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  1. Zoii

    Catholic Church Refusing to Follow Australian Law

    Following the Royal Commission into Institutional Child Sexual Abuse which found gross and prolonged misconduct in all major religious organisations, recommendations were made to prevent the institutional cover-up, particularly by the Catholic Church Laws are being passed in Australia requiring...
  2. Zoii

    Archbishop convicted

    Catholic Archbishop Philip Wilson will be sentenced next month for concealing historical child sex abuse after a magistrate reserved his decision at a hearing today. He is the world's most senior Catholic to be convicted of the offence Archbishop's health would suffer if jailed for concealing...
  3. Occams Barber

    Never Smile at a Crocodile & Other Safety Tips

    Never Smile at a Crocodile & Other Safety Tips As someone who has an intense concern for public safety I have made it my life’s work to inform potential tourists of the probability that you will die if you visit Australia. Since it’s been at least a year since I last published an Australian...
  4. Zoii

    Guns - the sad story of 7 killed.

    In my home state in Western Australia, several days ago, a sad story emerged of a family of seven - Grandparents, mother and children all killed. This is shocking for my state and my country. Events like this are very rare - Its the largest mass killing since 1996 and the first with a gun since...
  5. SummerMadness

    Patty Mills Subject of Racist Taunt by Fan During Spurs vs. Cavaliers

    Patty Mills Subject of Racist Taunt by Fan During Spurs vs. Cavaliers If there's one import I don't want in this country, it is racist fans. It's good to see they are reviewing the security footage so such fans can't attend games in the future.
  6. Zoii

    Challenges & Opportunities for churches in 2018

    The author approached ministry leaders all over Australia and asked them to give a brief answer to the question “what are the major challenges, and/or ministry opportunities, facing Australian churches in 2018?” Interesting Times: Challenges & Opportunities for Australian Churches in 2018 -...
  7. Zoii

    40,000 year old Australian Aboriginal Remains Returned to Ancestral Home

    This is a good story. Its one that teaches us about the coming together and respect between our need to understand our sociological history through scientific discovery, but done in a manner that respects traditional peoples of that land. This is a story about Mungo Man - 40,000 year old remains...
  8. Dave-W

    Classified documents found in secondhand store

    Australia: Classified documents found in secondhand store | News | DW | 31.01.2018 Thousands of files, dating back as far as 10 years, contained domestic and national security information. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has launched an "urgent" investigation. A cheap purchase at...
  9. Occams Barber

    Australia Legalises Same Sex Marriage

    On 7 December,following several days of debate, the Australian House of Representatives, in a near unanimous decision, has passed legislation legalizing Same Sex Marriage in Australia. This decision was a follow on from a non-binding postal survey where all registered voters were asked to...
  10. Zoii

    Australia votes "YES" in the plebiscite into Same Sex Marriage

    Newspoll results show how many of us plan to vote in plebiscite
  11. Zoii

    The Australian political response to Islamic Dress Code

    Today in the Australian parliament, a right wing minor party senator pulled a stunt by wearing a Burqa into the senate chamber as she took her place. She was asked to identify herself which she did followed up by her proposition to the senate floor to make the wearing of a Burqa illegal. The...
  12. Occams Barber

    Attack of the Killer Prawns!! (srsly)

    The Attack of the Killer Prawns! Forget about dingos, snakes, stingers, cone fish, goannas, red back spiders, cassowaries, buffalo, wild camels, sharks, crocodiles and octopuses with blue rings; Australia now has a new deadly menace straight out of your worst nightmare. It’s a prawn, but not...
  13. dzheremi

    Islam Shi'ite Imam Tawhidi (Australia): We came to Australia because it was a non-Muslim country

    Interesting views presented by Shi'ite Imam Tawhidi of Australia, in English: Thoughts? Is he right about getting rid of certain books, monitoring religious leaders, sending them back to where they come from if they don't want to live in Australia as it is, etc.? These are the kinds of...
  14. Occams Barber

    2016 Australian Census: Christianity Crashes - ‘No Religion’ Booms.

    Detailed results from the 2016 Australian Census were published yesterday. The Census included the following question: What is <person>’s religion? This question is normal in an Australian Census. The tick-the-box response options included: A ‘No Religion’ option. Examples of non religious...
  15. Rockworx

    Looking for Christian Fellowship

    Hi all. I'm new here. I am looking to make some new friends. I have been a Christian for many years (not all smooth sailing). I am married to an amazing woman and we have a wonderful family, but we currently live in a small town and only have limited contact with other Christians, so I am...
  16. Zoii

    China & USA tensions. Who should Australians be concerned about.

    There is tension brewing between the USA our ally, and China our strongest economic trading partner. There are some tough words being said by the USA against China because of their building of airstrips in the South China Sea. So we in Australia are asking….who should we be worried about most...
  17. Fish and Bread

    Victim advocate: The abuse scandal has broken heart of the Catholic Church in Australia.

    Link: Victim advocate: The abuse scandal has broken heart of the Catholic Church in Australia.
  18. Fish and Bread

    Victim advocate: The abuse scandal has broken heart of the Catholic Church in Australia.

    Link: Victim advocate: The abuse scandal has broken heart of the Catholic Church in Australia.
  19. I'm_Sorry

    God Made This

    Good morning from Australia, Look what was over my back fence this morning. No, Natural Selection did not bring them into being. God did, The Bible states this in Genesis. Can you not see His wonderful loving work? Discuss.
  20. saulfactuspaul

    Pray for West Papua

    Hi everyone, Australia for to long has turned a blind eye to Indonesia's poor human rights record despite us and the rest of the world turning a blind eye they have repaid our goodness with arrogance.In 2015 Australia pleaded with the Indonesian authorities to spare the lives of eight people...