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Inequality and the power of imagining a different world

QLD Synod Webmaster — Fri, 09 Oct 2015 05:42:07 +0000

Ahead of Anti-Poverty week, director of UnitingJustice Rev Elenie Poulos has written a piece for Wesley Mission Brisbane highlighting the growing inequality in Australian society. In her article she writes about the factors driving inequality both in Australia and overseas: ” … somewhere along the way, the world was hijacked by neoliberal economic theory and ...

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Uniting Church asks for more information on Manus Island situation

QLD Synod Webmaster — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 06:10:44 +0000

The Uniting Church in Australia has asked to meet with the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Peter Dutton asking for information about the care and support being offered to asylum seekers on Manus Island and asked what can the government do to immediately improve conditions at the centre. Yesterday, national director of UnitingJustice Australia ...

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Uniting Church takes drastic action in response to child detention

QLD Synod Webmaster — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 06:03:37 +0000

The Uniting Church has received information that children without parents being detained on Christmas Island have been scheduled for imminent deportation to offshore facilities on Nauru. In response, the Uniting Church in Australia has taken the bold step of writing to the Australian Government to offer sanctuary for all children without parents currently held on Christmas ...

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