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Primate congratulates new Sydney Archbishop

Primate of Australia has congratulated Dr Glenn Davies on his election as Archbishop of Sydney.

07 August 2013

Australian bishop calls for "decent treatment" for asylum seekers

The chair of the Melbourne Anglican Social Responsibility Committee, the Rt Revd Philip Huggins, Assistant Bishop of the Northern Region of Melbourne, has called for asylum seekers in Australia to receive "decent treatment" from the Australian government.

26 July 2013

Australian church agrees to mass in Maori

The Anglican Church in Western Australia has given Maori parishioners its blessing for them to conduct church services in Te Reo Maori.

09 July 2013

New bishop for the Australian Defence Force

Bishop Ian Lambert was today officially commissioned as the new Anglican Bishop to the Australian Defence Force.

09 July 2013

Plymouth bishop to move to Australia

A new bishop from England has been appointed to the Anglican Diocese of the Murray.

02 July 2013

Archbishop Driver: "Extended detention immoral and abusive"

Adelaide’s Anglican Archbishop Jeffrey Driver has urged the Federal Government to ensure children are not housed at a new permanent detention facility on Manus Island.

15 May 2013

1500km to go: Cyclists on a mission blaze through town

With legs of jelly, a team of cyclists pedalled into Toowoomba this afternoon.

09 April 2013

Asylum seeker comments "fear-mongering"

Asylum seeker comments "fear-mongering"

The Chair of the Brisbane Anglican Diocesan Social Responsibilities Committee, The Very Reverend Dr Peter Catt, today spoke out strongly against immigration spokesman Scott Morrison's demands for ‘behaviour protocols’ for asylum seekers.

28 February 2013

"Time is right for new relationships with Asia churches" - Melbourne Archbishop

"Time is right for new relationships with Asia churches" - Melbourne Archbishop

“The time is right for the Church to enter into new relationships with our sister churches in Asia, in particular with the Church of the Province of Myanmar,” said Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne Dr Philip Freier, as he began a two-week visit to Myanmar, starting in Yangon.

18 February 2013

ABM welcomes change to the Marks of Mission

ABM welcomes change to the Marks of Mission

The Anglican Board of Mission has welcomed a change to the 5 Marks of Mission made by the Anglican Consultative Council in late 2012.

24 January 2013