Source: CNN After years of investigations and hearings, the sheer scale of child sexual abuse within the Australian Catholic Church has been revealed. Between 1950 and 2015, 7% of Australian priests were accused of abusing children, according to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. Over 40% […]
Source: BBC A phone call between US President Donald Trump and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull has called into question a refugee resettlement deal. The Washington Post reported Mr Trump called […]
Source: The Daily Beast According to a report in The Washington Post, President Trump had a contentious call with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in which he blasted him for a refugee agreement between the two countries, allegedly bragged about his electoral win and 25 minutes into the call which was […]
Epigraph: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of […]
Source: BBC A biomedical scientist who helped restore mobility in a quadriplegic person for the first time has been named 2017’s Australian of the Year. Prof Alan Mackay-Sim, from Queensland, […]
Source: The Guardian School says apology ‘a reconciliatory gesture’ but critic says apology only follows media attention St Stanislaus’ College is preparing to apologise to dozens of former students who […]
Source: The Guardian By Helen Davidson Anti-racism campaigners have called for the return of an Australia Day billboard in Melbourne which was taken down after the company allegedly received threats over […]
Source: The Guardian By Helen Davidson Campaign plans to put up dozens of billboards across capital cities with surplus funding going to Indigenous organisations A crowdfunding campaign has raised more than […]
theguardian — Digital sign in Melbourne showing two Muslim girls in front of the Australian flag sparks furious social media debate and threats to company A digital sign advertising Australia Day 2017 featured images of people from various cultural backgrounds, including one picture of two Muslim girls in front of […]
Source: The Guardian Imam Ibrahim Omerdic stood down after being charged with conduct that caused a minor to enter into a forced marriage Ibrahim Omerdic, imam of the Bosnian Islamic […]
Source: The Guardian By Paul Karp Malcolm Turnbull said there were certain environments in which people’s faces shouldn’t be covered when asked about a call to ban the burqa in […]
The Sydney Morning Herald: by Cosima Marriner & Rachel Browne — “She terrorises us.” That’s how bad it is for Steve Richardson* and his wife when their 17-year-old daughter is at home.Public Service Commissioner John Lloyd says domestic violence victims get all the support they need. Olivia has dropped out of school […]
(This is one of the ten most read articles in 2016 of the Project Syndicate) https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/multiculturalism-versus-french-burkini-ban-by-peter-singer-2016-09 MELBOURNE – My parents came to Australia as refugees, fleeing Nazi persecution after Hitler annexed Austria. They arrived in a country eager to assimilate immigrants into its dominant Anglo-Irish culture. When my parents spoke […]
Source: Scoop Muslim youth belonging to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community are taking a stand against radicalisation and extremism. In line with the teachings of true Islam, they will be […]
Source: BBC The UK manufacturer of Nurofen has been hit with an increased fine of A$6m (£3.6m; $4.4m) for misleading customers in Australia. Australia’s Federal Court ruled last year that […]
Source: ET A judge in Australia refused to hear a Muslim woman’s evidence unless she removed her niqab. Judge Audrey Balla said the ruling, a first in Australia, was necessary because the veil prevented him from reading Moutia Elzahed’s expression. Elzahed refused a number of alternatives, including the court being […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Association, Victoria (6 Leisureland Drive, Langwarrin VIC 3910) _______________________________________________________ Press Release For Immediate Release 29 October 2016 Contact: Soofi Aziz (Mob: 0431 173 270) Ahmadiyya Muslim Community holds second Quran Exhibition at Casey-Cardinia Library On Sunday 26 November 2016, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community,Berwick branch, hosted a Holy Quran Exhibition […]
Source: The Guardian Moutia Elzahed, whose husband was convicted of aiding terrorism, is denied request in her damages claim against An Australian judge has declined a request from a Muslim […]
Source: BBC An Australian militant thought dead is still alive and under arrest in the Middle East, according to reports. The Australian government in May said Neil Prakash, a senior recruiter for the so-called Islamic State group, had been killed in a US air strike. He died in the Iraqi […]
Source: BBC The number of people dying in the Australian city of Melbourne from a rare phenomenon called thunderstorm asthma has risen to six. Three others are in a critical […]