Education constitutionally is a State issue - teachers need to do their homework to get accredited to teach interstate
Education constitutionally is a State issue and teachers need to do their own homework to get accredited to teach in States other than their own. That\'s the principle yet in some situations there are ways to avoid some of the pitfalls. .
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New research demonstrates that the Holocaust had a broader application than the major camps
The great majority of observers on all things Holocaust consider the major tenants of it as consisting of those major murder camps for which we are all familiar. In 2005 I was one of 48 international gentile delegates invited by the Israeli Government to participate in the March of the Living which highlights those terrible years.
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Basil Sellers funds missionary Laguna Quays Respite improvements
Mr Basil Sellers AM has funded key improvements to the 'Basil Sellers' Laguna Quays Respite facility for missionaries located on the Whitsundays mainland a little south of Proserpine on Repulse Bay.
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Can plants talk to each other?
The magical or mysterious whisperings of trees, as if they are talking to us, have been the stuff of legend, poetry and fiction since time immemorial. I used to love Enid Blyton\'s Faraway Tree stories, which I now read to my grandchildren. Even adults find the the whimsy in the novels and films of JRR Tolkien compelling. (The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings).
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The Charity sector in the Australian market-place is huge as is the Christian Church's contribution
Way back in 1982 Dr David Millington wrote the book The Sunburnt Soul which gained national headlines as he explored the religious contribution to the nation and one statistic that has never been questioned and has oft been quoted is that 82% of all charity in Australia comes through the agencies of the Churches / Denominations.
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Analysis of Margaret Thatcher's comments on leadership illustrates parallels in Christian ministry
In the weeks after former British Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher\'s April death there were innumerable articles written about her including her leadership style, along with assorted radio and television programs.
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Steve Kilah and family one of many "Christian workers" to enjoy Laguna Quays Respite
A balmy summer Saturday evening over "fish and chips" in December last year my wife Delma and I as Chairman of Well-Being Australia met with our Sunshine Coast based "young writers" as we headed further north on a Country Town Tour mission. Steve and Nadene Kilah and their three boys joined us.
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Footplate Padre notes that in the days of steam 'out west of NSW' everyone worked together
New South Wales Government Railways locomotive crews in the days of steam out the back blocks of the state such as at Nyngan Locomotive Depot, everyone worked together to get their trains over long difficult dusty destinations, especially in mid summer.
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Australia's bushfire hell and the destruction of a home
Australia it seems has a third certainty apart from the old adage of taxes and death, and this is that every summer the nation experiences bush fires and inevitably homes are destroyed, burnt to the ground.
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Laguna Quays Respite's gardens uplift a project of the joy of the Lord
The greenery of the 'Basil Sellers' Laguna Quays Respite facility for missionaries located on the Whitsundays mainland a little south of Proserpine on Repulse Bay, has enjoyed an array of plantings over the past two years.
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Pardo's Push highlighted by Nelson Cook in Christian Coaches encouragement letter
Nelson Cook the founder of Coaches of Influence (COIN) in Los Angeles has been ministering to athletes and coaches for well over thirty five years and has hosted me on many occasions and invited me to address athlete and coaches\' meetings and various men\'s functions.
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Some sport memorabilia and exotic items priced too high or unsaleable, it's value is that of the purchaser
Late last year in an article in the Sydney Morning Herald, items once owned by Don Bradman are headed for India after an auction on that Saturday failed to capture local interest, including from the Bradman Museum. Among these was Bradman\'s 1946 baggy green cap and the bat he used to score 234 in a world record fifth wicket 405-run partnership with Sid Barnes - who also scored 234 - were sold to the foreign buyer at bargain prices.
