Border Farce
Review by NICK MATTISKE BOOK | VIOLENT BORDERS | BY REECE JONES | VERSO IN 2015, 3700 people died trying to enter Europe.
Pregnant refugee at risk in Nauru
Paediatric ward in Nauru (photo: Greens MP) The Synod of Victoria and Tasmania is calling on the federal government to immediately admit a pregnant refugee on Nauru to an Australian hospital.
2016: A year of surprises, tragedy and hope
As 2016 draws to a close, Crosslight looks back on the biggest stories from this year. On the political front, 2016 was a tumultuous year with plenty of shocks and surprises.
Advent stories of joy: New wave of refugees
For Christians the birth of Jesus is not just an historical event to be marked on Christmas Day but is an ongoing story of the way that God is at work in the world.
Parliament protests: democratic threat or democratic right?
Friday Forum Your views on the news Refugee advocates created headlines this week when they staged two consecutive days of protests at Parliament House in Canberra.
Protests at Parliament House
Refugee advocates have returned to Parliament House for a second day of protests against the government’s treatment of people seeking asylum.
US Refugee Deal Raises Hope and Questions
The President of the Uniting Church in Australia Stuart McMillan has welcomed Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s recent announcement of a ‘one-off’ agreement with the United States to resettle refugees currently detained
Refugee deal exposes unsustainability of offshore detention
The Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce said the Turnbull government’s refugee deal with the US is a long overdue acknowledgement of the unsustainability of Australia’s offshore detention system.
Refugees deserve our compassion not a life sentence
The President of the Uniting Church in Australia Mr Stuart McMillan has spoken out against the federal government’s proposed lifetime visa bans on certain people seeking asylum.
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
Global summit on refugees
Leaders from around the world will gather at New York on Monday to discuss the international response to the global refugee crisis.
The power of pictures
Friday Forum Your views on the news An image of a little boy, bloodied and covered from head-to-toe in dust, has come to symbolise the suffering endured by a whole generation of Syrian children.