Salvation Army appeals for funding for response to Townsville floods in Australia
The Salvation Army has launched a new appeal for those affected by the floods in the far north of the Australian state of Queensland as well as those affected by bushfires in other states. In Townsville, which is experiencing its worst flooding on record, hundreds of homes have been inundated by floodwaters and some 200 […]
Anglican and Catholic bishops of Townsville join voices to those opposing giant Adani mine in Queensland
The Anglican and Catholic bishops of Townsville have issued a joint statement in which they express concern over “projected mega-mining developments” in Queensland and in particular in the Galilee Basin – the location of the proposed Adani coal mine, saying that politics and business have been “slow to provide strong leadership or urgency for the common […]