A voice for justice and hope
The Uniting Church in Australia has released a comprehensive vision for a just, compassionate and inclusive nation ahead of the looming federal election.
Fighter for justice moves on
After 16 years of service and leadership in human rights advocacy, Rev Elenie Poulos will step down as National Director of UnitingJustice Australia.
Uniting Church questions Dutton
The Uniting Church has called on political candidates to not use refugees as a ‘political football’ in the wake of comments by immigration minister Peter Dutton that asylum seekers both take Australian jobs and languish
Bring Them Here
UnitingJustice Australia national director Rev Elenie Poulos has called for the immediate transfer of all asylum seekers on Manus Island to Australia.
Stand for Sanctuary
Rev Alex Sangster outside St Andrew’s Uniting Church, Fairfield. More Uniting Churches in Victoria have declared that they will offer sanctuary to asylum seekers facing deportation to Nauru.
UnitingJustice calls for abolition of death penalty
In April this year, Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were executed in Indonesia alongside six other men.
Nauru Detention Centre must be closed
The Uniting Church has renewed calls for the immediate closure of the Nauru detention centre after another damning report into the centre’s operations.
Faith and climate change
UnitingJustice national director Rev Elenie Poulos recently discussed the role of religion in climate change on ABC’s Compass.
Shelter from the storm
The Uniting Church’s National Assembly has adopted a new refugee and asylum seeker policy titled Shelter from the Storm.
Uniting Church condemns abuse of asylum seekers
Rev Elenie Poulos The Uniting Church in Australia has strongly condemned the continuing and systematic abuse of asylum seekers trying to reach Australia by boat and those being held indefinitely in unsuitable offshore de
Church questions the cost of ‘free’ speech
The Uniting Church in Australia has named racism as a sin in a strongly-worded submission to the Federal Government’s proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act.