More than 95,000 asylum seekers have arrived in Australia by air over the past five years, fanning fears people smugglers have shifted their business models from boats to planes. Since the start of July, about 80 people every day have claimed protection after landing at an Australian airport. The trend appears likely to push annual arrivals to a record high. …

HWPL Sydney holds its 50th interfaith dialogue session discussing ‘The Beginning of Man’ according to the Scriptures. Sydney, September 21, 2019 – International peace organization HWPL (Heavenly Culture, World Peace & Restoration of Light) held its 50th interfaith dialogue W.A.R.P (World Alliance of Religions’ Peace) meeting in Sydney, a significant conflict-resolution initiative which aims to reduce the inter-religious misunderstandings and …

World Peace Summit to Call for Collective Effort for Sustainable Peace and Development Ensured by International Legal Framework Hosted by HWPL in South Korea Suwon, September 19, 2019 – The international peace NGO (Heavenly culture, World Peace & Restoration of Light) HWPL, South Korea, hosted its 2019 World Peace Summit, “Legislate Peace (LP)” – Implementation of the DPCW (Declaration of …

The UN’s climate summit has closed amidst cautious praise for its achievements, and bitter condemnation for its failures. On the plus side, more than 60 nations announced they were working on or exploring plans to reduce greenhouse gas to virtually zero. And a similar number said they would definitely boost their climate change ambitions by next year. On the minus …

Newly elected Mayor Cr Joe Awada has thanked outgoing Mayor Cr Bill Saravinovski for his strong leadership and support over the years, in particular the past two years as the first Mayor of Bayside. “You have united us as a team and despite representing a number of different parties, we have under your leadership worked together to deliver for Bayside.” he said. …

One more time commentary and advice to the Minister! “Value Engineering is the right approach!“ Advised by: Prof. E W Shublaq, Ph.D. (Leeds), CVS-Life, F.SAVE, F.IEAust., F.ASCE, F.AITD Attn.: The Hon. Anthony Roberts, Minister for Planning and Housing Dear Minister, I am an Australian qualified engineer who has been working overseas for a long time (UK, USA, Asia and Middle …

Councillor Khal Asfour has been re-elected Mayor for a second term in the City of Canterbury Bankstown overnight, defeating Councillor Glen Waud by 9 votes to 4. “I would like to thank my fellow Councillors for the trust they have continued to place in me, to lead our City over the final year of this Council’s term,” Mayor Asfour said. …

A man has died while trying to avoid a swooping magpie in a park near Wollongong which has a history of attacks. The 76-year-old was riding his bicycle in Woonona yesterday morning when the bird started to swoop so he rode off the path in an effort to escape. He then crashed into a fence post, was thrown to the …

HWPL Australia hosted peace conferences in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, to raise awareness about peace culture and the D.P.C.W Sydney, September 8, 2019 – For the first time in the 5-years’ of Heavenly Culture World Peace and Restoration of Light’s (HWPL) World Peace Summit, the Australian branch of this peace NGO hosted Legislate Peace events, aligned to the summit held …

A push by the federal government to impose an immediate ban on mobile phones in Australian classrooms has divided education professionals across the country. The technology crackdown, raised by Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan, is intended to curb cyberbullying and follows Victoria’s decision to introduce a phone ban in all state schools from next year. Mr Tehan met with state and territory …