It’s time First Peoples’ voices were heard
As Australians celebrate their national day, two outstanding men are leading the fight to ensure Aboriginal voices are heard loud and clear.
Faiths call for compassionate Australia
Leading up to Australia Day, Christian, Islamic and Jewish representatives have issued a common call for the nation to adopt compassion as its guiding principle.
It’s an honour
A number of people with links to the Uniting Church in Victoria and Tasmania have been recognised in this year's Australia Day Honours List.
Rosemary garland well deserved
Rosemary Brown’s extraordinary life of helping others leads to a question that she has trouble answering. “People ask ‘what drives me?’” she said. “I have no idea. It is just inside my gut.
Honours for North-West Tasmania churchwomen
Mavis Rowlands When long-time Burnie Uniting Church member Mavis Rowlands was informed she had been successfully nominated for an Order of Australia Medal (OAM), her first instinct was to not accept it.
Is it time to change the date?
Friday Forum Your views on the news Since 1994, Australia Day has been celebrated nationally on 26 January, the day when white settlers first arrived in Australia.
Top honour for Alistair Macrae
By Penny Mulvey Congratulations to Rev Alistair Macrae and eight other members of the VicTas synod who have been honoured with awards in today’s Australia Day Honours List.
Controversial campaign raises the baa
FRIDAY FORUM – YOUR VIEWS ON THE NEWS In what has become something of an annual January tradition, the Meat and Livestock Association’s advertisements promoting lamb are bound to cause controversy.
Uniting Church honours
Wesley College principal Helen Drennen was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Australia Day Honours list announced on January 26.