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- Political
- 26/04/2025
- 12:27
No place for adult-child sex books in schools, says Family First
Family First Senators, if elected, will push to make the Classification Review Board family friendly after it upheld its decision to allow school children access to a book which depicts paedophilia and pornography. The board’s decision to allow children access to the radical book Gender Queer by LGBTIQA+ activist Maia Kobabe is further evidence it is not acting in the interests of mainstream mums and dads, said lead Senate candidate for Queensland, Katie Lush. “No mum or dad wants their child’s school library lending their children a book which depicts a man in a sexual act with a child, masturbation…
- Political
- 26/04/2025
- 12:23
No place for adult-child sex books in schools, says Family First
Family First Senators, if elected, will push to make the Classification Review Board family friendly after it upheld its decision to allow school children access to a book which depicts paedophilia and pornography. The board’s decision to allow children access to the radical book Gender Queer by LGBTIQA+ activist Maia Kobabe is further evidence it is not acting in the interests of mainstream mums and dads, said National Director and lead Senate candidate for New South Wales, Lyle Shelton. “No mum or dad wants their child’s school library lending their children a book which depicts a man in a sexual…
- Political
- 26/04/2025
- 12:14
Family First calls for end of “welcome to country”
The practice of welcoming Australians to their own country needs to be abandoned according to the Family First Party, which is standing 100 candidates at the federal election. “We should of course be proud of and honour indigenous Australians and their heritage,” said lead Senate candidate for Queensland, Katie Lush. “But that doesn’t mean public events and plane landings should contain an acknowledgement that citizens don’t have equal standing in this nation.” Ms Lush said Family First condemns the disruption to yesterday’s ANZAC service in Melbourne but agrees with veterans who told media the welcome to country was not appropriate.…
- Political
- 26/04/2025
- 12:09
Family First calls for end of “welcome to country”
The practice of welcoming Australians to their own country needs to be abandoned according to the Family First Party, which is standing 100 candidates at the federal election. “We should of course be proud of and honour indigenous Australians and their heritage,” said lead Senate candidate for Victoria, Bernie Finn. “But that doesn’t mean public events and plane landings should contain an acknowledgement that citizens don’t have equal standing in this nation.” Mr Finn said Family First condemns the disruption to yesterday’s ANZAC service in Melbourne but agrees with veterans who told media the welcome to country was not appropriate.…
- Political
- 26/04/2025
- 12:04
Family First calls for end of “welcome to country”
The practice of welcoming Australians to their own country needs to be abandoned according to the Family First Party, which is standing 100 candidates at the federal election. “We should of course be proud of and honour indigenous Australians and their heritage,” said National Director and lead Senate candidate for New South Wales, Lyle Shelton. “But that doesn’t mean public events and plane landings should contain an acknowledgement that citizens don’t have equal standing in this nation.” Mr Shelton said Family First condemns the disruption to yesterday’s ANZAC service in Melbourne but agrees with veterans who told media the welcome…
- Medical Health Aged Care
- 26/04/2025
- 08:04
The power of pets in reducing loneliness and social isolation for at-risk groups
A new pilot program funded by the National Centre for Healthy Ageing (NCHA), a partnership between Monash University and Peninsula Health, is the first to use a shared interest in pets to help build connections between young and older adults to reduce loneliness and social isolation. Social isolation and loneliness stem from a reduced sense of belonging, due to a lack of social connections, and can lead to detrimental effects on physical health and cognitive decline. These experiences have been exacerbated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Two of the most impacted groups in relation to social isolation and loneliness are…
- Travel Tourism
- 26/04/2025
- 06:53
Battlefield pilgrims share Anzac stories from Gallipoli and the Western Front: Anzac Day 2025
Battlefield pilgrims who are following in the footsteps of their Anzac relatives on Mat McLachlan’s commemorative Anzac Day 2025 battlefield tours, share their stories.…
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- Community, Religion
- 26/04/2025
- 05:00
Victorian Muslims join ANZAC Day parade across Victoria and Nation
The Worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad said: “Muslims are obliged to be…
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- Energy, Environment
- 26/04/2025
- 05:00
Media Release – Chernobyl’s shadow highlights Australia’s potential nuclear risks
On 26 April 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine exploded, spewing uncontrolled radiation across Europe and beyond. Chernobyl caused massive human, environmental…
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