Smart Street Furniture Improves City Life
Welcome to the era of smart street furniture that tells council the bin needs emptying or the park seat needs a clean. Soon you could be charging your device on a smart pole.
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Royal Wedding Preacher Joins Christian Leaders in #ReclaimJesus Campaign
Bishop Michael Curry, famous for preaching at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding, has joined forces with a diverse collection of Christian leaders to launch a Jesus-centred campaign of love.
Talking Rubbish Isn’t Enough – Time For Action
Australia is facing a rubbish and recycling crisis of enormous proportions. Our addiction to a throwaway culture is catching up with us.
What’s So Amazing About Jordan Peterson?
This mild mannered intellectual catapulted to online (and now offline) fame over the last 18 months. His youtube channel is approaching 1 million subscribers, and his new book ’12 Rules for Life – an Antidote to Chaos’ is a bestselling book on amazon.com
Would Universal Basic Income Beat Poverty?
Ronald Henderson famously chaired a Commission of Inquiry into Poverty in the early 1970’s. Following the release of the Commission’s reports, the ‘Henderson Poverty Line’ became the standard used by researchers to gauge progress in the community.
Are Your Jeans Ethical? How to Help Stamp Out Slavery
It's very likely that some of the items in your next bag of shopping, will have been made by people who are poorly paid, unfairly treated, even enslaved. Thankfully, more than 400 brands are now getting their Ethical Fashion tick of approval.
Australia’s Foreign Aid at its Lowest Ever: “This is About the Soul of Our Nation”
The United Nations recently declared that the world currently faces humanitarian crisis at a scale not seen since the end of World War II. More than 20 million people are facing starvation and famine.
The Struggle to Find Purpose After Life in Australia’s Defence Force
Men and women leaving the military often find it tough to transition into civilian life; especially those who’ve been impacted by overseas deployment, or who have served for long periods of time.
1 in 20 Homeless People Surveyed Were Military Veterans: New Study
Knowing that more than 116,000 Australians are homeless, is sad enough. But learning that 1 in 20 of them could be Australian Defence Force veterans, is downright upsetting.
Creating The World’s Longest Prayer Chain: Five Kilometres Long, and Growing
Imagine a paper chain, made up of bright yellow festival wrist bands, stretching more than five kilometres long. On each of those looped wrist bands, is a message: a prayer to God, written by an ordinary Australian, about something they want to see changed for the better.