Pakistani Christian woman faces death for blasphemy
The Uniting Church is calling on the Pakistani government to repeal the country’s blasphemy laws as Christian woman Asia Bibi continues to languish on death row.
Child poverty on the rise
Nearly 30 years ago, former Prime Minister Bob Hawke declared he wanted no Australian child living in poverty by 1990.
Clarence UC’s Mental Health Week message of solidarity
Moderator Sharon Hollis told a lunch for mental health carers at Clarence Uniting Church in Hobart on Wednesday that they were sending out an important message in an area that is still often shrouded in shame and silence
Plebiscite or Legislate
1 Subsection 5(1) Insert: marriage means the union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily entered into for life.
From rejoicing to weeping: greyhound racing ban overturned
How the wind changes! In July we rejoiced over an optimistic, courageous decision; now that decision has been blown away, overturned.
The deadly stigma of mental health
The number of deaths by suicide is at its highest rate in a decade, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Not just like us: Bali, budgies and bad beliefs
Borobudur temple outside Jogjakarta Friday Forum Your views on the news DAVID SOUTHWELL The recent ruckus over the ‘Budgie Nine’ is a reminder that however globalised the world might sometimes seem, cultural assumptions
Rev runs for refugees
While most Uniting Church ministers spend their Sunday mornings preparing to lead a worship service, on Sunday 16 October Rev Nigel Hanscamp will be preparing to line up with more than 30,000 runners to complete the Melb
Mary Poppins arrives at Strath-Haven
Residents at Uniting AgeWell Strath-Haven in Bendigo celebrated Seniors Week with a Mary Poppins-themed afternoon tea.
Share benefactor celebrates 102nd birthday
Florence Barber has seen much throughout her 102 years. She lived through two World Wars, witnessed the rise and fall of the Soviet Union and experienced the dawn of the internet.
Uniting established as new community service agency in Victoria and Tasmania
Uniting is the new community services organisation to be formed from 21 UnitingCare agencies and Wesley Mission Victoria.