How bad can it get?
I’m in the middle of the visiting room in Broadmeadows Detention Centre. It’s loud, children running around. Families talking. There is music. But in a corner I see Frank.
The ripples of sex abuse
( Left to Right ) Commissioner Bob Atkinson APM, Helen Milroy, Justice Peter McClellan AM, Justice Jennifer Coate, Robert Fitzgerald and Andrew Murray .
Vote for justice
how can i get my ex back By Nigel Tapp To say we are living in a confusing political climate would be something of an understatement.
A good run
Last year, the five people pictured gave their time and energy to raise funds for the Asylum Seeker Project by participating in Run Melbourne, a ‘fun run’ fundraiser held annually in Melbourne’s CBD since 2008.
Sari, sari night
Saras Sundaresan, Cheryl Wood, Anne Crofts, Heather de Vos, Angela Skelton, Norma McKeon, Jennifer Williamson, Margaret Shields, Margaret Mulcahy, Eleanor Allan.
Son of Hollywood
Man of Steel (PG13) In a 1997 episode of The Simpsons, Reverand Lovejoy announces to his congregation: “I remember another gentle visitor from the heavens.
Strengthening ties
Rev Andrew Donnelly (pictured) is only half joking when he talks about the appeal of his new role as chaplain at Uniting Aged Care’s Kingsville facility. “I tell people ‘I like older people, I’m going to be one soon’.
An unlikely friendship
Mohammad is a Hazara – the ethnic minority in Afghanistan often targeted by the Taliban Mary Meets Mohammad Review by Nigel Tapp Mary Meets Mohammad is not simply another documentary demanding an end to indefinite manda
Meeting the challenge
Ballarat Central Parish On 19 May, the day of Pentecost, Ballarat Central Uniting Church issued a challenge to its own congregation and neighbouring churches to climb the steep hill alongside the church and sign the Mic
Service of the century
More than 60 people travelled from Ballarat, Maryborough, Avoca, Moonambel and surrounding districts to celebrate the centenary of the Moonambel Uniting Church in April.
Working together to end human trafficking
The synod has formalised its working relationship with the Seafood Importers Association of Australasia (SIAA) to “work together for the elimination of human trafficking, forced labour, debt bondage and the worst forms o
Change afoot
The moderator has written a letter of lament to the Church as part of an information pack that was sent out to congregations, presbyteries, agencies, schools and other UCA entities late last month.