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More Aborigines Enter Mixed Marriages

Most Aborigines living in capital cities are partnering with non-Aboriginal people for the first time in history, research has revealed. Greater opportunity for interaction is believed to be the main cause of the trend, which raises concerns about Aboriginal culture being lost in future generations. In 2006, 52 per cent of partnered indigenous men and 55 per cent of partnered indigenous women were married to or living with non-indigenous partners, Monash University\'s People and Place journal sa.

  • Blair Adviser Insists Departure is Not Over Gay Comments

    LONDON – An adviser for the Tony Blair Faith Foundation says his departure from the organization has nothing to do with liberal comments on homosexuality made by the former prime minister.

  • Global, Faith Leaders Launch Campaign to Have Malaria On the Run

    WASHINGTON – The fight against malaria has picked up momentum and excitement as global and faith leaders have set aside their differences and acknowledged that they can bring an end to the scourge together.

  • Australia Presses China to Curb its Financial Support for Fiji

    Australia has been pressing China to curb its support for Fiji over concerns that Beijing is propping up the military regime by supplying hundreds of millions of dollars in aid. Diplomats in Canberra and Beijing are understood to have raised the situation in Fiji with Chinese officials. Officials are concerned that China\'s support for Fiji is undermining efforts to put diplomatic and economic pressure on the regime. China has become a big donor across the Pacific, mainly as part of its diplomat

  • Melbourne Lifts Abuse Payout Cap

    Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart has lifted compensation payments available to victims of clergy sexual abuse by nearly 50 percent to $75,000.

  • Christians Seek to Forge Trust with Iraqi Officials

    WASHINGTON – A small group of U.S. Christian leaders hosted an intimate meeting with the Iraqi Minister of Human Rights on Thursday to forge trust and build bridges between a war-torn Iraq and the United States.

  • Change is Possible for Homosexuals, Say Psychiatrists

    It is possible for people with unwanted same-sex attractions to change, say three psychiatrists in London for a two-day Judaeo-Christian conference on sexual issues.

  • Christians Must be at Forefront of Ethnic Integration, Says Evangelical Leader

    Christians must model ethnic integration across Europe – that's the message from the head of the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA).

  • Desperate Measures

    Asylum seekers trying to reach Australia's shores are desperate to escape persecution and violence in their home countries.

  • Christian Group Denounces 'Anti-Freedom' Agenda at U.N. Racism Conference

    A Christian human rights group expressed "grave concern" on Tuesday for the future of individual freedom as a number of states at the U.N. Durban Review Conference pushed agendas that seek to protect religions and governments at the expense of the rights of individuals.

  • Adult Desires Could Trump Kids' Rights in Queensland Surrogacy Push

    The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) today urged the Queensland Government not to go down the same path as Victoria in allowing two men, two women and single women to acquire a baby through surrogacy – thereby depriving the children of the complementary love and care of a mother and a father.

  • 54% Increase in Number of People Affected by Climate Disasters by 2015

    The number of people affected by climatic crises is projected to rise by 54 per cent to 375 million people over the next six years, threatening to overwhelm the world's ability to respond, according to new figures released by international aid agency Oxfam today.