Religious schools and organizations in the Australian state of Victoria will soon be prohibited from hiring or terminating based on the applicant's gender identity or sexual orientation. On September 16th, the Victorian Labor Party in Australia proposed a law that would end this discrimination.

A 46-year old mother from Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, was sentenced to 18 months in jail for child endangerment after claiming God would protect her child. The mother, whose name was withheld by the Toowoomba District Court, was charged with gross negligence in 2019 and was sentenced on July 15, 2021. The jury took just over an hour to reach a verdict.

An Australian pastor, who ran the most prominent conversion therapy ministries, has been charged with sexual abuse of a minor.

The Archbishop of Sydney called for Anglican supporters of same-sex marriage to leave the Church and caused sharp criticism.

Melbourne, Victoria’s new bill makes priests risk prison if they don’t report child abuse revealed to them during the sacrament of confession.