Compassion
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Life goes on at Chernobyl 35 years after the world’s worst nuclear accident
Radioactive particles can be sandblasted from the surface of metal to decontaminate it and prepare it for resale. The money…
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Former PM Turnbull backflips on detained Biloela family
Mr Turnbull was prime minister when Priya, Nades and their two young daughters were taken from Biloela in central Queensland…
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‘I am a people person.
We say ‘it takes a village to raise a child’, but the same principle of care applies to people as…
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Calls for euthanasia fuelled by ageism and ableism
Kathleen Rogers has a terminal illness – motor neurone disease. Breda O’Brien The Irish Times Coping with a terminal diagnosis is…
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Channel crossings: Keir Starmer faces Labour revolt over stance on refugees
Sir Keir Starmer is facing a revolt from his supporters over Labour’s stance on refugees, amid claims that the party…
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‘He looked so sad’: the new mum who welcomed a refugee into her home
When yoga teacher Natalie Le Sueur, 49, read of his plight, she welcomed him into her home and family. Susan…
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A Beautiful Mind: It’s okay to not feel okay
I felt overwhelmed by emotions, confused and my brain was constantly overthinking. It’s great to hear positive and uplifting messages…
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Greek Australian Samaritan hands out $100 to each person at Centrelink
The lawyer entrepreneur from Karies, Laconia, handed out a total of $10,000 because he felt “sick to his stomach” after…
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Coronavirus: Italian priest dies after giving his respirator to younger patient he did not know
An Italian priest who contracted coronavirus has died after donating his respirator to a younger patient who was also battling…
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Africa has the world’s most under-reported humanitarian crises — but why are we turning a blind eye?
Thirty-five-year-old Julienne collapsed from hunger after going three days without eating anything — a day-to-day reality for her and her…
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Barack Obama praises Melbourne environmental activist’s different approach to bushfire recovery
But in a repurposed shipping container in Oakleigh, in Melbourne’s south-east, a group of women are stirring, bottling and chatting…
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Always Be Grateful For What You Have No Matter How Hard Life Gets
We often have to face unbearable challenges, and that crushes our spirits. Not because these difficulties are so terrifying, but…
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It’s elementary: The Holmes woman buying homes for the homeless
And by a strange twist of fate the first recipient of a house bought by Debbie Holmes is called Tanya…
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Why being kind could help you live longer
Give you a warm glow perhaps, or a feeling of well-being? Lauren Turner BBC News While that may be true,…
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The last reunion?
‘Now I can die quietly,’ says Melpomeni Dina, as she unites with the dozens of descendants of the Mordechai family,…
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How a philanthropist gave a new life to a man without a country
An Australian philanthropist has changed all that. Tim Elliot The Age Fadi X has no new friends yet; he left…
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