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The freedom to attend church or sing hymns was never the point. Christianity has always sought to shape culture, transform lives and speak into every aspect of civic life. And that’s precisely the freedom we’re losing in Australia.

A landmark report released at Parliament House on Thursday found that nearly three quarters of Australian Christians have felt pressured to conceal their beliefs in public, online or at work.

Among the recommendations the Index puts forward is an Australian Freedoms Act that would provide enforceable nationwide protections for speech, religion, conscience and association.

Calling believers to engage in spiritual warfare, interceding for Christian education, the church, and politics — before it's too late to reclaim a biblical foundation for society.

A 2025 ACN report warns Australia is sliding toward religious freedom concern, citing government overreach, speech restrictions, lawfare, and rising antisemitism despite an overall cautiously positive outlook.

Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools (MACS) reportedly drew the line at a teacher's request to use they/them pronouns and to be referred to as Mx rather than Mr, and so now MACS is being sued for discrimination. This religious freedom case may affect all faith-based schools and institutions in the country.

New South Wales Labor has signalled a ban on home and private education. State education secretary Murat Dizdar told the ABC on Monday that alternatives to government education were unnecessary.

As 2024 comes to a close, I really do think we have reason for hope. The tide has begun to turn on many social and cultural issues and we are beginning to see a bit of a return to normality.

One of the older and more well-known private schools in Australia is Methodist Ladies' College in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, founded in 1882. The Herald Sun reported that students were told to remove cross necklaces at the Christian school for fear of offending other students.

ISA chief executive Graham Catt said his organisation was gearing up to take the fight to the Greens, with school leaders, teachers and parents making clear “they’ve had enough of the relentless and baseless vilification of families who simply want the best for their children”.

When planning for the next federal election, due by September 2025, with some pundits suggesting as early as March, Prime Minister Albanese (aka one-term Albo) cannot ignore the Christian vote, the majority of which is Catholic.

The Costs Protection Bill is not innocuous. It could have serious consequences for religious institutions. It is not about minor procedural adjustments. It will inevitably lead to vexatious complaints. The Labor Government has aligned itself with radical critics of religious belief.

Lyle Shelton of Family First is optimistic to see fruit in two to three years' time in state elections, with candidates standing from every walk of life. This will hopefully open an opportunity to stand in a Senate position.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appears to have confirmed that his government has abandoned attempts to pass a religious discrimination bill during this term of parliament. 

Leaders of the Christian, Muslim and Jewish religions in Queensland have united to condemn the Miles government’s draft anti-discrimination laws restricting their schools from hiring and firing staff based on their faith, sexuality, marital status and gender identity.

Senator Fatima Payman’s exit from the Labor Party, after being suspended for crossing the floor to vote in support of Palestine, inadvertently exposed an uncomfortable, underlying double standard at the heart of the federal government when it comes to religious schools in Australia.

A South Australian lawmaker plans to table a new bill that would require religious schools to employ homosexual teachers. Current Australian law enables faith-based schools to employ and enrol staff and students based on their faith.

Religious leaders and the Coalition are urging Anthony Albanese to ignore a report it commissioned into reducing discrimination at faith-based schools, claiming the lead author has contradicted its findings by calling for stronger legal protections for religious institutions.

One of Australia’s most senior Catholic leaders has called on the Albanese government to reject law reform proposals to remove protections for religious institutions from the Sex Discrimination Act because they are “a most serious threat to the existence” of religious schools.

One of the greatest global battlefields over religious freedom occurs in Christian churches, schools, and hospitals, with targeted attacks on Christian institutions rising sevenfold in the last 12 months. This is our moment to say ‘no more’ to persecution happening within our own backyard.