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#904 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 8 Jun 2014. Family Voice Australia spokesperson Peter Stevens points to new research suggesting a link between exposure to pornography and smaller brain size as another reason why the Australian government should introduce Internet Service Provider filters to block access to harmful sites. Opponents of ISP filtering claim that: … Continue reading
#903 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 8 Jun 2014. A prominent figure in the Diocese of Sydney for more than 40 years, Deaconess Margaret Rodgers AM, has died. Deaconess Rodgers suffered a heart attack and died on May 31. Sydney Anglican Archbishop Glenn Davies described Ms Rodgers as “a scholar of significant intellect” and “for many … Continue reading
#901 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 1 Jun 2014. The major supermarket chains have called for what they describe as “the patchwork of retail trading hours” in NSW to be replaced with uniform opening and closing times, arguing the reform will reduce living costs, improve economic growth and help them compete against online retailers. But … Continue reading
#902 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 1 Jun 2014. According to Dr Paul Dawson, past president of the Australian Society for Medical Research, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people continue to experience a significantly higher incidence of disease and morbidity, and lower life expectancy, than the average Australian. At the foundation of these health disparities … Continue reading
#900 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 1 Jun 2014. Commenting on Responsible Gambling Awareness Week, Warren Cardwell, CEO of HopeStreet, a Baptist organisation serving inner-city Sydney, said: It is so easy for a person to start gambling, and most of the time it is not recognised until the compulsion has had major impacts on the … Continue reading
#899 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 1 Jun 2014. In the wake of this week’s mass shooting in Santa Barbara, U.S. cultural critic Michael Moore said We are a people easily manipulated by fear which causes us to arm ourselves with a quarter billion guns in our homes … We are a nation founded in … Continue reading
#898 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 25 May 2014. Getting arrested for praying in public is catching on, if recent events drawing attention to the plight of asylum seekers and the Abbott Government’s response is any indication. The actions, dubbed “pray-ins,” saw church leaders sitting on the floor in the electoral offices of Prime Minister … Continue reading
#897 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 25 May 2014. A report on the electronics industry commissioned by Baptist World Aid Australia has found that 97 per cent of companies fail to pay factory workers enough to meet their basic needs, renewing concerns about labour exploitation in the production of mobile phones, tablets and televisions. The Electronics … Continue reading
#896 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 25 May 2014. Brazilian-born legal scholar Augusto Zimmerman, writing in News Weekly, says no-fault divorce is damaging Australian children and families and should be amended. Before 1975, a spouse had to prove that serious misconduct had been committed by the other spouse in order to obtain a divorce. The … Continue reading
#895 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 25 May 2014. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has attracted strong criticism from opponents who point to inconsistencies between his promises to voters before last year’s federal election and what his government is actually doing – especially on health, education, tax and foreign aid. I’m willing to allow for the … Continue reading
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