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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.

Dave Pellowe, founder of the Church and State (CAS) ministry, faces a complaint put before the Queensland Human Rights Commission, accusing him of racism and vilification. Pellowe is being "forced" into a legal battle simply for replacing "Welcome to Country" with Psalm 24:1.

There is a positive out of the Olympic controversy. Just as the transgender issues are being resolved by major sporting federations, now intersex athletes have high global visibility, and their issues in sport seek resolutions.

A shockingly frivolous complaint against the Church And State ministry and me personally has since been made with the Queensland Human Rights Commission, falsely alleging that I vilified and humiliated an individual because of his race and religion.

Melbourne doctor Jereth Kok was suspended under emergency provisions by the medical regulators in 2019 after two anonymous complaints triggered an investigation into his social media posts.

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.

By this time, many Americans may have heard that the 2024 Republican Party platform differs significantly from all its previous platforms, but they may not understand the specific changes that have been made on the issues of life, marriage, family, and religious liberty.

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.

An oil painting portraying Christ carrying the cross, with a cartoon face in the style of Looney Tunes, was taken down from an exhibit in Sydney after numerous complaints that it ridiculed Christianity.

Christian medical doctor Dr Jereth Kok, suspended from practising medicine over his biblical beliefs on abortion, marriage and gender, reveals God’s provision and guidance amid his struggle to return to the job he loves.

In March 2024, the Queensland Government announced its decision to roll out a new Termination of Pregnancy Action Plan 2032. The Miles Labor government has committed to pouring $41.8 million of Queensland taxpayers’ hard-earned money into this plan over the next five years.

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.

You might remember Jack Phillips, the man sued in 2012 for refusing to decorate a cake celebrating homosexuality. His persecutors are at it again.

Anyone keen on hate speech laws needs to spend a year in Pakistan, living under their Islamic blasphemy laws. Two Christian teens are set to be hanged over cartoons sent to their mobile phones by a Muslim, whom authorities let off.

If you are an older person raised in the West – as I am – you will have lived through three different periods: Christian, post-Christian, and anti-Christian. We can no longer count on institutions to back us up.

What has happened to Dr Jereth Kok is an appalling example of diabolical cancel culture at its worst. What we have are noisy minority groups wielding incredible power over innocent and conscientious professionals. This is so very wrong on so many levels.

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.

Labor plans to infuse existing vilification legislation with new powers to criminally prosecute any Australian for speech that Canberra or the states decide is harmful or violent. The new “hate speech” laws will be detrimental to our fracturing society.