Australian budget: Humanitarian aid and Christian advocates “deeply disappointed” as foreign aid cuts remain

DAVID ADAMS reports on reactions to Tuesday night’s federal budget…
Anglican bishop suggests high level meeting to avoid “negativity and blaming” before election
An Anglican bishop has suggested Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten hold a private meeting with Governor General Sir Peter Cosgrove to agree on strategies aimed at preventing the upcoming federal election campaign from descending into “negativity and blaming”. Melbourne Bishop Philip Huggins, who convenes the Anglican church’s refugee and asylum working […]
UN Security Council adopts resolution to strengthen protection for hospitals and medics in war zones
The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution to strengthen protection for healthcare workers, the sick and wounded, hospitals and clinics in war zones. The resolution follows an airstrike last week on a Médecins Sans Frontiéres-supported hospital in Aleppo last week in which more than 50 people, including children, were killed – including the […]
Mothers: Australian women reaching across the ocean to help their “sisters” give birth in the developing world

As Australians prepare to celebrate Mother’s Day this Sunday, DAVID ADAMS reports on an initiative aimed at helping reduce the chance of women in developing countries from dying in childbirth…
Postcards: Churches in Myanmar patiently endure building of pagodas on church lands

Morning Star News reports…