The Five Big Drivers of Poverty in Australia

by: Rosie Kendall – CEO of CAP Australia

In their Post-Budget analysis , Dr Cassandra Goldie CEO of Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) stated that the 2020-2021 Federal Budget, announced last week, will leave millions of people stranded – saying that “we cannot allow the outcome of this crisis to be 1.6 million people left stranded in poverty on JobSeeker”. Read more

Educator’s Message to the Class of 2020: “It’s All About You” Right Now

By: Hope Media

It’s been an unprecedented year for everyone but the field of education has arguably been one of the sectors most impacted by the pandemic. Read more

How COVID-19 is Likely to Affect Australia’s Population Forecast

By: McCrindle

This global pandemic is bringing about a series of unprecedented events to the Australian economy and our way of living. This will also have a large and likely long-lasting effect on Australia’s demographic landscape. Read more

Building Trust in a Fake News World

By: McCrindle

Trust has become an increasingly important commodity in fake news world where people publish untrue information and call it ‘news’. Read more

Wesley Mission’s Long-Serving, Faithful CEO Rev Keith Garner Gets Ready to Retire

By: Beth Rivers

Reverend Keith Garner AM who has served as CEO of Wesley Mission for the past 15 years, and a total of 40 years in the field of leading faith-based organisations, has just announced his retirement – leaving some big shoes to fill. Read more

A21 Global Summit – Find Out How You Can Be Part of the Solution to End Human Trafficking

By: Laura Bennett

Over the duration of this pandemic, the reality of human trafficking and the online exploitation of young girls and women, in particular, has been an increased area of concern. Read more

“Mental Illness is Not a Sin Issue. I Watched My Husband Run to God in His Pain,” Widow-Turned-Author Kayla Stoecklein

By: Laura Bennett

In 2018, author Kayla Stoecklein’s husband tragically took his own life – shocking the Christian community around the world. Andrew Stoecklein was only 30 years old, a father of three and a well-known US pastor. Christians were uncertain of how to handle suicide happening to such a vibrant faith leader. Read more

World’s First ‘Donation Dollar’ Designed With Colour to Inspire Generosity Throughout Australia

By: Laura Bennett

To coincide with the International Day of Charity on 5 September, The Royal Australian Mint released the world’s first ‘Donation Dollar’ – a $1 coin specifically designed to be donated. Read more

Year 12 Traditions Lost to the Pandemic: Students Need New Rites-of-Passage, Says Expert

By: Clare Bruce

The cancellation of Year 12 formals and graduation ceremonies has sparked an outpouring of emotion from parents and students, broken-hearted at the loss of yet another rite-of-passage in their final year of school. Read more

The Sale of Tik Tok in the USA is a Foretaste of the ‘Splinternet’, Says Cyber Expert

By: Clare Bruce

To the average Aussie parent, Tik Tok may be just another mystifying social media app, full of strange videos that distract the teens from their homework. Read more