Christian group calls on Australian PM to ban funding of overseas abortions
Christian group FamilyVoice Australia has called on Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to follow the lead of US President Donald Trump and remove AusAID funding from organisations that facilitate abortions overseas. The call follows Mr Trump’s decision to ban the federal funding of organisations that perform or promote abortions overseas through his reinstatement on Monday […]
Christian leaders join in call for Modern Slavery Act in Australia
Australian faith leaders, including prominent Christian leaders, have joined in calling on the Australian Government to take the first steps to a Modern Slavery Act aimed at discouraging slave-like conditions in Australia and overseas. The call is contained in an open letter to the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull released late last week to mark a […]
Updated: Australian PM introduces bill legislating same-sex marriage plebiscite into parliament
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has introduced a bill into Parliament to legislate a plebiscite on same-sex marriage. The bill states that the plebiscite, which will be decided by a simple majority, will be held on Saturday, 11th February, next year with the question to read: ‘Should the law be changed to allow same-sex couples […]
GLOBAL POVERTY: NEW BIBLE HIGHLIGHTS CHRISTIAN OBLIGATION AS ‘VOICES’ CALL FOR GREATER COMMITMENT FROM AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT
DAVID ADAMS and PENNY MULVEY report on this week’s launch of the Poverty and Justice Bible at Micah Challenge’s annual Voices for Justice gathering in Canberra…