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Access to IVF treatment by lesbians greeted with howl of protest

The Victorian Government has made sweeping changes to the State surrogacy laws, bringing it into line with other States, to allow lesbian and single woman to have access to the IVF treatment. .

  • PM says no to civil union

    Kevin Rudd, the Prime Minister of Australia, sought to allay Christians' concern by stating the Labor's position on marriage is defined as a union between a man and a woman after the media reported that senior parliamentarian members within the party were working on a 'secret plans' to allow civil union.

  • ACT pushes for civil partnership meet cool response by Federal Government

    Tension is rising among the Australian Labor Party, as the push by the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government to re-introduce the civil union bill, which gives same-sex couples equal rights as a married heterosexual couple, had been met with a cool response by the Federal Attorney-General.

  • Tearfund welcomes Australia's Kyoto pledge

    Optimism surged through early sessions of the UN climate talks in Bali this week when Australia on Monday promised to ratify the Kyoto Protocol as soon as possible, leaving the USA as the only large developed nation outside of the global framework.

  • Marriage, still, is a union between man and woman

    Jim Wallace, the managing director of the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL), is confident that the incoming Labor government will adhere to its commitment to reject same-sex marriage in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

  • The end of a political era in Australia

    The Prime Minister-elect, Kevin Rudd, was officially sworn in on Monday, as the managing director of the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL), Jim Wallace, said the Federal Election held in November marked the end of an era in Australian political history.

  • Muslim do not oppose the celebration of Christmas

    The idea that Muslims are opposed to Christmas is emphatically not true.

  • Tutu warns world not to be complacent to AIDS

    Thousands of events are being held around the world to mark World AIDS day, December 1st, as religious leaders and organisers of the event join hand-in-hand to call for bold leadership to deal with this 'grave' challenge confronting the globe.

  • Reproductive donor can stipulate recipient to be of particular group

    A new law to tighten the existing rules around assisted reproductive technologies in New South Wales (NSW) is being debated as it will allow the donor to place conditions on who has access to their sperm or egg.

  • Federal Liberal must retain its conservative root

    Peter Stokes, a co-founder of SaltShaker, has warned the Federal Liberal party not to abandon its conservative root as it faces a daunting process of rebuilding itself after suffering a swing of around 5.7 percent nationally or a lost of more than 20 seats in the House of Representative.

  • Christian lobby group welcomes Kevin Rudd

    The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) congratulated the newly elected Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, and praised him for bringing the Federal Labor Party to renew its focus on the Christian constituency in this election.

  • Climate change tops PM agenda

    Kevin Rudd, the Prime Minister-elect, is placing the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol as one of the top priority in his 100-day agenda which has been welcomed by world leaders.