Forum questions
For the church-based candidate forums being held across Australia, five questions have been identified as recommended opening questions.
These questions have been developed in consultation with senior leaders from Australian Baptist Ministries, Australian Christian Churches, Presbyterian Church of Australia, Seventh Day Adventist Church of Australia, the Sydney Anglican Diocese and the Sydney Catholic Archdiocese.
Each question has a short video outlining the issue, and a specific question to be put to each candidate.
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Individual Religious Freedom
How will you protect the individual rights of religious freedom, expression and conscience, and the right for parents to raise and educate their children in accordance with their faith?
Community Religious Freedom
How will you protect the positive right for faith-based organisations – including churches, charities and educational institutions – to operate according to their faith? This includes employing staff and engaging volunteers who believe and practice their faith.
Cost of Living
What will you do to ease the cost of living pressures on individuals and families, especially those most at risk?
Gambling
Will you commit to the implementation of all 31 recommendations of the Murphy review, to protect our kids and community from gambling harm?
Persecuted Religious Minorities
How will you ensure that persecuted religious minorities, those who cannot safely register with UNHCR, receive fair consideration in Australia’s humanitarian intake and resettlement program?
