President’s plea to look after those left in limbo
UCA President Deidre Palmer has asked the Prime Minister not to abandon those left stranded in Australia without income or health care coverage during the COVID-19 crisis.
UCA makes its presence felt at Palm Sunday march
Uniting Church members were out in force across Victoria and Tasmania to support the Palm Sunday rallies against offshore detention of refugees and asylum seekers
Why this land is not ours
Head of Pilgrim Theological College Rev Dr Sean Winter says the Old Testament has a prophetic warning to Australia.
Memoir from Manus
This haunting memoir from Kurdish journalist Behrouz Boochani is an act of resistance against Australia’s ruthless offshore detention regime.
Strangers in paradise – supporting asylum seekers
A life that epitomised post-war Hollywood glamour and popular operatic romance will be celebrated next month in a show that will also help out those fleeing war and persecution.
Advent stories of hope: Making the best of a clean start
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.
Churches offer sanctuary to asylum seekers
Churches offer sanctuary to asylum seekers Uniting Churches throughout the country have joined with Anglican churches to offer sanctuary for asylum seekers at risk of being sent to offshore detention facilities on the is
Human Rights Watch 2016 report
Australia’s human rights record is under the international spotlight once again following the release of Human Rights Watch’s (HRW) latest report.
Asylum seekers knit for Australian charities
People seeking asylum often face long periods of stress and uncertainty as they wait for their claims to be processed.
Changing attitudes towards Asylum Seekers
Ourstralia, an initiative of Balmain for Refugees, has created a series of videos to spark conversation and awareness about Australia’s current treatment of asylum seekers.
A truck on a mission
TIM LAM The Food Justice Truck is a familiar sight to many pedestrians in the Melbourne CBD.
End offshore detention
By Jill Ruzbacky On Monday 5 October, the Government of Nauru announced its regional processing centre used to house asylum seekers would become an ‘open centre’, effectively ending detention.