au

Lesbians Seek Surrogacy Status

The Victorian Government has tabled legislation for assisted reproductive technology, seeking legal surrogate pregnancy, along with access to IVF for gays, lesbians and single people..

  • Recalibrate our Relationship to Eradicate Indigenous Poverty

    Executive Secretary of NATSIEC, Mr Graeme Mundine said, "Indigenous Australians should not be living in poverty. Australia has the resources, but we have always lacked the will from the mainstream community to raise our Aboriginal brothers and sisters to the same standard of living that other Australians enjoy."

  • Christian Lobby backs PM's concerns over excessive greed

    The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) today backed the Prime Minister's concerns over the role of greed in domestic and international economic systems.

  • BBC boss defends track record on religious programming

    The BBC Director-General, Mark Thompson, gave a robust defence of the BBC\'s engagement with religion during his 2008 Theos lecture last night.

  • Weeklong 'Violence Fast' Highlights Media Impact on Kids

    People of faith are being encouraged to participate in a "media violence fast" this week in conjunction with the YWCA's "Week without Violence."

  • Reproductive Treatment Bill Passes Victorian Lower House

    There was further bad news from Victoria last week, with the Lower House voting 47 to 34 in favour of the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Bill 2008 – a bill which threatens to radically alter the natural family structure. The bill has been snuck in under the "cover" of the abortion debate and would allow single people and same-sex couples to use technology and surrogacy to create "families" where children are purposefully denied the most basic human right, that to a mother AND a father.

  • Call for REAL support for women following

    The passing of Victoria's Abortion Law Reform Bill 2008 last Friday, a 'Black Friday' indeed, is a matter for deep regret, but now the challenge before our politicians is to act to provide REAL support for women, the Australian Christian Lobby said today.

  • People seek God amid financial woes

    With the Chambers of Commerce reporting that the UK has already entered a recession and may face a prolonged downturn, many people are turning to prayer for divine intervention.

  • Abortion Bill Passes Second Reading by 23 to 17

    The Abortion Law Reform Bill has just passed the Second Reading vote in the Legislative Council by a vote of 23 to 17. The vote was taken yesterday morning around 11 am.

  • As Global Economic Downturn Continues, Web Users Turn to Church for Support

    Web users looking for support during the current financial situation have boosted traffic to a Church of England Web site section focusing on debt advice by over 70 per cent, and increased visitor numbers to the Church's online prayer page by more than a quarter.

  • Europe and China: Relationship between Religion and State is Changing

    The rapidly changing relationship between religion and state and the challenge of multiple identities were the foci of a lively dialogue between ten Chinese and nine European scholars and religious leaders representing Buddhism, Islam, Christianity and traditional Chinese religions held in Sweden, 3-6 October.

  • Scientist Coalition Accused of 'Suppressing' Evidence Against Darwinism

    While the 21st Century Science Coalition may sound like it's on the cutting edge of scientific innovation, at least one of its critics argues otherwise.