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Sourced positions
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Faith & religion verified
Christian. As leader of the Australian Christians and the party's first member elected to any Australian parliament, Groenewald is openly Christian. In her inaugural speech (19 June 2025) she said "the story of Jesus, his resurrection and the transforming truth of the gospel remains the biggest game changer in my life," while adding "I am not here to push my faith on anyone." She has spoken of her faith-based community work and praying weekly over her political work.
Gender & LGBTQ+ policy verified
Leader of the Australian Christians party and, after the 2025 state election, the first member of her party elected to any Australian state parliament (WA Legislative Council; inaugural speech 19 June 2025). The Australian Christians platform opposes same-sex marriage and homosexuality. Groenewald has made transgender health care a primary focus, repeatedly demanding the WA government publicly release the Child and Adolescent Gender Diversity Service's Standards of Care and accusing the government of "secrecy." Her amended transparency motion was defeated 19-17 in November 2025; she said it "has always been about ensuring that Parliament reaffirms its commitment to genuine transparency." She opposes gender-affirming care for minors. In a March 2026 Facebook post about a menopause health seminar she wrote: "A MAN cannot be a WOMAN."
Religious freedom verified
Australian Christians MLC and party leader, elected to the Legislative Council in 2025 as the first member of her party to win a state parliamentary seat. In her inaugural speech (19 June 2025) she championed Australia's 'Christian heritage' and argued that separation of church and state 'was always about preventing an exertion of the power of the state over the church, and vice versa' rather than limiting Christian expression in public. She listed party concerns including opposing 'moves to strip Christian schools of their freedom to employ staff who want to live out their faith,' preserving parental choice in education, protecting Christian teachers, and 'stopping aggressive activist LGBTQ+ legislation from making prayer a thought crime.' On 9 June 2026 she put a question without notice to the Legislative Council citing the Australian Christian Freedom Index (which ranked WA the 'least restrictive' jurisdiction in Australia), asking whether the Government would commit to protecting Christians' right to express their faith freely under any changes to the Equal Opportunity Act.
Record last updated 2026-08-13.