By: Michael CrooksThe news is back in your feed. On Tuesday 23rd February, Facebook announced that it had reached an agreement with the Government and would “restore news on Facebook for Australians in the coming days”.The social media behemoth had banned the sharing of news content on...
By: Michael CrooksIt was one of the most important cargo arrivals in the nation’s history.“The eagle has landed,” Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care Greg Hunt said, as the first batch of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine doses touched down in Sydney on a Singapore...
By: Michael CrooksFacebook lost a lot of friends in Australia when it banned the sharing of news content on its services. The stunning move came in response to the Federal Government’s proposed media bargaining laws.The laws passed through the House of Representatives on Wednesday.The new...
By: Amy ChengNew words, like any kind of fashion, take off in our society for various reasons, a linguist has said.Macquarie Dictionary is calling on the public to vote in its inaugural Word of the Decade competition. It has has been running Word of the Year since 2006.Macquarie Dictionary...
By: Zoe VictoriaA year on from the tragic car crash that killed three of their children, Danny and Leila Abdallah are urging others to embrace forgiveness as they mark the anniversary of the four children’s deaths.On Monday 1 February, i4give Day will take place to coincide with the...
By: Kim WilkinsonAccording to annual report released this month, COVID-19 has intensified the persecution and discrimination of at least 340 million Christians around the world.The World Watch List 2021, produced by global charity Open Doors International, highlights that COVID-19 has been a...
By: Amy ChengThe things that happened to the Stolen Generation are more horrific than one could imagine, according to a survivor of the Stolen Generation.Aunty Isabel Reid is the oldest living survivor of those who were forcibly removed from their families, under the NSW Aborigines Protection Act...
By: Amy ChengAs Australians eagerly await the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, there are two vaccines currently in the running.They are the AstraZeneca vaccine, developed in partnership with The University of Oxford, and the Pfizer Biotech drug.Before vaccines are approved for use in Australia, they...
By: Rosie KendallChristmas won’t be normal for many Australians this year, but for Ron and Mary, Christmas isn’t even on their minds. There’s no time to consider stocking fillers and Secret Santa, no head space to bake treats or put up a tree – the Dumas family are in...
By: Kim WilkinsonDebt relief charity Christians Against Poverty Australia urges senators to block proposed termination of safe lending laws.In a national open letter, organised by consumer advocacy group CHOICE, 125 organisations and 97 prominent Australians have rallied together against the...
By: Laura BennettAs the weather heats up it’s only right we start thinking about our next visit to the beach and how often we can visit the local pool. Although, new research suggests a lot of Australian kids aren’t ready to enjoy the water safely – with a number of families...
By: 98fiveAustralian Red Cross Lifeblood has issued an urgent appeal for 16,000 additional people to give blood or plasma during the next two weeks.All blood and plasma types are needed, but in particular, Lifeblood’s supplies of O+ and A+ blood have now dropped to two days’ supply,...