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Overwhelming “yes” if Recognise vote were held today

QLD Synod Webmaster — Mon, 18 May 2015 23:35:52 +0000

If a referendum vote were held today, 75 per cent of all Australians (including two in three Coalition voters) would vote yes to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the nation’s Constitution. Undertaken by Polity Research for the Recognise movement in March, the research demonstrates strong backing for this change—both in Aboriginal and ...

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Seven questions to ask your local candidates

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 06:40:19 +0000

With the calling of a snap Queensland election for 31 January, local candidates are out in force campaigning for your vote. This is a great opportunity to raise an issue you care about. Here are some questions you could ask next time you see a local candidate at a political forum or at your local ...

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Synod resolutions show concern for others

QLD Synod Webmaster — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 03:31:56 +0000

A number of general proposals were passed by consensus during the 31st Synod in Session, many focussing on the church’s call to love our neighbour as ourselves. Constitutional recognition A proposal brought to the Synod by UnitingCare Queensland CEO Anne Cross and Calvary Presbytery Minister Rev Dennis Corowa called the church to join UnitingCare Queensland ...

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Heading towards a promised end

QLD Synod Webmaster — Tue, 03 Jun 2014 06:42:05 +0000

The Destiny Together week of prayer and fasting is over. Bruce Mullan looks at what’s next in the Uniting Church’s journey of reconciliation with First Peoples. The paint was washed off the foreheads and the chairs packed away but for those who participated in the Canberra prayer vigil and at other Destiny Together—Justice for First ...

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