Home » Posts tagged with » Peter Abetz
An upcoming youth event in Fremantle has been targeted by conservative and religious groups after it put a call out for drag performers. The City of Fremantle’s Youth Network called for expressions of interest from Drag Queens and Drag Kings to make part in an all-ages youth show in September, but after the event was […]
Tags: drag, family voice australia, Fremantle, Peter Abetz
4 Aug 2022 /
No Comment /
Read More
The Australian Christian Lobby has faced more protests this week as it wrapped up it tour regional centres in Western Australia and headed to Tasmania. Following a peaceful protest at the group’s Perth event, ACL leader Martyn Iles faced more protesters when he delivered his The Truth Of It talk in Bunbury earlier this week. Cassandra Hymers, […]
Tags: ACL, Australian Christian Lobby, Bunbury, Geraldton, Martyn Iles, Peter Abetz, Religion, Rodney Croome, Tasmania
29 Aug 2021 |
Filed under National,News |
Read More
The WA State Director of the Australian Christian Lobby Peter Abetz has labelled claims made by local LGBTIQA+ rights advocate Paul van Lieshout Hunt as false and defamatory. The former Pride WA President, and current co-chair of the City of Perth’s LGBTIQA+ Inclusion Advisory Group, released a media statement following peaceful protests outside the Australian […]
Tags: Australian Christian Lobby, Paul Van Lieshout Hunt, Peter Abetz
23 Aug 2021 |
Filed under Local,News |
Read More
A small group of protesters from the LGBTIQA+ communities gathered outside RAC Arena on Saturday night as thousands of Western Australians flocked to The Truth Of It, a presentation from the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL). The presentation sees Martyn Iles, the Australian Christian Lobby’s Managing Director, answering questions about faith, politics and morality. Sharing the name […]
Tags: ACL, Australian Christian Lobby, conversion practices, Lynn MacLaren, Mark McGowan, Martyn Iles, Peter Abetz, rac arena, river clarke, True Identity
15 Aug 2021 |
Filed under Local,News |
Read More
Western Australian LGBTQIA+ advocates have announced their support for the Perth Theatre Trust (PTT) over their decision not to allow the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) to make use of their venues. It was revealed this week that the PTT had denied the ACL’s attempt to book the Albany Entertainment Centre this August as part of […]
Tags: albany pride, Australian Christian Lobby, misty farquhar, perth theatre trust, Peter Abetz, rainbow futures wa
15 Jul 2021 |
Filed under Local,News |
Read More
The Perth Theatre Trust has rejected bookings from the Australian Christian Lobby to present their ‘The Truth Of It – Live’ touring presentation. The presentation which has been touring the country sees the organisation’s Director Martyn Iles (pictured above) being interviewed live on stage about a wide range of issues including abortion, gay rights, same-sex […]
Tags: Australian Christian Lobby, Martyn Iles, perth theatre trust, Peter Abetz
14 Jul 2021 |
Filed under Local,News |
Read More
Warning: This article contains mentions of conversion practices, sexual assault The Australian Christian Lobby’s State Director Peter Abetz has defended the ‘Real Lives’ program that it conducts in association with ‘ex-gay’ organisation True Identity. Speaking to Liam Bartlett on 6PR’s Mornings program Abetz said it was unfair to describe the program as promoting conversion practices. […]
Tags: Australian Christian Lobby, conversion, conversion practices, Peter Abetz, SOGICE survivor statement
4 Jun 2021 |
Filed under Local,News |
Read More
ACL volunteer claims they’ve been told Victoria’s conversion therapy ban will see Western Australian pastors extradited to Victoria to face a decade in prison. On the 26th February former head of the Australian Christian Lobby Lyle Shelton was a guest on the 20Twenty program on Vision Radio Australia. The daily current affairs program commentary on […]
Tags: conversion therapy, James Parker, John Quigley, Mark McGowan, Peter Abetz, Roger Cook
4 Mar 2021 |
Filed under Local,News |
Read More
Former Liberal MP Peter Abetz, who is now the WA director of the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL), says the McGowan Labor Government is considering introducing legislation to ban conversion therapy. “The McGowan government is seriously considering introducing legislation based on Victoria’s Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Bill 2020, which passed its final hurdle in the […]
Tags: ACL, Alison Xamon, Australian Christian Lobby, conversion therapy, James Parker, Mark McGowan, Martyn Iles, Nicole Mugford, Peter Abetz
11 Feb 2021 |
Filed under Local,News |
Read More
Margaret Court has told The West Australian that she’s considering taking out an equal opportunities complaint against Lotterywest after the funding body declined an application to buy a new freezer truck for the charity arm of her Victory Life Church. The Lotterywest board decided not to provide funding to Victory Life, instead provide funds to other […]
Tags: ALC, Australian Christian Lobby, complaint, discrimination, Equal Opportunity, lotterywest, Margaret Court, Mark McGowan, Peter Abetz
11 Oct 2020 |
Filed under National,News |
Read More