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National LGBTIQ+ advocacy group just.equal are drawing attention to the heated response to a tweet from Victoria’s Deputy Chief Health Officer last week. just.equal have highlighted that many high profile Australians, including the Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton, have condemned Dr Annaliese van Diemen for comparing COVID-19 to the arrival […]
Tags: annaliese van diemen, Brian Greig, Israel Folau, just.equal, religious discrimination bill
4 May 2020 /
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Seven of Australia’s peak sporting organisations have criticised the government’s proposed Religious Discrimination Bill in a submission to the Attorney General’s office. The Coalition of Major Professional & Participation Sport (COMPPS) – which is comprised of Cricket Australia, Tennis Australia, Rugby Australia, Netball Australia, the AFL, NRL and FFA – have delivered a document to […]
Tags: Christian Porter, Israel Folau, Margaret Court, religious discrimination bill, Rugby Australia, Sport, tennis australia
5 Mar 2020 |
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Rugby player Israel Folau has accused one of the three panel members at Rugby Australia who reviewed his employment of bias. Rugby Australia dismissed the multi-millionaire player over his social media posts that’s claimed that homosexuals, drunkards, fornicators, idolators and others were going to hell. The decision to cancel Folau’s contact was made by a […]
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11 Oct 2019 |
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Rugby player Israel Folau has confirmed he’s moving forward with his legal action against Rugby Australia and the NSW Waratahs. Rugby Australia sacked Folau, ending his multimillion dollar contract, after he posted several comments about homosexuality and religion to social media. Rugby Australia argue that Folau breached their player’s code of ethics with the posts. […]
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2 Aug 2019 |
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Australian Christian Lobby Managing Director Martyn Iles has promised that money raised for rugby player Israel Folau’s legal action against Rugby Australia will not be used for any other purpose. In his regular YouTube video update Iles said Folau and the Australian Christian Lobby would be returning any unused funds to donors pro rata. “He’s […]
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9 Jul 2019 |
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The Australian Christian Lobby has hit the pause button on their fundraising campaign for Israel Folau with over $2 million raised for the multi-millionaire rugby player. Folau is appealing to the public to help fund his legal action against Rugby Australia who terminated his employment contract in relation to a series of social media posts […]
Tags: ACL, Australian Christian Lobby, Israel Folau, Martyn Iles, religious freedom, Rugby Australia, Scott Morrison
27 Jun 2019 |
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Rugby player Israel Folau’s fundraiser has been re-launched under the auspices of the Australian Christian Lobby. Just hours after GoFundMe pulled down Folau’s fundraiser saying it breached their terms of service, the scheme has reappeared on the Australian Christian Lobby’s website. Managing Director Martyn Iles said his organisation would be donating $100,000 to the rugby […]
Tags: ACL, Australian Christian Lobby, GoFundMe, Israel Folau, Martyn Iles, Rugby Australia
24 Jun 2019 |
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GoFundMe have removed Israel Folau’s fundraising campaign from their platform saying it violated their terms of service. The fundraising campaign had raised over $700,000 to fund the legal challenge against Folau’s employment termination from Rugby Australia. Folau had been seeking $3 million dollars from the public. The company said it discovered Folau’s campaign violated it […]
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24 Jun 2019 |
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Right wing commentator Bernard Gaynor has engaged in a fiery interview with 3AW presenter Justin Smith. Gaynor was one of the first people to donate to Israel Folau’s GoFundMe campaign. The fundraising effort aims to raise $3 million dollars for the former rugby player’s legal bills as he prepares to challenge Rugby Australia over his […]
Tags: Bernard Gaynor, Israel Folau, Justin Smith
23 Jun 2019 |
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Gosford Anglican Church is famous for its politically charged and often humorous sign out the front of the church. This week, Father Rod Bower had a message for LGBT Australians. Weighing into the debate over comments made by former Rugby player Israel Folau the church’s message was simple – just don’t listen to Folau’s comments […]
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19 Jun 2019 |
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