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For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 9 Feb 2014. Researchers from Japan and Boston have discovered that subjecting ordinary cells to stress will make them revert to a state in which they can make any cell in the body. The research, published in the journal Nature last week, claims the method of reprogramming cells in mice bypasses both cloning … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 9 Feb 2014. Later this year in Brisbane, Australia will host the inaugural C20 Summit, fully integrated into the G20 economic summit. The C20 is a group of civil society organisations seeking to represent community voices, including those living in poverty around the world. Chair of the C20, the Reverend … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 9 Feb 2014. New research reveals that Australians gamble more, and lose more, than any other country. A report published in The Economist estimates Australian gambling losses at about $1,144 per resident. Monash University gambling researcher Dr Charles Livingstone confirmed that Australia has the highest concentration of poker machines per … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 9 Feb 2014. The observance of Lent begins on March 5, a solemn six-week preparation by many Christians for Easter Sunday involving penance, prayer and fasting. On Thursday, one of my Facebook friends, an Anglican minister, took to Facebook saying he was “trying to organise a Zwinglian sausage festival for … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 2 Feb 2014. Former President of the NSW Council of Churches, Deaconess Margaret Rodgers, was among those who received Australia Day honours this year. Ms Rodgers was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia “for significant service to the Anglican Church of Australia through governance and representational roles, and … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 2 Feb 2014. The NSW Council of Churches supports the O’Farrell Government’s crackdown on alcohol-fuelled violence, but violent behaviour is not the only dangerous outcome of excessive consumption of alcohol. A study by researchers at the University of Newcastle has found that more than half of women who binge drink … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 2 Feb 2014. The Abbott Government has warned more than a thousand “failed” asylum seekers whose claims have been rejected but who are still living in Australia that they face further detention and possible deportation if they do not leave Australia voluntarily. The Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce sees no justification … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 2 Feb 2014. Christians will today celebrate Christian Heritage Sunday, a public event launched last year and endorsed by the NSW Council of Churches. The first Christian Service took place on Sunday 3 February 1788, just after the First Fleet arrived at Port Jackson. The fleet’s Chaplain, the Reverend Richard Johnson, … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 26 Jan 2014. “Children who grow up without a father are five times more likely to live in poverty and commit crime, nine times more likely to drop out of schools and 20 times more likely to end up in prison. They are more likely to have behavioural problems, or … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 26 Jan 2014. The Australian Christian Lobby has joined the chorus of church leaders in expressing disappointment at news that the federal Coalition will make further cuts to Australia’s overseas aid budget. ACL Managing Director Lyle Shelton said Christians had been at the forefront of urging the both Labor and … Continue reading
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