Christian bodies call on Australian Government to ratify nuclear weapons treaty following submarine decision
Sydney, Australia Australian Christian bodies have urged the Federal Government to ratify the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons following its decision to purchase nuclear-powered submarines. Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced this month Australia will identify “the optimal pathway to deliver at least eight nuclear-powered submarines for Australia”, in partnership with the United […]
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 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…