The Australian state of Victoria may soon remove Lord’s Prayer from its upper and lower houses’ procedures as politicians return to the parliament from the new year break. The long-standing tradition, which was started in 1918, is now at risk as several political parties have committed to having it scrapped when the state parliament resumes…

The parliament of the Australian state of Victoria has struck down a bill compelling all hospitals that receive state funding to provide access to abortion services and voluntary assisted dying. If the bill had passed, it would have compelled all hospitals, including those associated with religious organisations, to provide the said procedures to inquiring patients….