To give hope to others, sometimes it is simply enough to be kind, to put aside your own worries and priorities in order to show interest, give the gift of a smile, speak an encouraging word, create a space for listening amid so much indifference.
BREAKING:
The Tamil family at the centre of a four-year immigration battle have received permanent visas. The ABC has confirmed the family was visited by a Department of Home Affairs team at their Biloela home today and told they had been granted permanent visas. @abcnews
Watch Australian Indigenous @SenatorThorpe call the Queen a colonizer during her oath.
Australia was a British colony for more than 100 years, during which thousands of Indigenous Australians were killed. https://t.co/oDu2Q6UD03
Great to sit down with Douglas Smith from @theTiser this afternoon. We talked about the importance of the Uluru Statement from the Heart. https://t.co/BFQcoy3SXi
Clubs like the @PetershamRSL bring people together, and they give back to their community. Thats why they’re so important and why I’m so proud to be here for the opening today. https://t.co/nYbDC2Lo4A
If you practice compassion, whether you believe in a religion or not, you will come to realize the value of compassion for your own peace of mind. Even a small act of compassion grants meaning and purpose to our lives.
The Uluru Statement is a hand outstretched, a show of faith in Australian decency and Australian fairness.
Let’s seize this moment. https://t.co/kxtcQLshl8
