacked Australian rugby fullback Israel Folau in his dispute with Rugby Australia with $A100,000 donation. The move comes after fundraising platform GoFundMe shut down a page which had already raised more than $A750,000 for Folau, saying that the 30-year-old’s […]
Catholic bishops in Australian state of Victoria reiterate opposition as assisted dying laws take effect
Catholic bishops in the Australian state of Victoria have reiterated their opposition to the introduction of an assisted dying scheme in the state as new laws legalising it come into force this week. In a pastoral letter released on Sunday, Peter Comensoli, the Archbishop of Melbourne, along with the bishops of Sandhurst, Ballarat and Sale, […]
Updated: Israel Folau sacked by Rugby Australia over social media post
Updated: 8:30am, 18th MaySydneyReuters Five weeks after they first committed to sacking Israel Folau, Rugby Australia finally terminated the Wallabies fullback’s contract on Friday on the recommendation of a disciplinary panel that decided he had breached their rules on inclusion. The protracted saga was sparked by Folau’s Instagram post on 10th April that said hell […]
Updated: Rugby Australia intends to sack Folau over “discriminatory” post
Updated: 7am, 12th AprilSydney, AustraliaReuters Rugby Australia said on Thursday it would terminate the contract of Israel Folau, the country’s best-known and best-paid player, if he cannot offer a good reason for a social media post that said gay people would go to “hell” if they did not “repent”. The 30-year-old fullback, a fundamentalist Christian, […]
Australian Christian Lobby expresses fears over Tasmania’s move to make gender optional on birth certificates
The Australian Christian Lobby has expressed fears a move to make it optional for people living in the southern Australian island state of Tasmania to list gender on their birth certificates could endanger women. Dan Flynn, the organisation’s acting state director for Tasmania, said the passing of a marriage amendments bill would now allow for “regular […]
Australian Christian Lobby welcomes push for national ban on Wicked Campers’ “offensive” slogans
The Australian Christian Lobby has welcomed calls from Victoria’s Roads Minister Jaala Pulford for state and federal governments to ban the offensive slogans seen on the vehicles of Wicked Campers. Pulford told ABC radio she had asked for the issue to be on the agenda of the next meeting of state and federal roads ministers. […]
Micah Australia welcomes Labor promise to commit $500 million to UNHCR over five years
Micah Australia has welcomed an announcement from Opposition Leader Bill Shorten that if elected, a Labor Government would commit $500 million in funding to the work of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees over a five year period. A funding increase for UNHCR – from $25 million to $100 million a year – had been one […]
Australian Christian Lobby welcomes Federal Government moves on religious freedom but says proposed reforms don’t go far enough
The Australian Christian Lobby has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement it would move to introduce a Religious Discrimination Act but said more need to be done to protect religious freedom. Martyn Iles, managing director of the ACL, said in a statement that the “efficacy” of the proposed Religious Discrimination Act would “depend on whether the expression of traditional […]
Australian Christian Lobby says support for religious freedom exemptions for faith-based schools “could not be clearer”
More than 20,000 parents, grandparents and students have signed an open letter to the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten urging no changes be made to religious freedom exemptions for faith-based schools, according to the Australian Christian Lobby. Martyn Iles, managing director of the ACL, said that to remove religious freedom […]
Australian Christian Lobby concerned over “culture of death” in Queensland as assisted suicide inquiry announced
The Australian Christian Lobby have expressed concern over what they describe as a “culture of death” in Queensland after the State Government announced a parliamentary inquiry to consider assisted suicide legislation. The announcement, which came on Wednesday, has already sparked a strong response from a range of groups opposed to euthanasia. It comes in the wake […]