Faith leaders join Afghan-Australians, veterans in call for Australian Government to accept more Afghan refugees
Sydney, Australia The Australian Government has told refugee advocates it will “think about” increasing the number of Afghan refugees it settles after pulling out of the country from a 20-year military engagement last year. A delegation of faith leaders, veterans and advocates on Monday said Immigration Minister Alex Hawke told them the government was “actively […]
Australian churches, Christian organisations launch campaign to resettle 20,000 Afghans
Sydney, Australia Mainstream Australian churches and Christian organisations have launched a campaign for the “just and compassionate commitment” to resettle 20,000 refugees fleeing from the Taliban in Afghanistan. In a significant sign of unity, the denominations and organisations have joined together in support of the ‘Christians United for Afghanistan‘ campaign, which is lobbying the Federal […]
Books: When suffering with others becomes personal – and tricky
JO KADLECEK review Tim Costello’s latest book, ‘The Cost of Compassion’…
Australians urged to wear #EndCOVIDforall facemasks to encourage government to support neighbours during pandemic
Australians are being asked to wear a face mask emblazoned with the words “End COVID for all” on Wednesday, 19th August, in an act of solidarity with those nearby countries hardest-hit by the coronavirus. The initiative, part of the #EndCOVIDforall campaign is aimed at encouraging the Australian Government to continue to support neighbouring countries during […]
POSTCARDS: IN SYDNEY, A PANEL CONSIDERS ACTIVISM AMONG EVANGELICALS TODAY
Last month, Australia’s Anglican Deaconess Ministries kicked off its annual School of Theology, Culture and Public Engagement 2020 with a panel discussion on ‘Evangelical Faith, Past, Present and Future’. CHRISTOPHER GILBERT was there…
BOOKS: A DEEPER LOOK AT THE LIFE OF ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S MOST WELL-KNOWN CHRISTIAN ACTIVISTS
DAVID ADAMS reads Tim Costello’s new memoir…
Sydney conference hears call to “go deeper” with Jesus in search for Biblical justice
Sydney, Australia Even as many students were sleeping last weekend, immigrant sociology majors Annette, from Sierra Leone, and Thuto, from South Africa, were making their way to the Living Justice Conference at Hillsong’s Alexandria Campus in Sydney. “Why do so many people in the developed world disconnect themselves from the issues of justice in the […]
Tim Costello steps down after 15 years at World Vision Australia
Tim Costello, World Vision Australia‘s chief advocate, is stepping down after 15 years with the organisation. Costello, who is one of Australia’s most renowned Christian voices on social justice issues, will continue to lend his expertise to the organisation on issues of global poverty. Tim Costello “After so many years at this wonderful organisation, I […]
Aid advocates welcome Labor’s proposed increase to Australia’s foreign aid budget
Advocates for increasing Australia’s international aid budget welcomed a promise from Labor to lift the level of foreign aid funding should they win government at the next federal election. Labor passed a resolution at its national conference in Adelaide on Tuesday to lift the level of the country’s foreign aid every year if it wins […]
More than 200 Christians meeting with Australian politicians to advocate for the world’s poor
More than 200 Christians, representing every major Christian denomination, are meeting with the nation’s politicians in Canberra today as part of Micah Australia’s Voices for Justice event. Some 80 face-to-face meetings with politicians are scheduled. Tim Costello, executive director of Micah Australia, said with the Australian Government’s Mid-Year Economic Fiscal Outlook only days away, it was […]