Paying Tribute To Those Who Helped the Christian Faith Grow in Australia
Danny Nalliah, the president of Catch the Fire Ministries has invited Reverend Fred Nile to be the guest speaker at this year Melbourne National Thanksgiving Day. .
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Delay Encountered In Rolling Out Internet Filters
The delivery of free online Internet filters to households and public libraries will be delayed as Senator Helen Coonan, the Federal Communications Ministers announced it will take a few months to distribute the filters.
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Judeo-Christian Heritage Causes Concern In Muslim Communities
The acknowledgment that Australia's heritage is based on a Judeo-Christian foundation has caused angst within the Australian Muslim communities.
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Carbon Emission Trading Program A Possibility For Australia
A newspaper source is reporting that the Federal Government is preparing to develop a regional carbon emission trading program that could include the U.S. and China, two of the world's largest contributor of greenhouse gases.
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Rain Does Little To Help Depress Farmers
A senior weather forecaster at the Bureau of Meteorology has said that the rainfall look promising and the weather are changing to normal rain patterns which can signal an end to the drought.
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Prayer Plays Important Role In Bringing Conflict To An End
Grass skirts – a sign of peace – were used by women during the Bougainville crisis in Papua New Guinea during the 1980s and 1990s to prevent armed men from going into battle with each other.
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Virginia Tech Game Taken Off
A game emulating the Virginia Tech Massacre has been taken offline by one of the site hosting it, while Senator Helen Coonan, the Federal Communication Minister suggested the man who created the game should seek "professional help."
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Faith Base Organisations Becoming More Prominent In AIDS Fight
In launching his new book, Australia High Court Judge Michael Kriby said that "religious impediments" are "disempowering" the United Nation from spreading the message to halt the spread of the AIDS virus, reported the AAP.
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Tabloid Headline Sparks Concern
Father Joe Caddy from the Catholic Centacare agency warns that the tabloid criticism of the mother who left her child outside a Melbourne hospital can push her over the edge.
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68% of Youth Wants Indigenous Treaty
The Democrats Party has released its annual poll indicating that a vast majority of 15 to 20 years-old wants a treaty with Indigenous Australians.
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CSIRO Details The Impact Of Climate Change on Victoria
In the CSIRO report, the peak Commonwealth scientific body has warned of the impact of global warming for Victorians including increase costs for bills and the rise in bushfires and flooding.
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Faith-Based Travel Market Valued At $18 Billion
The World Religious Travel Association (WRTA) estimates that the faith based travel market is worth $18 billion.