Laurie Lawrence Launches Free CPR Training to Help Save Lives

By: Steff Willis

Royal Lifesaving (RLSSA) and Kids Alive have joined forces to ensure more Australians know how to save the life of a little one, launching The Heart Beat Club. Read more

Budget 24/25: “A Fairer Go”

By: Mike Crooks

In tough economic times comes a budget bearing gifts – including a $300 surprise. Read more

“It’s not love, it’s abuse”: Coercive Control

By: Mike Crooks

The NSW Government has launched an eye-opening ad campaign in the lead-up to new domestic violence laws.

Key points

  • 97% of intimate partner homicides in NSW between 2000 and 2018 were preceded by the perpetrator using coercive control towards the victim.
  • Coercive control ads, which begin rolling out today, use the tagline, “It’s not love, it’s coercive control. Know the signs of abuse.”
  • $925 million “Leaving Violence” package to support women to escape an abusive partner announced today.

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Your Old or Broken Mobile Phone Could Save a Life

By: Steve Dunster

Warning: The following article contains mentions of domestic violence. If you need support, call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or visit lifeline.org.au. If you have been impacted by sexual assault, domestic or family violence, call 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or visit 1800RESPECT.org.au.

Aussies are being encouraged to donate their old mobile phones, to give domestic violence victims a safe way to get help.
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Domestic Violence Causes National Distress, Reliance on Lifeline

By: Laura Bennett

Warning: The following article contains mentions of domestic violence. If you need support, call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or visit lifeline.org.au. If you have been impacted by sexual assault, domestic or family violence, call 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or visit 1800RESPECT.org.au.

In Australia right now, society is grappling with the unignorable truth that violence against women has become a national crisis.
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The Prayer and Kindness Movement Sparked by Bondi and Wakeley

By: Pray Australia

Sydney is still reeling from recent events at Bondi and Wakeley. Read more

Raising a Daughter with Apert Syndrome – in Indonesia

By: Compassion Australia

As Mother’s Day approaches, Compassion is shining a spotlight on those mums who are called to raise children with special needs like Angel, from Indonesia, and her teen daughter, Karunia. Read more

The Jeremiah Project: From Homelessness to a Future of Hope

By: Helping Hands

The Jeremiah Project is an inspiring organisation in Western Sydney that exists to bring hope and a future to people experiencing homelessness.  Read more

Vale Mandisa: Thank You for the Music

By: Joni Boyd

Warning: The following article contains content that some readers may find distressing. If you need support, call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or visit lifeline.org.au.
The Christian music scene was devastated by the news of Mandisa’s death last week.

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