Tony Abbott’s Lifestyle Choices

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has suggested that Indigenous Australians who live in remote communities should move to towns and cities if they want to access basic health and welfare services.

Women united

Women from around Australia gathered in Sydney last September to “Share the Deeper Story” at the Uniting Church of Australia women’s conference (pictured).

Tears for the Forgotten Children

Most families with young children proudly display their artwork on the fridge for allto admire. Often the drawing will include a smiling sun beaming down on a happy scene.

History lesson – Selma review

David Oyelowo Movie  l  Selma  l  M Selma is  based on a specific historic event in the life of Martin Luther King.

Development application lodged

Leighton Properties has lodged a Development Application to restore and redevelop the Wesley Upper Lonsdale Street site.

Life skills at Narre Warren North

Methodist Church Annual picnic at Ferntree Gully 1898 (Max Thompson Collection). Trevor Ratcliffe has a passion for volunteering and community support work.

Retributive justice or mercy?

What should I reflect on? Australia is currently wrestling with many issues: children in detention camps; child sex abuse;  asylum seekers; domestic violence; terrorism; how we relate to the religious ‘other’? –  to name

Time to listen

“Family violence is an area where – bizarrely – government organisations don’t necessarily seek the counsel of those who understand what is happening at the coalface – those who know what it is for a woman to be in an ab

What does ‘consensus’ mean in the UCA?

Consensus decision-making was adopted by the 1994 National Assembly as the norm for meeting procedure in all councils of the Uniting Church (congregation, church council, presbytery, Synod, Assembly).

Leviathan – A modern day book of Job

“Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?” – Job 2:10 Andrei  Zvyagintsev’s fourth feature film has been wrapped up in political controversy in Russia.