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Last weekend ACL’s Managing Director Lyle Shelton participated in some panel discussions at Easterfest in Queensland. Read his blog piece Easterfest, culture and crucifixion – an Easter experience This week, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop announced that Australia would provide $20 million towards a schooling program for Syrian refugee children. This is a welcome move but considering the enormity of poverty and displaced persons across the world, Australia should be doing much more. Last week, we received sad news of the passing of Australia’s longest serving independent Senator Brian Harradine. Father Frank Brennan and former staffer Melinda Tankard Reist reflect on his life in a special edition of the Political Spot. In other news, Scripture Union Queensland will appear before the High Court a second time next month. If you have not done so already, we encourage you to sign their statement of support for national school chaplaincy. ACL Team
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A Network of Christian Leaders and Churches
Kingdom Connections Illawarra
Kingdom Connections Illawarra
By Lyle Shelton, Managing Director
The Australian Christian Lobby has welcomed the government’s announcement that it will contribute $20 million to provide schooling for Syrian refugee children but says more should be done given the scale of the crisis. 
In this special edition of the ACL’s radio program, The Political Spot, ACL’s Katherine Spackman chats to Father Frank Brennan and former staffer Melinda Tankard Reist about the life of former Senator Brian Harradine.
Scripture Union Queensland will again appear before the High Court to defend the national school chaplaincy program on May 6-8 this year. SU QLD is asking Australians to once again show their support by visiting backourchappies.com.au to sign their name in favour of federal funding for school chaplaincy.
There has been a major breakthrough in child protection laws in Alabama in the United States with its Supreme Court ruling that the word “child” applies to both the born and the unborn. The decision was affirmed overwhelming (eight votes to one) in the case of a woman who used cocaine during her pregnancy. 
In the last week, the ACL has been quoted in the media on issues such as religious freedom, overseas aid, and legalising brothels in the Northern Territory.
15 May – Breakfast, 
Berwick Traditional Family Medical Service is an Aged Care GP and Support Service visiting Residential Aged Care Facilities in the Casey and Cardinia area in Victoria. Berwick has been a generous supporter of ACL for many years. For more information or to progress a referral contact Dr. Rodney Stephenson 
