News Archive October 2004
19 October 2004 - News by email
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12 October 2004 - Election Update
The election is now behind us. With the Howard government returned to office with an increased majority, the nation can settle down to a period of stability.
Congratulations to Mr Howard.
With the government appearing to have gained a majority in the Senate - in their own right, or with Family First - the push for homosexual rights at the federal level will be curtailed. The Sydney Star Observer said it all with their headline "Election result halts gay rights".
Thankfully, it appears that none of the Democrats Senators were re-elected - especially Senator Brian Greig, an open homosexual from Western Australia. Even though the Greens will probably have Senators elected, it appears that they will not hold the balance of power.
At this stage Family First look set to win a Senate seat in Victoria due to their preference deals. They could also win Senate seats in Tasmania, Qld and South Australia, though these are less likely. They could even hold the balance of power in the Senate.
Election Results:
To check the progress of voting, click here to see the election results on the Australian Electoral Commission website.
The results are updated regularly...
Christian Values Check List:
The Christian Values Check List proved very effective in informing people where the parties stood on a range of moral and ethical issues that are not usually talked about!
The feedback on this has been overwhelming - many thousands of "Check Lists" were distributed across the country, including in many churches.
See below for more information.
24 September 2004 - The election is approaching FAST!
Policies, parties, people! How do you decide who to vote for?
The 'Christian Values Check List' has just been released!
It compares the major parties across a range of moral issues (the less-talked-about ones!) such as marriage, same-sex relationships, abortion, drugs, euthanasia, etc.
The Check List has been been jointly prepared by a number of Christian organisations and sent out by email.
Obtain the Check List. . .
If you would like a pdf copy of the Check List, just click the link below (scroll to bottom of this page).
Also provided below is a Paper containing supporting statements from the policy documents of the political parties.
NOTE: Printing the Check List...
This document can be forwarded by email or a link given to other people.
If you wish to print and distribute the Check List, it must contain an ' authorisation' and the name of the printer on the document [both with addresses], as it is deemed to be an election 'advertisement' under the Electoral Act s328.
This can be typed or written on the document before printing.
1. Authorisation:
We have put the authorisation statement on the Check List.
2. Name of printer
Put "Printed by [name of printer, and the printer's address].
Please distribute it widely! The Supporting Statements can be copied on the back of the Check List.
The Check List has been prepared independently of any political party.
It MUST NOT be printed in association with any other material promoting any political party.
Click here for our 'Election 2004' page. Links, information, articles...
24 Sept 2004 - ALP proposes racial and religious vilification laws
The federal ALP has said that it plans to introduce racial and religious vilification laws if elected. Nicola Roxon told the National Marriage Forum in August of Labor's plan... Click here for her speech...
In addition, Labor has said they plan to introduce vilification laws based on sexuality. For a fuller discussion of this proposal, click here.
A media release on this issue is available ...
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