February 05, 2021
New Victorian law is an attack on fundamental freedoms that puts everyone at risk
Unfortunately, on 4 February 2021, the Victorian parliament passed the Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill 2020 and it will shortly become law. Because fundamental flaws of the legislation were...
Read moreJanuary 22, 2021
Victorian Conversion Bill an unparalleled threat to religious freedom
As 2021 begins, we observe the onward march of a Bill introduced in Victoria late last year to outlaw what the Victorian Premier has described as “cruel and bigoted practices...
Read moreDecember 18, 2020
Update on Foster Couple's Religious Discrimination Claim
The end of 2020 saw another milestone for Byron and Keira Hordyk, the Western Australian Christian couple rejected as “unsafe” to foster 0-5-year-old children because of their Christian beliefs on...
Read moreDecember 04, 2020
Victorian Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill
Gay 'conversion therapy' laws will have serious consequences for the liberties of Australians. The Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill (VIC) is the next push following Bills in other States...
Read moreNovember 17, 2020
Foster Couple Case is Going to Hearing
After three years, a Christian couple rejected as “unsafe” to foster vulnerable kids will have their day in court. Byron and Keira Hordyk, a WA couple will be presenting their...
Read moreSeptember 25, 2020
Vilification Laws Misused to Attack Free Speech
What do you think about ‘cancel-culture’? A healthy liberal democratic society requires freedom to exchange ideas and beliefs and to participate in public debate. A society that lacks such freedoms...
Read moreAugust 21, 2020
The process as punishment: The misuse of vilification laws
The Human Rights Law Alliance is acting for Lyle Shelton in relation to a vilification complaint brought against him by two drag queens. This piece explains the basic substance of the...
Read moreAugust 07, 2020
Mark Latham Moves to Uphold Parental Rights
This week, the Hon. Mark Latham MLC moved to restore parental rights in NSW. His Education Legislation Amendment (Parental Rights) Bill 2020 will give control back to parents over the...
Read moreJuly 17, 2020
State Governments Move to Ban 'Conversion Therapy'
Gay 'conversion therapy' laws are a bad idea. South Australian Shadow Minister for Human Services Nat Cook recently announced that she is drafting legislation to outlaw 'conversion therapy' practices that...
Read moreJuly 10, 2020
Australian Religious Freedom Cases
Australian Cases - Religious Freedom Religious freedom is under threat in Australia with Christians and people of other faiths facing increasing hostility in the workplace and in the public square....
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