Posts tagged Wallabies

Sacked Wallabies player Israel Folau has settled his legal dispute with Rugby Australia (RA) over anti-gay comments.  The former Star Observer cover boy was seeking …

Sacked Wallabies player and former Star Observer cover boy Israel Folau has blocked this publication on social media. The former footballer, whose Rugby Australia contract …

The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) has refused to condemn former Wallabies player Israel Folau for his latest public comments, which linked Australia’s bushfire crisis to …

Sacked Wallabies star Israel Folau has yet again caused controversy with comments about homosexuality, this time linking the bushfire crisis and drought in NSW and …

A Christian actress has reignited the debate over religious freedoms after being removed from a lead role in a high-profile UK production over an anti-gay …

National spokesperson for Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) Australia, Shelley Argent, is asking who will protect the LGBTIQ community, after the Coalition …

It comes as reports emerge that the rugby star’s cousin, Josiah Folau, left his position at St. Gregory’s College in Campbelltown after describing the Catholic Church as “the synagogue of Satan”.

Folau has said he’s taking the action in pursuit of his “right to religious freedom”.

One key sponsor has pulled its support from the code, while another has said rugby should be inclusive of all views.

While he admitted he could have conveyed his religious views in a more positive way, he didn’t commit to change his social media use to fall in line with Rugby Australia policy.