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Vic's Proposed Abortion law 'extreme'

As Victorian MPs prepare for an emotional week, ahead of the abortion debate, a senior Federal Liberal figure described the proposal to decriminalise abortion as 'extreme' and said it was out of sync with the rest of the nation. .

  • Matthew Hayden Goes into Bat for Dads4Kids

    Matthew Hayden, one of Australia\'s greatest cricketers and well known father of three has opened the batting for Australian children. Matthew believes that Australian children need our help. You might well ask, \"Why do our children need help?

  • Women And Men Find Hope After Sexual Abuse

    According to the U.S Dept. of Health and Human Services, an estimated 39 million survivors of childhood sexual abuse exist in America today.

  • Full-house at 'Make it Count WA'

    The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) today welcomed commitments from Western Australia's two main political parties to take the views of churches into account if they win government, as well as to provide ongoing support for school chaplaincy, non-government schools, migration, and making housing more affordable.

  • Stagnant homeless figure labelled as 'atrocious'

    The economy prosperity experienced by Australia has failed to trickle down to its most vulnerable members, as the homelessness figure remained static at 0.5 percent of the total population.

  • Same-sex reform possible without social engineering

    The Australian Christian Lobby supports the basic intent of the Government's same-sex law reform bill introduced today but is adamant its aims be achieved without redefining parenthood and children.

  • Ambitious Plan to Employ Fifty Thousand Indigenous Australians in Full Time Work

    The richest man in Australia, Andrew Forrest, has won the Prime Minister\'s backing for an ambitious new project to propel 50,000 indigenous Australians into full-time work. But details on how the jobs would be created, and in what sectors, remain unclear. The Australian Employment Covenant was the brainchild of the Fortescue Metals Group chief executive, Mr Forrest. It calls on private companies to offer training, mentoring and jobs to indigenous people who enrol in the program voluntarily.

  • Sydney Youths Make Stand For Drug Free Lifestyle

    Young people across Sydney will be making a public stand for a drug free lifestyle this Saturday. Last year, over 300 young people from Seventh-day Adventist youth groups around Sydney signed a petition asking the government to "use your powers to double the recommended tax increase on tobacco and alcohol." The Rudd government's alcopop tax hike that was subsequently introduced was a welcome measure.

  • 'Make it Count WA': Deputy Premier and Opposition Leader to Address Christian Voters

    In what is believed to be a West Australian first, the State's Deputy Premier and Opposition Leader will this week both address Christians at a special event in Perth and answer questions from a range of WA Christian leaders.

  • Church and state worry about teenage stabbings

    Celebrations marking Britain\'s best Olympic success in 100 years were marred by the fatal stabbing of an 18-year-old Londoner over the weekend, adding to a knife-wielding trend that is worrying both church and government leaders.

  • Grant Aims to Expand Pro-Gay Churches

    A $1.2 million grant has been awarded to expand the efforts of gay and lesbian groups in increasing the number of churches that fully welcome and affirm homosexuals.

  • Christian website displays party policies

    The West Australian Labor Party has no plans to change exemptions to the Equal Opportunities Act that allow religious groups certain freedoms and the Australian Greens (WA) is opposed to the introduction of R18+ computer games, according to answers to a questionnaire released today.