In May, UCA Funds Management engaged with not-for-profits (NFPs) in what was a tough month for many in the sector. Policy changes, such as an interest rate cut from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and a relatively unfriendly federal budget, present significant financial challenges.
To address these issues, UCA Funds Management hosted two discussion events: a NFP post-budget breakfast seminar ...
Job hunting can be a long and frustrating process. Many hours are spent practicing for interviews and crafting the perfect cover letter. Job applicants with a non-Anglo name face an additional obstacle – the unconscious bias of employers.
This was highlighted by Waleed Aly during his Gold Logies speech, where ...
Uniting, Anglican and Catholic churches in Richmond share a long history of ecumenical collaboration. One way the churches offer pastoral outreach to the local community is through the Richmond Churches Food Centre. For more than 30 years, the centre has provided food and companionship to homeless and disadvantaged people in the area.
The Uniting Church has called on political candidates to not use refugees as a ‘political football’ in the wake of comments by immigration minister Peter Dutton that asylum seekers both take Australian jobs and languish in unemployment queues
Mr Dutton told Sky News last night that many potential refugees “won’t be numerate or literate in their own language, let ...
DEB BENNETT
A lot of media coverage last week was devoted to the subject of home invasions by a gang of car thieves. While the thought of waking to find that someone had been in your home is terrifying, I must admit to existing in a smug ‘green’ bubble. It is highly unlikely that fans of Grand Theft Auto will ...
The world is facing an unprecedented ecological crisis. Figures released by NASA over the weekend confirmed that last month was the hottest April ever recorded globally. With 2016 on track to be the hottest year on record, the need to care for God’s creation is more urgent than ever.
World Environment Day, celebrated annually on 5 June, falls ...
Homelessness has been in the news this week following a Herald Sun report that claimed “aggressive beggars” are “jeopardising Melbourne’s reputation”.
In Melbourne’s City Square, a group of homeless people has created a makeshift shelter in response to rising hostility from the public. The temporary campsite is built underneath ...
International Nurses Day, held on 12 May every year, highlights the important contributions nurses make to society. From helping patients affected by life-threatening illnesses to caring for the elderly, nurses are unsung heroes who quietly work behind-the-scenes.
Nurses play an important role at Uniting AgeWell and make up approximately 20 per cent of their staff.
Freedom Stories is a collaborative documentary that explores the struggles and achievements of asylum seekers who arrived in Australia in 2001. Now Australian citizens, they have rebuilt their lives and are contributing to their new country.
Crosslight spoke with Freedom Stories director Steve Thomas about his motivations behind the documentary.
On National Volunteer Week, the Uniting Church pays tribute to the thousands of volunteers who serve their church and community.
According to Volunteering Australia, more than six million Australians participate in formal volunteering each year. Many Uniting Church members are involved in volunteer activities, both in their congregation and in the wider community.
Television presenter Waleed Aly won the Gold Logie on Sunday night, dedicating his award to “people with unpronounceable names”.
The 37-year-old Walkley Award-winning journalist, commentator, academic and lawyer became the first non-Anglo Australian to win the award.
Mr Aly was educated at Wesley College in Glen Waverley, a Uniting Church school, and later completed a Bachelor of Engineering and ...
As billionaire property developer Donald Trump continues to bully and bluster his way towards the Republican presidential nomination in the United States, many are left scratching their heads at how this could happen. A man who is openly racist, sexist, mocks people with a disability and threatens to sue those who ...
