AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT ACCUSED OF “STATE-SANCTIONED CHILD ABUSE” OVER TREATMENT OF UNACCOMPANIED CHILD ASYLUM SEEKERS
30th July, 2014 DAVID ADAMS The cover of the Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce report The Federal Government has been accused of “state sanctioned child abuse” over its policies regarding unaccompanied child asylum seekers. Rev Peter Catt, the chair of the Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce ” made up of representatives of nine Christian denominations including the […]
FOUR CHRISTIANS KILLED IN BOMB ATTACK IN NORTHERN NIGERIA
30th July, 2014 A bomb attack in the northern Nigerian city of Kano on Sunday killed four Christians and a soldier, sources said. The bomb was hurled over a fence of St Charles Catholic Church as parishioners were leaving a worship service, they said; Islamic extremists from the Boko Haram terrorist group were suspected. “The […]
SLAVERY: THE SALVATION ARMY’S NEW CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS OF SERVITUDE WITHIN AUSTRALIA AND ABROAD
Launched to mark the UN’s inaugural World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, The Salvation Army’s new Freedom Partnership is aimed at encouraging Australians to engage with the issue of slavery both in their own communities and overseas. DAVID ADAMS reports…