Anthony Albanese wasn't the only winner last night as the ABC dominated election night with a winning primary channel share of 27.9%
On Fox Footy, the North Melbourne Kangaroos v the Melbourne Demons was the top rating AFL match with 137,000 viewers. The Sydney Roosters v the Penrith Panthers was the next highest rated match with 204,000 viewers ahead of the St George Illawarra Dragons v the New Zealand Warriors which had 165,000 viewers. The North Queensland Cowboys v The Melbourne Storm was the top match of the night with 249,000 viewers.
Like many raised in Pentecostal churches, Tom Tilley grew up with faith as the cornerstone of his identity. So when he decided to quit, he knew he was ...
"I felt really bound by the expectations of the people around me," he says. "I liked the spiritual side of it," she says. The demand was too much for Bennett, who was tired of being told how to live her life. "I came alive … I made so many amazing connections and friends," she says. However, as a teen, she began to chafe under the group's strict rules. The flipside is a high turnover within congregations. Pentecostalism offers a dynamic and energetic form of worship. At home in Australia, Tilley felt trapped. Another was "being alone and not having any direction," he says. Not knowing where that would go … was kind of scary." Tilley belonged to Revival Centres, a fundamentalist Pentecostal church established in Melbourne in the 1950s, and his father was pastor of the Mudgee branch. The only shadow during this sunny time was the pressure to speak in tongues — a sign of the Holy Spirit that was a prerequisite for baptism in his church and securing a spot in heaven.
Here's a quick wrap of each Australian jurisdiction's latest COVID-19 statistics today — Monday, May 23. Today is the last day the ABC will share COVID ...
- NSW — Five deaths, 1,236 cases in hospital Today is the last day the ABC will share COVID figures in this format. - Victoria — Five deaths, 555 cases in hospital
Cate Blanchett has heaped praise on The Australian Broadcasting Corporation to celebrate the broadcaster's 90th birthday this week.
She later appeared in the Hobbit trilogy. And then I was in an episode of Police Rescue, GP, and the wonderful series Heartland,' she added. 'The ABC has also been an enormous part of my childhood. (She is pictured here on Heartland which aired on the ABC for years) 'The ABC gave me the opportunity to take my very first baby steps in front of a camera': Blanchett heaped praise on ABC in a promo on Saturday 'The ABC gave me the opportunity to take my very first baby steps in front of a camera,' the Lord Of The Rings star revealed.
The moment a tornado touches down in Western Australia has been captured on camera after severe thunderstorms hit the state's south over the weekend.
Wet weather is expected to continue throughout the region this week. "Many of the stronger tornadoes in Australia are associated with a type of thunderstorm known as a supercell." - Wet weather is expected to continue in the region throughout the week