Problem gambling curbs delayed despite election promises
The federal government says it needs more time to consider measures to combat problem gambling, including limiting poker machine bets to $1 a spin, despite Kevin Rudd\'s pre-election vow to wean the states off their addiction to poker machine tax revenue. However, after a Productivity Commission report found Australians lose $18 billion a year on gambling, the Greens, key independent senators and experts urged the Prime Minister to step in and tackle the problem, saying the states were hopelessl.
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Family group releases study on effects of pornography
Washington, D.C.-based Family Research Council released on Wednesday a new study detailing the effects of pornography on marriages, children and individuals.
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Annual prayer vigil regarding abortion outside SA Parliament House in Adelaide this Friday
On December 4 it will be 40 years since the South Australian Parliament passed the Criminal Law Consolidation Act Amendment Bill (Abortion) in 1969.
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Importance Of Religious Instruction Classes
The Rev Fred Nile, leader of the Christian Democratic Party, has criticised the NSW Premier, Nathan Rees, over his announcement of Ethics Classes as a trial at certain primary schools such as Rozelle and Balmain. These classes are to take the place of Religious Instruction (Scripture classes).
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Archbishop appeals to governments to give hope to HIV sufferers
The Archbishop of Canterbury has called on governments to bring hope to the world's millions of HIV sufferers by giving them the medical help they need.
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Unemployment and orphans are top government priorities for Rick Warren
While Rick Warren made it clear that his role is that of a pastor and not a politician, the Southern California preacher offered a glimpse Sunday of the kind of statesman he might be if God had shaped him to take on the position and what his top domestic and global priorities would be.
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Church leaders pressing for commitment at climate summit
Leaders of the Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed Churches want the Government to put pressure on the world\'s richest nations to reach a binding agreement on climate change when they meet in Copenhagen next month.
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Archbishop calls for Good Samaritans in face of economic gloom
The Archbishop of York has called for a new generation of Good Samaritans to bring comfort to those struggling in the recession.
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WCC Lenten resources focus on violence against women
The World Council of Churches has announced a series of Lenten study resources to help congregations confront violence against women.
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21,000 people urge parliament to say 'no' to charter of rights
A massive petition endorsed by over 21,000 people opposed to a charter of rights will today be tabled in the Senate.
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Couples heading for divorce as jobs and cash go
Unemployment anxiety is one of the major drivers of more Australians seeking relationship counselling and is likely to see the nation\'s divorce rate spike, a report warns. Anglicare\'s annual State of the Family report has warned family relationships are coming under pressure not only when jobs are lost, but also when people fear they might lose their job. The effects of such insecurity can be as great as if the individual was unemployed,\" the report says.
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ADHD medication may be making some children psychotic
Children as young as five have attempted suicide or are severely depressed while on the controversial drugs to treat ADHD. Reports from the Therapeutic Goods Administration, showed at least 30 children have had severe psychotic episodes and wanted to kill themselves. One seven-year-old boy last year became so depressed while on Ritalin he tried to commit suicide. The number of serious reactions to ADHD drugs has doubled in three years, now up to 827.