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Family First is officially back. After being voluntarily deregistered as a political party in 2017, the party that began life in March 2004 has re-entered politics in 2024. The Australian Electoral Commission approved Family First’s application on 20 September.

Legislative council member Ben Hood will today introduce a bill into the South Australian upper house seeking to prevent the deaths of viable babies killed through late-term abortion.

As with bits of most government legislation, the Misinformation Bill is worded in such a way as to sound quite innocuous and safe – even helpful and necessary. But that is so often not the case, and the opposite outcome is what we must fear.

Based on the few values and policies that Kamala Harris has actually clarified this close to the election, she and Tim Walz would be the most left-wing administration in American history – one that would be harmful to women, to people of faith and especially to the unborn.

If the federal senate of our nation cannot model respectful debate and the free exchange of ideas, even those it strongly disagrees with, then the very nature of our democracy is not only "harmed", but irreparably undermined.

There are fighters everywhere for the most important democratic right, free speech. One of these great Australians is a 14-year-old young man named Liam, and his story is a lesson for the members of our Parliament. It is Liam who is the real hero of this story.

Labor’s Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024 attempts to label opinions and facts, that don’t suit the government’s narratives, as “misinformation”, “disinformation”, or “harmful” on social media.

Day one of the defamation trial of expelled Liberal MP Moira Deeming against Victorian Opposition Leader John Pesutto has further exposed the shabby treatment of her and women’s rights issues by the Victorian Liberal Party.

We need to pray and act (write to your local member etc.) on this critical issue. This conversion practices bill is an attack on sanity, free speech, and being able to share the hope of the Gospel.

Warwick’s brand new book, "Break Through: 15 Keys for Supernatural Breakthrough" is now available. Order your copy of this brilliant book today!

The problem with the government’s approach is that it goes way beyond truth and lies, but about an arbitrary judgment by faceless bureaucrats of what is or isn’t true or what is or isn’t harmful. 

Communications Minister Michelle Rowland tabled a new version of the bill which she said is intended to “carefully balance the public interest in combatting seriously harmful misinformation and disinformation with the freedom of expression that is so fundamental to our democracy.”

Today is the darkest day for Freedom of Speech in Australian history. The Labor Party has introduced its revised misinformation legislation to Parliament.

While polarisation here in Australia isn't as bad as in the US, we’re not immune from it. Both non-Christians and Christians are increasingly quick to judge and slow to listen. And from what I’ve seen and experienced, we struggle to disagree agreeably. It’s a dying art.

Brazil’s Alexandre de Moraes’ overreach has gone nuclear. The far-left judicial El Jefe is freezing Starlink’s finances, preventing the Elon Musk-owned company from doing further business in the country.

We invite you to join us from Friday 6 to Thursday 12 September as we intercede for an Australian awakening to God.

After a five-year wait, Dr Jereth Kok finally had a hearing in Melbourne last month. He was represented by the Christian legal group, the Human Rights Law Alliance. They did a terrific job, but the case continues.

Hopefully, considering the pitfalls of a cashless society, businesses and consumers will retain the time-honoured use of cash – and avoid transaction fees into the bargain.

Social media gets such a bad rap! It distracts. It shortens attention span. It kills the art of conversation. It breeds isolation and loneliness. It triggers depression because we can never live up to the perfect lives of our friends. How does it do this?

The Country Liberal Party has stormed to victory in the NT election. Hidden from the major headlines – but more important – is the story of prayer behind it.