Tag: NSW Parliament
NSW to debate ban on sex-selective abortion
A pro-life rally will take place outside NSW Parliament House on Tuesday evening, 2 June, ahead of an upper house debate on legislation seeking to ban sex-selective abortion in the state.
Will NSW legalise commercial surrogacy?
A NSW parliamentary inquiry into fertility support and assisted reproduction has exposed deep divisions over whether the practice of surrogacy should be regulated or abolished.
The snail in the bottle and the limits of hate speech...
Hate speech laws are necessary to mark society’s moral boundaries, but the law alone can never teach us to love, and it can’t cure the problem of hate, writes Susan Carter MLC.
Debate begins on abortion bill
Debate on the Greens bill to broaden New South Wales' already extreme abortion laws began in NSW Parliament on 26 March.
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP supports groundbreaking inquiry
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP says the NSW parliamentary inquiry into pornography’s harmful effects is a “groundbreaking” opportunity.
Parents urged to make voices heard at NSW porn inquiry
Parents are urged to make their voices heard at a New South Wales parliamentary inquiry on the damaging effects of pornography on the mental, emotional and physical health of children and young people.
Faith leaders welcome further “Equality Bill” delay
Opponents of New South Wales’ "Equality Bill" have welcomed a further delay to debate on the "Equality Bill" for at least several more weeks but say they will continue to push hard to have it rejected altogether from parliament.
MP urges support to stop Equality Bill
Labor MP Greg Donnelly is sponsoring an online petition in an attempt to stop the complex NSW Equality Bill becoming law, amid fears about its far-reaching unintended implications for women and children across the state.
Religious exemptions to NSW conversion therapy ban a ‘sincere’ attempt to...
Faith leaders have cautiously welcomed religious exceptions in the NSW government's proposed conversion therapy ban, which offer protection for ministries that help people to live in accordance with their religious beliefs
‘Please don’t look away,’ detransitioners plead
“Please don’t look away. I ask you: how many harmed young people is acceptable collateral?” Judith Hunter pleaded with MPs at a forum held in NSW Parliament last week.
Faith groups relieved as Greenwich “Equality Bill” debate delayed
Parliamentary debate over the 'extreme' legislation has been delayed until March after community concerns from faith groups
Can Dai Le be a new voice in the West?
With enough flair to balance tradition and novelty, Dai Le is a different kind of Catholic politician
When analysing the factors that won Dai Le...


























