Australian churches join with other religious faiths in supporting Uluru Statement
Australia Australian Christian leaders are joining with those of other faiths in declaring their support for an Indigenous voice in Australia’s constitution, according to a report. The Australian newspaper reported that the Catholic, Uniting and Anglican churches as well as representatives of the National Council of Churches are joining with Australian National Council of Imams, the Executive Council of […]
Tennis star Novak Djokovic’s detention turns spotlight on long-term internment of asylum seekers in Australia
Sydney, Australia The detention and deportation of tennis star Novak Djokovic from Australia this month has turned the spotlight on 75 asylum seekers, who have spent up to nine years in offshore and onshore detention. Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic walks in Melbourne Airport before boarding a flight, after the Federal Court upheld a government […]
Essay: Loving our neighbours this Christmas
With Australia’s annual Christmas Bowl appeal underway, JANET COUSENS, CEO of Act for Peace Australia, says that the impacts of COVID-19 reminded her once again of the hardships so many around the world face all the time…
Australian Christian leaders urge Prime Minister to take 20,000 Afghanistan refugees following Taliban takeover
Sydney, Australia Australian Christian leaders have called on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to accept 20,000 refugees from Afghanistan after the Taliban reclaimed power when Western forces left after 20 years in the country. It comes as more than 130,000 people – supported by the National Council of Churches in Australia and the Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce – have […]
Australian churches call for government to take more action on climate
The head of Australia’s national council of churches has called for the Federal Government to increase its commitments to lower carbon emissions ahead of the COP26 meeting in Glasgow in November. In a letter to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Bishop Philip Huggins, president of the National Council of Churches in Australia, urged the government to join with […]
Australian Churches Refugees Taskforce seeks assurances people in immigration detention are being kept safe during pandemic
The Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce is seeking reassurances from public health authorities that people held in immigration detention centres in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney are being kept safe during the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter to federal Health Minister Greg Hunt and Acting Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly, the taskforce – which operates under the auspices […]
AUSTRALIAN BUSHFIRES: CHURCHES ACT ON NATIONAL CRISIS WITH RESPONDERS AND PRAYERS
PETER KENNY, in an article first published on the World Council of Churches’ website, looks at how churches are responding to the bushfires in Australia…
Australian churches confront domestic and family violence
Via World Council of Churches In January, 2019, Aya Maasarwe, a university exchange student in Melbourne, was walking home at night and speaking to her sister on her phone. She was attacked, raped and murdered. The public outcry intensified a national debate about violence against women in Australia following several high-profile murders in the country. […]
Australian churches call for an end to “demonisation” of asylum seekers and refugees
The Australian Churches’ Refugee Taskforce has joined with the National Council of Churches in Australia in calling for an end to the “demonising” of refugees and asylum seekers and for the adoption of a humane approach to their care and support. In a statement released on Friday, the ACRT and NCCA welcomed recent moves to […]
ESSAY: EASTER MESSAGES FROM AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN LEADERS
With thanks to the National Council of Churches in Australia, here are the 2018 Easter messages of Australian Christian leaders…