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For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 19 May 2013. Australia’s foreign aid budget is less than 1.5 per cent of the total federal budget, but it does an enormous amount of good in helping people escape from poverty and in rendering our region more stable, secure and prosperous. Our aid goes into building education and health … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 19 May 2013. In 2000, Australia was one of 189 countries that signed the Millennium Development Goals, a bold aim inspired by Christians to halve world poverty by 2015. It was estimated that developed countries would need to set aid budgets on 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income to … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 19 May 2013. Thursday was not one of the finest days for our federal parliament. As a result of a decision by a government that prides itself in championing a fair go for all, asylum seekers will effectively never be able to reach Australia, no matter how hard they try … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 19 May 2013. In an application before the Fair Work Commission, industry group Restaurant and Catering Australia has recommended changes to penalty rates for hospitality sector employees that would severely restrict Sunday family time for workers, and enable businesses to employ staff in ways that effectively eliminate penalty rates for … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 12 May 2013 Thirty years ago this month, scientists announced that foreign genes had been successfully introduced into plant cells, creating the first genetically modified crops. Ever since, GM crops have promised “a second green revolution: a wealth of enhanced foods, fuels and fibres that would feed the starving, deliver … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 12 May 2013 Last weekend’s Tasmanian Upper House elections delivered decisive victories for candidates who supported an understanding of marriage based on our Australian culture and heritage, despite a well-funded and aggressive campaign deflecting attention away from the issues that really mattered to voters and toward the tired old subject … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 12 May 2013 In the light of debate this week over a private member’s bill to allow doctors to kill their patients, it’s worth pointing out that NSW residents already have access to advance care agreements, and that recent developments in palliative care make assisted death unnecessary. Instead of wasting … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 12 May 2013 The NSW Council of Churches this week called on members of the NSW Legislative Council to vote against a private member’s bill that would legalise euthanasia and assisted suicide in NSW. Council President Dr Ross Clifford said the bill was dangerous and, if enacted, would redefine the … Continue reading
For immediate release 8 May 2013 The NSW Council of Churches today called on all members of the NSW Legislative Council to vote against a private member’s bill that would legalise euthanasia and assisted suicide in NSW. “This is a dangerous bill. If enacted, the bill will redefine the value of the lives of some … Continue reading
I recently watched a documentary on the Civil Rights movement in America in the 50’s and 60’s and was reminded again of some of those immortal speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King in which the word “freedom” is the centrepiece of what he has to say. There are very few words in any language that … Continue reading
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