The long-awaited Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) report into exemptions for faith-based schools was due today. It has now been deferred until the end of the year.

The Australian Law Reform Commission issued a consultation paper in January outlining a way forward for implementing the Albanese Government’s election commitment to provide ‘greater protections’ for LGBTQ+ teachers and students in faith-based schools. 

Parents have a right to have their children educated by those who are of their faith. Over 17,000 petitioners have asked the Queensland Parliament to support this right.

It was good to be invited to the first of planned regular meetings with faith leaders by the Victorian Opposition Leader, Mr John Pesutto.

The Hon Nick Goiran MLC, has sponsored a well worded parliamentary e-petition to give WA voters a means to voice their strong opposition to the Law Reform Commission’s recommendations which would remove the right of Christian schools to exclusively hire teachers and staff whose values align with the religious ethos of the school.

Controversial recommendations by the Queensland Human Rights Commission (QHRC) would remove the right of Christian schools to exclusively hire teachers and staff whose values align with the religious ethos of the schools, according to the Australian Christian Lobby.

The WA Attorney General, John Quigley tabled the Law Reform Commission’s Report on its Review of the Equal Opportunity Act in the state Parliament on 16^th August. It is of great concern to the Christian community that in tabling the report, the Attorney General stated that the McGowan Government had ‘broadly accepted’ its 163 recommendations.

Every Liberal who voted against faith-based schools and failed to support the Religious Discrimination Bill appears to have lost their seat, except one, which hangs in the balance.

The Law Reform Commission (LRC) recently released a Discussion Paper to progress the review of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 ordered by the Attorney General last year.

The ACT government chastised a school yesterday for making parents aware of the government’s authoritarian anti-conversion bill. The Australian Christian Lobby laments that the government is focusing pre-election energy on attacking the traditions and lifestyles of working-class families and people of faith.