Young Australian Christians want churches to be more involved in climate change fight – report
Sydney, Australia Millennial and Gen-Z adult Christians in Australia want their churches to become more involved in the fight against climate change, a new report shows. Tearfund Australia’s They Shall Inherit the Earth climate report, released on 21st March, reveals more than three in five young Christians are very, or extremely, concerned about climate change, […]
Australian aid agencies join in new alliance to help disaster response
Geelong, Australia Sixteen Australian aid agencies, including some of the largest, have joined in a new alliance which aims to help them better raise funds to address large scale international emergencies. The move – which involves faith-based agencies including World Vision, Tearfund Australia, Anglican Overseas Aid, Baptist World Aid Australia and Caritas Australia – has […]
Australian Christian leaders among more than 50 public figures calling for increase to country’s foreign aid budget
Prominent Australian Christian leaders are among more than 50 public figures who are calling for a bipartisan political commitment to rebuild the country’s foreign aid budget ahead of this year’s federal election. Five years of cuts under Australia’s Coalition Government will see the country’s foreign aid budget drop to just .2 per cent of gross […]