The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) is a political organisation based in Canberra, which works in six different states and territories inside the country. The organisation was founded in 1995 as the Australian Christian Coalition by John Gagliardi and changed its name to the Australian Christian Lobby in March 2001. The ACL is politically active in Australia active as a socially conservative lobbying organisation. They has been involved in several controversies, including opposition to LGBTI rights such as same-sex marriage and LGBTI adoption and parenting, and censorship.
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