Proposed Victorian changes set to create powerful 'equality police'
Proposed Victorian law changes to allow the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission to initiate its own discrimination investigations without even a single complaint, would effectively create a powerful new 'equality police' in the State, the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) said today..
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Attack on faith-based schools' science teaching set to become an SA election issue
The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) today called on all South Australian political parties to affirm their commitment to supporting the freedom of faith-based schools to reflect their faith with minimum interference, while maintaining high educational standards.
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Archbishop calls concerned people to help Chile Earthquake Victims
Archbishop Dr. Peter Jensen is asking Sydney Anglicans and their friends to respond generously to earthquake victims in Chile.
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Family First registered in 2011 NSW election against the odds
Six years after the birthing of its new national political party, "Family First" is now set to contest the 2011 state election in New South Wales.
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Violent games make violent kids
Research published yesterday by the American Psychological Association, analysing 130 studies worldwide, has proved conclusively that exposure to violent computer games affects youth behaviour
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It's time for Australians to band together Clean Up Australia Everyday
Executive Director of UnitingCare has praised Clean Up Australia Day but it would be great if Australians could embrace the principles behind it 365 days of the year rather than one.
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Greater Protection of Children Needed: NSW Auditor-General
A recent report by the NSW Auditor-General found critical flaws in the system of protecting children from potential abusers and molesters. The Auditor-General's findings revealed a failure in the State's employment screening system. The report found that 14 people assessed in 2008-09 who posed a significant risk went on to get jobs working with children. At least one had access child pornography.
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Dreamtime fine, but don't forget Judeo-Christian culture in science curriculum
On the basis of pre-release reports, the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) today welcomed the inclusion in the draft national science curriculum of the topic Science and Culture which is said to examine different cultural groups and their perspective on science, but expected that this would include Judeo-Christian perspectives.
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Gaming industry mirrors 'big tobacco' in denial of violent gaming effects
Gaming industry claims that the link between violent computer games and aggressive thoughts or behaviour is unproven are reminiscent of the tactics of tobacco companies in questioning the link between smoking and lung cancer, the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) said today.
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Marriage Delegation Congratulates Government, Opposition and Family First on Defeat of Homosexual Marriage Bill
On Thursday 25th February 2010 members of the Marriage Delegation met with parliamentarians from both sides of the House to present policies to strengthen marriage and congratulate them on their stand for the definition of marriage as in the Marriage Act, "That marriage means the union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily entered into for life."
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Relationship register for gay couples in NSW
Gay and unmarried heterosexual couples will now be able to register their relationships so that they can access and receive the same legal entitlements as married couples.
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ACL welcomes retention of 'impartial' pregnancy counselling
The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) today welcomed the Rudd Government's confirmation that it will retain the essential elements of a pregnancy helpline designed to reduce the number of abortions in Australia.