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Details: Created: 25 January 2020

20200206 haircutlunarnewyear

In many Asian cultures, it is considered bad luck if you change your hair in the first month on the Lunar calendar, so the rush is on.

Source: ABC

Details: Created: 23 January 2020

20200209 cycling

The Australian Capital Territory has moved to make its cycling laws more inclusive, introducing a helmet exception for people who wear religious headwear.

Source: SBS

Details: Created: 21 January 2020

20200207 kindness

From acts of charity to compassionate thoughts, kindness takes many forms in the lives of these believers.

Source: ABC

Details: Created: 16 January 2020

20200211jerusalem

The Abrahamic Faiths Initiative group united 25 religious leaders representing millions of Christian, Muslim and Jewish faithful to discuss practical ways of promoting peace and fraternity.

Source: Religion News

Details: Created: 15 January 2020

20200205 marryme

A popular TV show on SBS network titled 'Marry Me, Marry My Family' aired an episode on the struggle a Greek-Australian Orthodox man and his girlfriend, who is of Malaysian descent and a devoted Sikh, went through in order to be married.

Source: Greek Reporter

Details: Created: 14 January 2020

20200202 jewish

Distressing news reports emerged about a Nazi flag flying above a house in regional Victoria.

Source: Human Rights Commission

Details: Created: 07 January 2020

20200204 sikhvolunteers

Sukhwinder Kaur was planning her first trip back to India in ten years, to see her elder sister who is in a coma after suffering a stroke. But she says her bigger family here also needs her at a time when their homes are burning.

Source: SBS

Details: Created: 07 January 2020

20200205 buddhistmonk

The holy men were an unexpected sight at the Wingello Rural Fire Service headquarters. Based at the nearby Sunnataram Forest Monastery, the robed Buddhist monks were there to show their appreciation to the firefighters who have battled to protect the area.

Source: The Age