It has been described by the Prime Minister as a policy based on ‘love’, but the federal government’s plan to impose drug tests on new welfare recipients is not receiving a lot of love from substance abuse experts.
Under a pilot program announced in this week’s Federal Budget, 5000 ...
After 160 years of serving the spiritual needs of parishioners in the Meander Valley the St Andrew’s Uniting Church at Deloraine officially closed its doors with a final service last Sunday.
The first Methodist Church in Deloraine was built in 1857, with the Methodists and Presbyterians joining on the Methodist site 40 years ago when the Uniting Church was ...
Uniting Church President Stuart McMillan has expressed disappointment at the 2017 Federal Budget and said there is little for vulnerable Australians to rejoice about.
Treasurer Scott Morrison claimed the Budget was centred on fairness and opportunity, but Mr McMillan believes there are few blessings in the Budget for the most marginalised people in the community.
Uniting Church leaders will gather in Melbourne this Sunday for 40 hours of continuous prayer as part of the church’s 40th anniversary celebrations.
From 14 to 16 May, president Stuart McMillan, president-elect Dr Deidre Palmer, Uniting Aboriginal Islander and Christian Congress chairperson Rev Denis Corowa, synod moderators and general secretaries will come together to pray for the ...
UnitingCare Australia has welcomed moves by the Turnbull Government to crack down on betting advertising during live sporting coverage as part of a package of media reforms launched on the weekend.
The new restrictions will ban gambling ads on live television broadcasts from five minutes before the commencement of play until five minutes after the conclusion of ...
People of faith in France, across Europe and beyond will welcome the result of Sunday’s final presidential election, for at least four reasons.
Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron has just achieved a decisive result – 65 per cent to 35 per cent as this is filed – against his opponent Marine Le Pen of ...
BARRY GITTINS
As part of their passive aggressive, internecine sparring, former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has had yet another indirect crack at current PM, Malcolm Turnbull.
The beleaguered Fairfax media reported yesterday that ‘Mr Abbott argued mainstream political leaders had failed to promote the “virtues ...
Long before Westpac decided not to invest in the proposed Adani mine because of climate change concerns, UCA Funds Management was leading the way in ethical investment. This commitment is clearly demonstrated in its latest annual report.
The new-look report does not just tell investors how their money is performing, it highlights the good their ...
As the Uniting Church in Australia prepares to commemorate a milestone anniversary, followers of another kind will celebrate four decades of commitment.
In a galaxy far, far away (1977 to be exact) the legend of Star Wars was born.
May the fourth, as in ‘May the force be with you’, is set aside on the ‘geek’ calendar ...
Learning to listen to the First Peoples and what they want from reconciliation was an important theme of the all-day Inter-school Social Justice Forum held at 130 Lt Collins St, which was attended by 55 students mostly from years 9 and 10.
A highlight of proceedings was the interaction with Indigenous artist sisters Karen and Rosie Bird, from the ...
Last month, as I travelled within Beirut, I was confronted by some staggering numbers.
There are well over one million refugees in Lebanon – meaning that in a country just one quarter the size of Tasmania, one in five people is a refugee. How on earth are people coping?
The President of the Uniting Church in Australia Stuart McMillan has welcomed the combined advocacy efforts of ecumenical, interfaith and community partners in support of a Modern Slavery Act for Australia.
A coalition of organisations including the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania’s Justice and International Mission (JIM) Unit lodged a submission on Friday with a Parliamentary Inquiry ...
