Foreign aid falls further down list of Government priorities
Australia's largest overseas aid and development charity today described as a backward step the integration of the Australian Agency for International Development into the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. .
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Stephen Hawking speaks out in support of assisted suicide
Cosmologist Professor Stephen Hawking has spoken out in support of assisted suicide for the terminally ill.
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Early intervention, prevention key to new Wesley Mission youth program
NSW Minister for Family and Community Services Pru Goward has announced that Wesley Mission will deliver a new early intervention and prevention program to improve the lives of nine to 15 year olds in western Sydney.
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Poll shows same-sex marriage a low priority issue at election
Changing the Marriage Act was a low order issue with voters at last Saturday's election according to a poll conducted this week for the Australian Christian Lobby.
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Atheists winning the war against religion, says Dawkins
God Delusion author Professor Richard Dawkins has claimed atheists are winning the war against religion.
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Marriage debate must go to the people (again)
A referendum of the Australian people should decide the future of marriage following a report today that Kevin Rudd may introduce a private members' bill to redefine it in the new Parliament.
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Funding for new youth and family program in Sydney's west
The NSW Minister for Family and Community Services, Minister for Women, the Hon Pru Goward MP will be joined by the CEO of Wesley Mission and four western Sydney MPs at the announcement of funding for a new youth and family program at Penrith tomorrow, 13 September.
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Sexualised billboard in QLD to be removed
A sexualised billboard will be pulled down in Queensland after a complaint was made to the Advertising Standards Bureau (ASB) by ACL's Queensland Director Wendy Francis.
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We don't need more sex and violence on TV: Family First
Dennis Hood, MLC, the state leader of the Family First Party, has rejected the push to allow TV shows to be broadcast at any time, regardless of the content. There is presently a ban on sex and violence before many children\'s bed time at 8:30 pm.
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Same-sex marriage not a vote winner: ACL
The Australian Christian Lobby has congratulated the Coalition on its election win and says it demonstrates that despite the incredibly high profile during the campaign of same-sex marriage, it was not a vote winner for Labor.
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Voters urged to apply an ethical test to policies
As the 2013 federal election campaign draws to a close, the NSW Council of Churches has urged voters to consider the moral implications of party policies as they go to the polls.
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Coalition pledge to cut foreign aid deeply disappointing: ACL
The Coalition's decision today to cut $4.7 billion from overseas aid is deeply disappointing, according to Australian Christian Lobby Managing Director Lyle Shelton.