It’s been more than six years since Liberal and Labor promised protections for freedom of religion after this fundamental human right was smashed by the re-definition of marriage in law. Pressure on faith-based schools, churches,...
Lyle Shelton
Lyle Shelton is National Director of the Family First Party. He started his career as a rural journalist before being elected as a member of the Toowoomba City Council and serving the Australian Christian Lobby for 10 years, half of that decade as ACL's Managing Director. He was a Director and spokesman for the Coalition for Marriage during the 2017 postal survey campaign which resulted in the legal undefinition of marriage. He also blogs here.
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Gender affirmation loses support from RANZCP
In a move that could put psychiatrists in trouble with the law, their peak body this week became the first to refuse to recognise the so-called gender-affirming model of treatment for children confused about their gender. The...
Time to put families first in Queensland
Annastacia Palaszczuk’s nine-year tenure as Queensland Premier saw damaging social and economic policy, the consequences of which will continue to play out. Legislating for the killing of unborn babies to birth and the destruction of...
Bill allows Queensland nurses to terminate the unborn
The need for Family First to stand pro-women and pro-life candidates at next year’s Queensland election became more urgent yesterday with a bill introduced to allow nurses and midwives to terminate the lives of unborn babies. ...
Peter Dutton’s commitment to protect kids from porn
In an era where children are routinely exposed to pornography online, it's heartening to see policymakers taking concrete steps to protect our youngest generation from the potential harms that lurk online. Peter Dutton's commitment...
Decline not inevitable as ARC tells a “better story”
It was a privilege to represent Family First at the inaugural ARC forum in London, England. Here are my reflections. The inaugural Alliance for Responsible Citizenship forum held in London this week repudiated the direction our politicians are leading us....
The massacre of innocents in Australia
It is hard to fathom the barbarity of what occurred on October 7.Even now the full extent is still being uncovered, piece by bloody piece.What kind of people break into homes and massacre families in the most brutal of ways imaginable?The most heinous...
Ideas for re-thinking childcare
This is a summary of a research paper titled Who Cares? The Real Cost of Childcare which has been prepared for the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference in London next week. Imagine a world where money is not a constraint when it comes to...
Crisafulli warns against fighting for family values
People who want to fight for mainstream family values are not welcome in the LNP.In a further sign of its hostility to mainstream family values, Queensland LNP leader David Crisafulli fired a pre-emptive shot across the bow of voters who want families...
Australia unites around a new narrative
A bi-partisan committee should be established to devise a long-term plan to address the crisis in remote communities. Many people who voted No in this referendum wanted to vote Yes. They didn’t because they didn’t like the mode or the...
Plan B to the Voice is tap into the goodwill of mainstream Australia
“It doesn’t matter whether we were here 60,000 years ago or six months ago.” – Jacinta Nampijinpa Price. Voice architects who think the No campaign has tapped into a “deep well of racism” could not be further from the truth. The...
Dear Noel, lack of love for indigenous people is not the problem
Noel Pearson is a powerful orator. “Only love can move us now,” he said at his National Press Club of Australia address on Wednesday. “It’s the love of home. Our Australian home is the source of this love. “Why would we the Australian people bequeath to...