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 ...
Guardian columnist Brigid Delany has written about the sometimes astonishing levels of anger and impatience in Australian society.
She wonders, “if we are the spoilt children of the planet – the only ones to escape a major recession, swept along by this long boom – and therefore we ...
The Uniting Church in Australia President Stuart McMillan has joined the National Association of Community Legal Centres (NACLC) in welcoming the federal government’s decision to reverse cuts to legal assistance services in time for the Federal Budget.
Attorney-General George Brandis on Monday announced the restoration of $55.7 million in funding to the legal assistance sector over ...
When Gemma MacMillan, a 24-year-old marketing specialist from Barwon Heads, met Dr Alma Ram, a 67-year-old community health leader from Amritsar, in northwest India, she realised something was lacking in her demanding corporate career – a chance to contribute to meaningful change.
Dr Alma runs the Woman & Child Mobile Health Clinics project in North India, which ...
An ecumenical service of lament, repentance and hope will be held at St Paul’s Cathedral on Anzac Day. The service is based around the following three stories.
Those who said no to war
When the Great War began the military leaders, schooled in the methods of Nelson and Wellington, imagined a quick victory. But the ...
Retiring synod liaison minister (Tasmania) Rev Carol Bennett was recognised for her ‘profound’ ministry of encouragement and support at her Service of Release in Launceston on Saturday.
Synod general secretary Rev Dr Mark Lawrence said Carol had supported individuals and communities to discover the confidence to live faithfully.
“You have loved and nurtured the Church, with all our frailties, ...
