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By: Helping Hands TV Turning up the volume on positivity “If we all believed that just bringing our little piece, whatever it is, could make a difference, it really does have a really positive impact,” says Joce Goto, Chief Operations Officer at giving App, Charitabl. Joce is joined by Mark Jones, Chief Storyteller at the ImpactInstitute; and Max Jeganathan, former advisor to Federal Government, to speak about how we can both grasp and wield the power of positive influence.

By: CMAA The People’s Choice Awards are here, and now it’s your chance to have your say. Read more: Have Your Say in the People’s Choice Awards This year’s Australian categories celebrate the artists and songs that have connected with listeners, encouraged communities and helped shape the sound of Christian music across the country. The People’s Choice Awards include three Australian categories: Australian Artist of the Year, Australian Emerging Artist of the Year and Australian Song of the Year.

By: Hope Media A new study finds young adults are increasingly interested in faith, but with little change in core beliefs. A new report from the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University found that young people in Amercia aged 18 to 23 are moving in two spiritual directions at once, showing increased interest in faith while also drifting away from key beliefs. On one hand, there are clear signs of growth.

By: CMAA Every five years, the Census gives Australia a shared moment to reflect on who we are and how we live. Read more: Why the Census matters to Christians in Australia It is more than a statistical exercise. The Census helps governments, institutions and communities understand how Australia is changing, and how to plan funding, services and support for the years ahead. For Christians in Australia, this matters. Our faith is not simply a private belief.

By: Jennifer Chu – The Centre for Effective Living Must we be endlessly available, universally liked, and perpetually busy? We live in a culture that deeply romanticizes exhaustion. We are taught that to be a “good” person—a good partner, parent, friend, or colleague—we must be endlessly available, universally liked, and perpetually busy.

By: Vision Christian Media Is it riskier to be Christian in Australia today? Millions of Christians across Australia are being forced to keep their religious beliefs secret despite society “championing” other religions, according to Australia’s first comprehensive audit of Christian freedom. The Australian Christian Freedom Index report benchmarks legal, institutional, social and cultural pressures on Christians in 2026.

By: Dr Eliezer Gonzalez What your attitude to money reveals about your heart It’s been estimated that there are 2,350 verses in the Bible about money and generosity. We often don’t like to face the reality that Jesus had a lot to say about money in his teachings, and what he had to say was very challenging. One of the ways that we try to avoid this truth is by spiritualising it away. The story about a man we call “The Rich Young Ruler” is a good case in point.

By: Hope Media Danniebelle shares a heartfelt glimpse into holding onto a lifelong dream It’s a dream she’s carried since she was a little girl. Not a vague idea, but a clear picture – a family, built on love, partnership, and the kind of care she watched her own parents model so beautifully. It’s still there, still strong, unchanged in its essence. Only now, it sits alongside another reality… It hasn’t happened yet.

By: Bec Harris The dangerous rise of AI beauty rankings Cyber Security expert, Rebekah Nijsen, discusses “Omoggle”, the app where AI judges users by their appearance. “It is a web-based live video chat that pairs 2 random users from across the world via webcam. So that’s the first aspect of it.

By: Kamryn Mutzelburg Wherever the pain is, that’s where Jesus goes You might know Watoto through the smiling faces of the Children’s Choir. But what you might not know is that beyond the Choir, Watoto Church is living out a greater mission by rescuing abandoned babies, supporting vulnerable mothers and bringing the hope of Jesus into Africa’s most broken communities. They are not afraid to step into places where people are hurting. For many of us this, is a confronting idea.