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Australia needs a road-map towards international aid level of 0.7 per cent GNI

Australia is best placed among OECD nations to raise its contributions to official development assistance (ODA) towards 0.7 per cent, according to international development agency World Vision..

  • Reflections of athlete ministry No.11 - A steady Christian walk is the Lord's blessing

    Well-Being Australia's Mark and Delma Tronson had the privilege of meeting former NBL basketball star, Paul Mokeski, and his wife, Linda, twelve months ago and have kept in touch over that period and has pondered in this intervening time on the benefit of a steady Christian walk and the Lord\'s blessing.

  • 'Posthumous' awards can be an empty gong!

    The word \'posthumous\' means 'after death'. Sometimes we hear that an artist's fame was only gained posthumously, or a child was born posthumously – that is, after the death of the father.

  • Baby Eve

    "Many of the babies are just unable to be consoled because they are sick," says my host Marilyn Keys. "The malnutrition makes them very uncomfortable."

  • Medical stretcher makes a difference in East Timor

    Generous donations from two Melbourne churches have enabled the purchase and installation of a special aviation medical stretcher to the MAF GA8 Airvan in East Timor.

  • Urgent plea to place Bibles in 12,000 backpacks

    Since the 1800s, Bible Society has been providing the comfort, strength and hope of the Scriptures to those in the armed forces.

  • World Vision responding to earthquake in China

    World Vision is dispatching a team of aid workers from Beijing and other parts of China to quake-stricken Qinghai Province early today, local time.

  • Voices for Justice 2010

    Join Micah Challenge supporters of all ages, from all across Australia for four days of learning, worship, reflection and action.

  • Entitled to live as equals

    Jenny Darvas of West Pennant Hills in Sydney is nearing the end of two months service as a volunteer onboard the world's largest charity hospital ship in Togo, West Africa, one of the world's poorest nations. She serves as an Intensive Care Unit nurse in the 78-bed hospital with six operating theatres and state-or-the-art facilities.

  • Former child soldiers share stories to build peace

    Former Ugandan child soldiers Grace Arach and Paul Okwokene are sharing their stories with Australians to raise awareness about civil war, child abuse and human trafficking in developing countries.

  • Compassion Day 2010 - - 1600 reasons to respond

    Each year, on one action-packed day, Compassion unites with Christian radio stations across Australia to take up a mighty challengeâ€\"changing the lives of 1600 children living in poverty.

  • Reflections of athlete ministry No.10 - Yes, coaches are people of influence!

    Nelson Cook, who initiated the sports ministry 'Coaches of Influence' eleven years ago in Los Angeles, hosted Australians Mark and Delma Tronson in February 2009 for five days of full-on ministry and he\'s been \'reflecting\' on this remarkable ministry.