The Assembly has issued a statement in response to Minister Bowen’s announcement yesterday about how the ‘no-advantage test’ would now apply to aslyum seeksers being released into the community.
UnitingJustice Australia, the justice policy and advocacy unit of the Uniting Church in Australia, has issued a statement concerning reports that Federal Labor is considerating including the Australian mainland in the Migration Act excision zone.
The National Young Adults Leaders Conference will be held in January/February 2013.
The UCA President, Rev Professor Andrew Dutney, has issued a statement converning the recent legislative changes relating to asylum seekers.
Rev Rronaŋ Garrawurra was installed as the National Chair of UAICC at its recent conference held in Alice Springs.
At the 13th Assembly in Adelaide, our Moderator Stuart McMillan, was chosen as the President-Elect of the UCA Assembly. This means Stuart will become President of the Uniting Church in Australia when Assembly meets again in Perth in three years time.
We have received the news this morning (Tuesday 7 August) from John Adams at Congress office in Townsville that Pam Wallace passed away yesterday after a long battle with cancer.
Deaconess Winifred Margaret Hilliard, MBE OAM, spent many years as the Aboriginal Arts co-ordinator at Ernabella, South Australia. She was born in Melbourne on 29 September 1921, and died at Nowra on 2 January 2012. Her obituary, prepared by Rev Dr Bill Edwards, was published in Crosslight in June 2012.
Len Capps and his wife Alison, spent many years in the Territory, in both Aboriginal communities and in Darwin. Len passed away in February 2012 after a short illness. The Trinity North Uniting Church in Perth has provided an obituary.
The Stronger Futures debate in Parliament will resume 18th June. This gives a few more weeks to seek changes to the legislation. The Call to Action Kit provides information on advocacy strategies, information postcards and a form letter to complete and send to politicians.