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 […]
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 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 urges Federal Government to ensure faith-based schools are “protected” in Ruddock review response
The Australian Christian Lobby has urged the Federal Government to ensure faith-based schools are protected in its response to the Ruddock review into religious freedom. In a statement this week, Martyn Iles, managing director of the ACL, said educators from a range of faith backgrounds were concerned about religious freedom in schools and pointed to […]
Australian Christian Lobby thanks senators after bill which would have allowed assisted suicide legislation fails
The Australian Christian Lobby has thanked senators who voted to narrowly defeat a bill which would have opened the way for Australia’s two territories – the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory – to pass their own assisted suicide legislation. The private members’ bill, which was put forward by Liberal Democrat David Leyonhjelm, aimed to […]
POLITICS: MARTYN ILES, NEW HEAD OF AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN LOBBY, SAYS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FIGHT A KEY PRIORITY
DAVID ADAMS speaks to the new managing director of the Australian Christian Lobby, Martyn Iles, about the organisation’s priorities and his own Christian journey…
Lyle Shelton resigns from Australian Christian Lobby to head into politics
Lyle Shelton has resigned his position as managing director of the Australian Christian Lobby to pursue a job in federal politics. Mr Shelton has served with the ACL for more than 10 years, for nearly five of which he served as managing director. He is now expected to stand as a candidate for federal Parliament […]
LAW: NEW AUSTRALIAN ORGANISATION AIMS TO PROTECT “FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS”, SAY FOUNDERS
DAVID ADAMS speaks to Martyn Iles about the creation of the Human Rights Law Alliance…