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We Should Not Create Embryos For The Purpose Of Experimentation

On the 5th April 2006, Peter Costello the federal treasurer had came out strongly opposing therapeutic cloning stating he believed some moral restriction had to apply to ensure embryos were not created for the purpose of testing..

  • Pressures Mounting On Stanhope Government To Reverse Position

    On the 5th April 2006, as Christian leaders from different denominations were lining up to condemn the Stanhope government decision to introduce civil union, the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) had organised a petition circulating in Canberra calling on people to sign it in order to protect marriage.

  • Amendment to Victorian Hate Law Woefully Inadequate

    On the 5th April 2006, the Premier of Victoria Steve Bracks, was pressured by increasingly discontented Christians who saw the Victoria Racial and Religious Tolerance Act (RRTA) as a flawed legislations, which ‘produced not harmony between those of different faiths but served to cause more division and enmity.’

  • The Prime Minister Announced Increase Funding For Mental Health

    On the 5th April 2006, Prime Minister John Howard announced a funding boost of $1.8 billions over 5 years in mental health where it would be shared between the Commonwealth and the State/Territory governments. This came after UnitingCare issued a challenge to the state/territory and federal governments to adopt key recommendations of the Senate Select Committee Report into Mental Health.

  • Melbourne City Want To Trade During Easter

    On the 4th April 2006, the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, John So wanted the State government to reconsider its position in giving exemption to retailers in the city for the Easter long weekend, reported the Age.

  • Apologise For Racist Remarks

    On the 4th April 2006, the Human Right Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) had imposed a ruling on Professor Andrew Fraser to apologise to the Sudanese community over his racist remarks, which he refused to comply with. This came after Margaret Rodgers wrote an opinion piece calling on Australians to adopt a Christian approach in dealing with the Sudanese community.

  • Afghan Christian Convert Thanks Italy, Pope

    The Afghan Christian convert who was granted asylum in Italy following a possible death sentence for apostasy has thanked the Italian government and the Pope Thursday for spearheading the international campaign that secured his release.

  • Tearfund: Poor Countries Will Suffer as Government Fails Climate Goals

    Tearfund has warned that poor communities in the developing world are to be hit the hardest by the UK government’s failure to fulfil its carbon emissions targets.

  • Cyclone Larry – Separates And Unites

    The world read reports and saw graphic pictures when Cyclone Larry struck Innisfail, (1629km north of Brisbane - 88 km south of Cairns - with a population of 9,000), early Monday morning, March 20, but what happened to the churches, their buildings and their members could now be told.

  • Introducing Civil Union Threatens The Bedrock of Society

    On the 2nd April 2006, pressures are mounting on the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government led by Jon Stanhope to either overturned legislation, which recognised civil union between homosexual couple or risked being overridden by the federal government because it breached the federal Marriage Act 2004 enacted to protect marriage by defining it as a union between a man and a woman.

  • Family Law Passed But Gender Bias Remained

    On the 30th March 2006, the family law was passed in the Senate where the law was labelled as a ‘mirage’ by Waheed Ali, a family law court judge associate, in its breakthrough of restoring equality to both parents when it came to the welfare of their children after they were separated.

  • Same Sex Marriage ‘Unbiblical’

    On the 28th March 2006, the Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Jon Stanhope had declared he would legislate to confer ‘equal rights’ to homosexual who were in a same sex relationship.