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• My Friend, Bill Pannell

  14-10-2024 18:32
  
  I first met the late William Pannell in 1993 in a hallway of Christianity Today. I was in my early 20s, just a year removed from graduating college. Dr. Pannell was visiting his old friend, former CT president Paul Robbins, and the pair was on a leisurely tour around the office. I remember being enthralled by this dashing Black man in a tailored suit, his throaty laugh echoing around the building. Excited to see a young Black editor on CT’s payroll, Pannell greeted me with that winsom
  
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• Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill 2026 passes Northern Territory Parliament

  01-09-2026 04:11 via acl.org.au
  
  On the 27th of August 2026, the Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill 2026 passed the Northern Territory Parliament at around 9:30pm. This Bill legalised the intentional ending of life for those that meet certain requirements. This was a sad result for our 30-year campaign against VAD in the Northern Territory, Indeed ACL has fought this fight from the very beginning.
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• Protected: Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill 2026 passes Northern Territory Parliament

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• Wear it Purple Day: A Matter of Child Protection

  26-08-2026 23:40 via acl.org.au
  
  Wear It Purple Day is an annual awareness day held on the last Friday of August, observed across Australian schools, universities and workplaces. Its organisers say it strives to foster “supportive, safe, empowering and inclusive environments” for “rainbow young people”. But in schools, Wear It Purple Day has become a vehicle for exposing children as young as four to sexualised content and…
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• Protected: Wear it Purple Day: A Matter of Child Protection

  26-08-2026 23:40 via acl.org.au
  
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• Protected: ACL to Defend Christian Freedom in Queensland Review

  26-08-2026 23:21 via acl.org.au
  
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• ACL to Defend Christian Freedom in Queensland Review

  26-08-2026 23:21 via acl.org.au
  
  The Queensland Government has begun a major review of the State’s human rights and anti-discrimination framework, led by the Honourable Peter Flanagan KC. The Review comprises three parts: the functions and performance of the Queensland Human Rights Commission; the operation of the Human Rights Act 2019; and the uncommenced provisions of the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment…
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• Protected: Conversion practices Bill: what happens to your submission now?

  26-08-2026 08:30 via acl.org.au
  
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• Protected: Conversion practices Bill: what happens to your submission now

  26-08-2026 08:30 via acl.org.au
  
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• Conversion practices Bill: what happens to your submission now?

  26-08-2026 08:30 via acl.org.au
  
  The submissions to the draft Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill 2026 are now closed. Last week we wrote to the Tasmanian Greens requesting them to publish the submissions received during consultation period. Although the draft Bill is publicly available, the Greens had not yet committed to publishing the submissions or a report on the consultation. Their reply: “It is…
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• Protected: A bittersweet outcome on online gambling

  26-08-2026 07:29 via acl.org.au
  
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• A bittersweet outcome on online gambling

  26-08-2026 07:29 via acl.org.au
  
  My sincere thanks to those supporters who raised their concerns about online gambling with their local federal politicians over the past couple of months. From political sources, I can unequivocally confirm that ACL’s lobbying significantly increased pressure on the Government. After lengthy debate, the Australian Parliament passed the online gambling reform legislation on 19 August…
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• Rally for Child Protection (Ban Puberty Blockers): Join Us at Parliament

  26-08-2026 04:37 via acl.org.au
  
  Next Wednesday, 2 September, the South Australian Parliament will face a critical vote concerning the treatment of children experiencing gender distress. Hon Cory Bernardi MLC’s Bill to prohibit puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones being prescribed to children is expected to go to a vote. Before the vote, ACL supporters will be gathering on the steps of Parliament House…
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• Protected: Rally for Child Protection (Ban Puberty Blockers): Join Us at Parliament

  26-08-2026 04:37 via acl.org.au
  
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• Protected: NSW confirms girls’ and boys’ toilets will remain in schools

  26-08-2026 03:05 via acl.org.au
  
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• NSW confirms girls’ and boys’ toilets will remain in schools

  26-08-2026 03:05 via acl.org.au
  
  Girls and boys should not lose access to safe, private, sex-specific facilities at school. Last week at NSW Budget Estimates, in response to questioning from the Hon. Rachel Merton MLC, Education Secretary Murat Dizdar confirmed that new schools and major upgrades will continue to include clearly labelled girls’ and boys’ toilets, alongside standalone unisex facilities for students or…
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• Some Common Sense in South Australia 

  14-08-2026 06:33 via acl.org.au
  
  Last week, reporting claimed that ‘hundreds’ of South Australians have been waiting for gender-affirming surgeries at Flinders Medical Centre and are now lobbying the Government over unfulfilled commitments for timely access to these procedures. SA Health has since confirmed that while a model for delivering these surgeries has been developed, the health system does not currently have the capacity…
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• Protected: Some Common Sense in South Australia 

  14-08-2026 06:33 via acl.org.au
  
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• The Real Cost – Online Gambling’s $27 Billion Toll

  14-08-2026 04:04 via acl.org.au
  
  Australia’s gambling industry would like you to think it is like Robin Hood – taking from the wealthy and giving back to the community. It takes money from high rollers and gives it back to community groups and grassroots sport – right? Right and wrong. Unlike Robin Hood, Australia’s gambling industry doesn’t discriminate. It takes from both the rich and the poor.
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• Protected: The Real Cost – Online Gambling’s $27 Billion Toll

  14-08-2026 04:04 via acl.org.au
  
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• Protected: Curtin, midwifery, and the abortion pill: where things stand

  13-08-2026 10:17 via acl.org.au
  
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• Curtin, midwifery, and the abortion pill: where things stand

  13-08-2026 10:17 via acl.org.au
  
  Last week we shared what we’d learned about Curtin University’s Midwifery Clinic offering the abortion pill to the public, delivered by trainee midwifery students under supervision. That post has been seen by over 160,000 people, and the response, for and against, has been significant. Since then, we’ve heard from current and former students, and from university staff…
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• Protected: Cult Inquiry Report Risks Undermining Religious Freedom

  13-08-2026 10:11 via acl.org.au
  
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• Cult Inquiry Report Risks Undermining Religious Freedom

  13-08-2026 10:11 via acl.org.au
  
  The Victorian Parliament’s Inquiry into the recruitment methods and impacts of cults and coercive high-control groups has tabled its final report, with 39 recommendations. We want to start by acknowledging the courage of the victim-survivors who gave evidence. ACL supports protecting vulnerable people from coercive and controlling conduct, raising community awareness…
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• Protected: South Australians deserve evidence-based healthcare  

  13-08-2026 04:18 via acl.org.au
  
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• Protected: A Win for Free Speech in NSW 

  13-08-2026 03:28 via acl.org.au
  
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• A Win for Free Speech in NSW 

  13-08-2026 03:28 via acl.org.au
  
  The NSW Government has rejected a key recommendation of the Sackar Review to expand criminal hate speech laws beyond race. The decision means the existing offence of inciting racial hatred will not be extended to cover additional protected attributes. This is an important decision for freedom of speech and religious freedom in NSW. Critically…
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• Protected: Last Chance to Defend Parental and Religious Freedom in Tasmania

  12-08-2026 05:19 via acl.org.au
  
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• Last Chance to Defend Parental and Religious Freedom in Tasmania

  12-08-2026 05:19 via acl.org.au
  
  Submissions opposing the Greens’ draft Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill 2026 close today Friday, 14 August. If you haven’t yet lodged yours, details are at Draft Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill 2026. This is one of the most significant pieces of legislation affecting religious and parental freedoms Tasmania has seen. The Bill criminalises important parental…
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• Queensland’s Anti-Discrimination Review  

  30-07-2026 09:33 via acl.org.au
  
  In September 2024, the Miles Labor Government passed its Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Act into law. Its most contentious anti-discrimination provisions were due to commence in July 2025, but the incoming LNP Government paused full implementation after the ACL raised serious concerns with the Attorney-General’s office regarding the impact on churches, Christian schools…
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