Israel Folau signs with Super League club
French rugby league club Catalans Dragons have announced the signing of former Wallabies fullback Israel Folau.
Religious Freedom
Christians pressure Porter on freedoms
The Attorney-General has been urged to rethink the government’s proposal to create a freedom of religion commissioner.
Navratilova apologises for banner stunt
Martina Navratilova says she’s sorry for breaking Australian Open security protocols during a public protest against Margaret Court.
Mixed reaction as Court honoured
Margaret Court was honoured on Australia’s grandest court on Monday night, but did not speak. That was left to others.
Court returns serve to ‘persecutors’
A slew of tennis royalty and other famous faces attended the first day of the Australian Open.
Court warns: I won’t be silenced
A defiant Margaret Court says she’s sick of being ‘persecuted’ for her beliefs, but refuses to be cowed by her vocal critics.
Religious bill to test our identity
The Morrison government must be careful to balance liberal freedoms with social wellbeing.
Christian appeal for Court ad funds
The ACL is rallying its followers ahead of Margaret Court’s Australian Open appearance after controversial sermon.
New religion bill deeply flawed: Law Council
The nation’s peak legal body has condemned the government’s revised religious discrimination bill, declaring it ‘a deeply flawed piece of legislation’.
Appalling indictment of our so-called values
Australia has behaved in the Israel Folau fiasco as badly as communist China.
Copyright moves win media backing
Foxtel and Seven West Media have backed the Morrison government’s decision to review copyright enforcement tools.
Religious groups ‘can hire on faith’
While groups can ‘hire on faith’, religious statements at work parties won’t be protected.
Game over for rugby’s head office
Only an insensitive, incompetent and virtue-signalling outfit could have brought rugby to this point.
Folau payout ‘will hurt the clubs’
RA’s settlement has sparked fears for the impact on Super Rugby and grassroots clubs.
Fast-track religious freedom: Folau
After winning a settlement from Rugby Australia, Israel Folau has pushed the federal government to strengthen religious freedom.
Why Raelene Castle should resign
If Westpac boss Brian Hartzer fell on his sword for a disaster he didn’t know about, surely the RA boss should quit.
Australians respect religion
Majority believe respecting religion is important ‘even when others find them offensive’.
Church welcomes revised religious freedom bill
The Catholic Archbishop of Sydney has backed the decision to postpone introducing the religious freedom bill to parliament.
Wallabies dragged into Folau lawsuit
Players could be called to give evidence, as Israel Folau ups his claim to $14 million dollars.
Porter expands religious workplace protection
Hospitals and aged care providers will have the same staffing discretion as schools and other faith-based organisations.
Faith-based fear loss of charity status
Faith-based schools and groups have warned their charitable status could be stripped under a “public benefit” test over traditional marriage and gender belief.
Folau finds a friend in Christian Lobby
Group defends Israel Folau, lashes media for attempting to “paraphrase a sermon”.
Religion bill ‘blurs church and state roles’
The IPA says the draft bill puts judges above priests, imams and rabbis in deciding the limits of religious freedom.
Religious freedom bill defies belief
The religious freedom legislation, currently in draft form, is in every light unacceptable.
‘Beware religious fallout’
Key groups warn Christian Porter his religious freedom reforms may trigger ‘unintended consequences’.
Why I can’t tell full story
I’d love to be able to tell you about my recent reporting experience, but I might be jailed.
Firms in freedom warning
Attorney-General Christian Porter is facing a growing backlash against proposed religious freedom bills.
Muslims want bill protection
The nation’s peak Islamic body has warned Australians of faith could be targeted over expressions of belief deemed ‘malicious’.
Independents losing faith
NSW independent schools say draft religious discrimination bill removes right to preference staff.
‘Major problems’ with bill
The Anglican Church says it won’t support the religious discrimination bill in its current form.
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