Churches offer sanctuary to asylum seekers Uniting Churches throughout the country have joined with Anglican churches to offer sanctuary for asylum seekers at risk of being sent to offshore detention facilities on the is
World Interfaith Harmony Week, observed annually on the first week of February, encourages tolerance, respect and peace between people of different faiths.
Australia’s human rights record is under the international spotlight once again following the release of Human Rights Watch’s (HRW) latest report.
By Tim Lam Australian grandmothers are uniting together with one simple message to the federal government: release all refugee children from detention centres.
People seeking asylum often face long periods of stress and uncertainty as they wait for their claims to be processed.
Victoria is set for a scorcher today with temperatures expected to hit 41 degrees. The hot weather particularly impacts older people, who are at risk of heat-related illnesses.
“Sometimes you will never know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory.
More than 600,000 people from 175 countries – including 130,000 people in Australia – took to the streets over the weekend as part of the People’s Climate March.
Senators Cory Bernardi and Jacqui Lambie recently questioned Australia’s decision to accept 12,000 Syrian refugees in the wake of the Paris attacks.
In April this year, Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were executed in Indonesia alongside six other men.
By Tim Lam Wesley Mission Victoria is breaking down generational barriers through an innovative home sharing program.
By Deb Bennett On the morning of December 14, 2012, Kaitlin Roig-Debellis posted a photo of the sunrise on her Facebook page before heading off to work.