EDUCATION: CROCODILES, PYTHONS AND MILITIAS – SOUTH SUDAN’S CHILDREN RISK DEATH FOR SCHOOL
STEFANIE GLINSKI, of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the hardships facing children in war-torn South Sudan…
STRANGESIGHTS: UPSIDE-DOWN CHRISTMAS TREES; FLAT EARTH ROCKET LAUNCH BACK ON; AND, YETI MYTH – BUSTED!
DAVID ADAMS writes about the odder side of life…
Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne says passing of Victoria’s assisted dying legislation “deeply regrettable”
The passing of Victoria’s voluntary assisted dying legislation through the State Parliament on Wednesday is “deeply regrettable” and “disappointing”, according to Denis Hart, Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne. The bill was passed on Wednesday morning through the Lower House. It will come into force in 2019. In a statement, Archbishop Hart said Victoria has now become […]
Kidnapped British optician killed in Nigeria last month after singing ‘Amazing Grace’, hostages said
The British optician kidnapped and killed last month in Nigeria died in a hail of bullets after singing the hymn ‘Amazing Grace’ to lift the spirits of his fellow hostages, two of them said. Ian Squire, 57, was killed instantly by shots fired by one of four gang members who abducted him and three other […]
Proposed US museum of religion seeks funding to purchase train ‘chapel car’
The proposed National Museum of American Religion in the US has launched a funding appeal to purchase its first major artifact – a train car that once served as a travelling chapel in the US. The car, named the Good Will, was formerly owned by the American Baptist Publication Society and was among numerous “chapel cars” used […]
SIGHT-SEEING: A LAMENT
BEV HOLMES-BROWN laments Australia’s policy of offshore processing for those seeking asylum…
Vending machine offers 24-hour food and clothing for UK homeless
Thomson Reuters Foundation The world’s first vending machine for the homeless will start giving out free food and clothes as charities in Britain gear up for a cold winter amid record levels of homelessness. A new charity, Action Hunger, plans to stock the machine in Nottingham with excess produce donated by supermarkets, such as fresh […]