By: Laura Bennett
To coincide with the International Day of Charity on 5 September, The Royal Australian Mint released the world’s first ‘Donation Dollar’ – a $1 coin specifically designed to be donated.
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Year 12 Traditions Lost to the Pandemic: Students Need New Rites-of-Passage, Says Expert
By: Clare Bruce
The cancellation of Year 12 formals and graduation ceremonies has sparked an outpouring of emotion from parents and students, broken-hearted at the loss of yet another rite-of-passage in their final year of school.
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The Sale of Tik Tok in the USA is a Foretaste of the ‘Splinternet’, Says Cyber Expert
By: Clare Bruce
To the average Aussie parent, Tik Tok may be just another mystifying social media app, full of strange videos that distract the teens from their homework.
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Christians Have a Right to Question COVID-19 Vaccines, But Oxford Trials Aren’t Tainted
By: Clare Bruce
Two leading Christian medical ethicists believe there’s nothing morally wrong with accepting a coronavirus vaccine made using foetal cell lines from an abortion, if there aren’t alternatives – but that people of faith have every right to ask questions, and push for options.
Read moreChristians Have a Right to Question COVID-19 Vaccines, But Oxford Trials Aren’t Tainted
Aid Agencies, Celebrities, Churches and Leaders Get Behind the ‘End COVID For All’ Campaign
By: Clare Bruce
An army of Australia’s major aid agencies, faith groups and educational institutions, backed by several major celebrities, have joined a campaign calling on the Australian government to increase its support for our “international neighbours” in the COVID-19 crisis.
Read moreAid Agencies, Celebrities, Churches and Leaders Get Behind the ‘End COVID For All’ Campaign
Amid the Devastation in Beirut, Aid Agencies Are Racing to Help
Above: (L) Caritas in Beirut prepares food aid; (R) Samaritan’s Purse packs emergency supplies.
By: Clare Bruce
A week after the deadly ammonium nitrate blast in the Port of Beirut – which killed over 200 people and left 300,000 without a home – international aid agencies are now racing to help with the clean-up and relief efforts.
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Texas Doctor Discovers Promising COVID Treatment in Prayer; Australia Joins Trials Worldwide
By: Clare Bruce
A Christian doctor in Texas has drawn international attention for heralding a common asthma medication as the “silver bullet” against COVID-19.
Mum Thanks God for Her Daughter’s Miracle
By: CBM Australia
Here is a heartfelt letter from Frenil, a mum in the Philippines whose 13 year old daughter received a Miracle thanks to someone giving on Miracles Day. The letter was written in July 2020.
When an Aussie Mum Witnesses the Miracle of Sight
By: CBM Australia
Never in her wildest dreams, would mum-of-three Mariska Meldrum have pictured herself standing in a small shack on a remote island in the Philippines, watching someone have eye surgery.
The Silver Lining of COVID-19 – Fewer Colds and Flus
By: McCrindle
Australians are projected to experience an average of 2.5 fewer colds and flus as a result of social distancing and hygiene practices
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