International Women’s Day: Australian women Christian leaders look to empower women and girls across the globe
PETA MCCARTNEY speaks to three Christian women leaders in Australia – Clare Steele, CEO of Compassion Australia, Melissa Lipsett, CEO of Bapist World Aid Australia and Sharon Hollis, president of the Uniting Church in Australia – about the challenges females are facing around the world…
“Spiritual sustenance”: Australian churches see a renewed call to prayer during the COVID-19 pandemic
PETA MCCARTNEY reports on how churches in Australia are being moved to pray during the COVID-19 pandemic…
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 […]
Call for Australian mining companies to show greater tax transparency – report
Australian mining companies funnelled an estimated $A1.1 billion out of Africa through the use of tax havens in 2015 – a figure which equates to almost $A289 million in lost tax revenue, according to a new report. Cover of the joint report The joint report from Oxfam Australia, the Tax Justice Network Australia and the […]
DRUG POLICY: AUSTRALIAN CHURCH DOCUMENTARY ‘HALF A MILLION STEPS’ PART OF A BROADER PUSH FOR CHANGE
CHRISTOPHER GILBERT reports on how a Uniting Church-funded documentary aims to change the way Australia approaches the issue of drug use…
THE INTERVIEW: STUART MCMILLAN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITING CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA, PART II
In the second part of an interview to mark 40 years since the establishment of the Uniting Church in Australia, DAVID ADAMS continues his conversation with President Stuart McMillan…
THE INTERVIEW: STUART MCMILLAN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITING CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA, PART I
The Uniting Church in Australia this year is marking its 40th anniversary. In part one of a two part interview, National President Stuart McMillan, speaks with DAVID ADAMS about what led to the creation of the church, the “rich edge” of the church today and his own journey to the office of president…
CONVERSATIONS: KEITH SUTER, SCENARIO PLANNER
Dr Keith Suter, a scenario planner and conference speaker, recently completed a PhD thesis looking at the possible futures for the denomination. He speaks with DAVID ADAMS about his findings…