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Anglican Church apologises to victims of abuse across Canberra and Goulburn

The Anglican Church has apologised to victims of abuse at special church services across Canberra and Goulburn.

11 August 2014

Asylum seekers: Church leaders say secrecy creates a space for cruelty to play

The leaders of ten of the largest Christian denominations in South Australia are calling for completely transparent asylum seeker processing fearing “secrecy is creating space for cruelty to play”.

06 August 2014

Australia churches accuse government of "child abuse and neglect"

A coalition of church leaders, led by the Dean of St John’s Anglican Cathedral in Brisbane, has accused the Australian government of “state sanctioned child abuse” 

30 July 2014

Multicultural Discipleship in Australia

The Diocese of Melbourne ‘Mission and Ministry Conference in the Asian Century’ has opened today

16 July 2014

Australia: Governments and churches urged to take more asylum seekers

The General Synod has urged the government and opposition to revise immigration policy, particularly offshore detention.

03 July 2014

Confession not all confidential: Anglicans

Anglican ministers told during confession about serious crimes such as child sexual abuse shouldn't be obliged to keep them secret, the church has declared.

03 July 2014

Australia: Synod highlights 'inactivity' on gambling

The 2014 General Synod has chided the Federal Parliament for failing to respond effectively to a four year old report on gambling in Australia.

03 July 2014

Anglicans, Episcopalians from five continents on WCC’s governing body

Fifteen Anglicans and Episcopalians from countries including Burundi, Japan and Melanesia are in Geneva for the World Council of Churches (WCC) Central Committee.

03 July 2014

Stop denigrating climate change science, Anglican Church tells Abbott Government

The Abbott Government is not interested in the inconvenient truths of climate change, the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia heard today

03 July 2014

Archbishop Freier elected Australia's next Primate

The Archbishop of Melbourne, Philip Freier, has been elected the next Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia.

30 June 2014