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Abortion survivor visits Canberra on eve of Senate vote

The devastating human cost of late-term abortion will be brought into stark reality when a survivor of a saline abortion visits Canberra on the eve of a vote to disallow the Medicare funding of second trimester and late-term abortions..

  • Government urged to move quickly to end baby bonus for late-term abortions

    The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) today welcomed the Federal Government's statement that the baby bonus is not meant to be used for aborted pregnancies and urged the Government to move quickly to close the loophole in this area.

  • Victorian Euthanasia Bill Calls For Falsified Death Certificates

    Debate on the Victorian Medical Treatment (Physician Assisted Dying) Bill 2008, resumed this past week but has again been deferred until November 10 when the next round of debate will take place. Voting on the Bill is expected to be close. The Bill seeks to allow doctors, who noramally care for patients, to kill them instead. Many Christian lobby groups have been lobbying strongly against the bill, which devalues life and could put the lives of vulnerable sick, disabled and elderly people at ris

  • Alarm over Teen Abuse of Parents

    Teenage children are bashing and bullying their parents at an increasing rate, in a largely hidden form of abuse that can arise from violent role models or overindulgent parenting. Studies in NSW and Victoria show an increasing number of parents are the victims of physical and psychological violence perpetrated by their children, usually adolescent sons directing their attacks on their mothers. A new Victorian report reveals a 23 per cent increase in domestic violence involving a person aged und

  • The real cost of gambling

    The recent decision by Souths Leagues to dump their no-pokies policy illustrates the powerful hold gambling has on society, but tomorrow its full impact will be revealed when gambling is put on trial.

  • Mandela greatest campaigner, finds Christian Aid poll

    Iconic rights campaigners Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King have beaten celebrities like Sir Bob Geldof and Angelina Jolie to the top spots in a new Christian Aid poll to discover the most admired campaigner.

  • Study: Church-Going Teens Have Higher GPAs

    Students who attend religious services weekly average a GPA of 0.144 higher than those who never attend services, said Jennifer Glanville, a sociologist in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

  • Pacific leaders urged to tackle climate change

    Tackle climate change in the Pacific or hundreds of thousands will be displaced - community leaders have warned government chiefs, according to reports from the New Zealand Herald on 19 August.

  • '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 are to both address Christians live at a special event in Perth.

  • Australia's Moral Obligation to the World's Poor

    As world leaders will convene in New York on 25 September 2008 for the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Forum to renew commitments to help developing countries in their fight against poverty, Upper House Member of Parliament Rev the Hon Dr Gordon Moyes has urged the Federal Government to increase Australia's contribution to foreign aid.

  • Government misleads Victorians over abortion law reform

    The Victorian Government has misled the public over its abortion law reforms which, if passed, would change current clinical practice even though the Government has continually stated this would not be the case, Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) Victorian Director Rob Ward said today.

  • Faith groups to fast for environment

    Two organsiations are taking a novel approach to encouraging deeper action towards caring for the environment - by asking people to fast.