Farmers in NSW are doing it tough right now. They want you to know that. But how much do you really understand about how this drought is affecting country NSW?
Farmers in NSW are doing it tough right now. They want you to know that. But how much do you really understand about how this drought is affecting country NSW?
Compelled by compassion and social responsibility, the founders of social enterprise, Sanctuary Place, want to break the cycle of homelessness, especially in the hard-hit Hunter Valley region. WIth long waits for Government housing the business has addressed the need by building social housing themselves. Michael Mason explained on Open House how it works.
A research by the University of NSW and ACOSS highlights a growing gap between the rich and poor in Australia. ACOSS CEO Cassandra Goldie shared insights from the report on Open House.
When historian H.G. Wells died in 1946, many newspapers quoted the last words he ever spoke. Friends and nurses were fluttering about his bedside trying to be helpful, adjusting his pillows, pulling up the covers, administering sedatives and so on. Wells turned to them and said, “Don’t bother me! Can’t you see I’m busy dying?”… Continue reading Faith that Works
Read Ephesians 4:32 32 Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you. (NLT)
Does Melbourne really have a problem with African crime gangs or is this just the stirring of moral panic and dog whistle politics? Criminologist Rob White told Open House we have seen this kind of ethnic targeting before.
There are so many injustices in the world from modern slavery and human trafficking to countries in our region suffering under autocratic rule. On Open House, Elaine Pearson from Human Rights Watch discussed some pressing human rights issues and the prospects for improvement.
As we wake up to the reality of environmental impact of the rubbish we create there is a tiny spot of good news. There is a plastic made, not from fossil fuel but corn and it is totally compostable. Australian company biopack are using it in a range of takeaway coffee cups that allow you to have a guilt-free cup of joe and support disadvantage artists too thanks to a partnership with social enterprise, Open Canvas.
The final act of Australia’s “Great Citizenship Crisis 2017-18” was played out with the Super Saturday by-elections. Four non-citizens forced to resign their Federal seats were returned to their electorates. Unsurprisingly both major parties took comfort in the result. Politics professor, John Warhurst, dissected the result with Stephen O’Doherty on Open House.
Governments have long used the “Gamble responsibly” message to target problem gamblers. New research from ANU’s, Centre for Gambling Research, shows that the strategy just doesn’t work. It turns out, problem gamblers don’t think they have a problem. Dr Marisa Fogarty explained the research on Open House.
Despite Australia being involved at a Government level in negotiating UN global refugee and migration compacts, Minister for Home Affairs, Immigration and Border Protection, Peter Dutton is now saying Australia won’t be signing because it would be “a surrender of our sovereignty”. Carolina Gottardo, Director of Jesuit Refugee Services Australia, was at the UN as the agreements were being finalised and is disturbed by the possibility Australia won’t sign.
Young people in foster care often faced traumatic and difficult circumstances throughout childhood. When they leave care at age 18, they have to find accommodation and support themselves financially and are at high risk for mental illness. Foster Care Angels have a new online education program to provide mental health education and support for these disadvantaged and vulnerable young people.
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