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Court rejects Islamic school proposal

The backers of an Islamic school are considering their options after a court rejected their appeal for the school to be built in Camden. The Land and Environment Court knocked back the Quranic Society\'s application to build a $19 million school for 900 students in a rural area on the outskirts of the town south-west of Sydney. It found that the proposal was inconsistent with the objectives of the rural zone. Many local residents have expressed pleasure with the results..

  • Sex change clinic got it wrong

    Australia\'s only sex-change clinic has been temporarily shut down and its controversial director forced to quit amid growing claims that patients with psychiatric problems have been wrongly diagnosed as transsexuals and encouraged to have radical gender reassignment surgery.

  • Godspeak rising among Aussie MPs

    Australian federal MPs are increasingly invoking Christian beliefs to justify policies and articulate their values and visions for the nation, said a study.

  • Second Life banned in Australia

    It was confirmed by Australian Minister for Censorship that online games such as Second Life is banned in the country. There was confirmation from Censorship Minister Stephen "Goebbels" Conroy and according to his spokesperson it was added "under the filtering plan, it will be extended to downloadable games, flash-based web games and sites which sell physical copies of games that do not meet the MA15+ standard." The MA15+ means restricted to those people ages 15 and above.

  • Change in climate worsen hunger in several region

    West Timor which is located in Indonesia is experiencing the worst hunger problem of all time due to climate change. The result of poor harvest due to change in weather condition make children underweight and malnourished.

  • National Human Rights Consultation to follow a British parliamentary model

    According to Frank Brenan, chairman of National Human Rights Consultation, they want to recommend a British style parliamentary committee that would be able to review different legislation and figure out possible breaches to human rights as well as liberties. This recommendation would be examined by a team that includes Michael Tate, minister of government justice and Harry Evans, Clerk of the Senate. The said model will be road tested in a three day forum happening in Great Hall of Parliament H

  • PM Rudd's carbon scheme gets support from Obama

    US President Barrack Obama has shown his support for Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's initiative of setting up a place called Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute

  • Christian lobby welcomes moves to abolish refugee detention debts

    The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) today welcomed the passage of legislation through Federal Parliament's lower house to abolish charges levied on asylum seekers held in detention, saying this is a compassionate move which will remove a significant burden from refugees.

  • Relating climate change to poverty 'vital', says Caritas chief

    The leader of a confederation of 162 Catholic relief, development and social service groups says it is "vital" for humanitarian organisations to relate climate change to the issue of poverty and to address the factors that make people vulnerable to climate change.

  • New Nixon tapes include phone call with Billy Graham

    A 1973 conversation between President Nixon and evangelist Billy Graham about Israel was among the secretly recorded tapes from the Nixon presidency that were made public this week.

  • Church calls for sexual health campaigns before condom advertising

    The Church of England has called for greater investment in public health programmes aimed at teenagers, rather than supporting proposals that could see 'round the clock' advertising of condoms.

  • Euthanasia debate fires up again

    Proposed laws to make Tasmania the only state to legalise euthanasia have been tabled in the Tasmanian Parliament. Greens leader Nick McKim said his private member\'s Bill contained comprehensive safeguards to prevent misuse.