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Uniting Church condemns death penalty again

QLD Synod Webmaster — Sun, 22 Feb 2015 23:31:30 +0000

The Uniting Church in Australia has joined churches, non-governmental organisations and others in voicing concerns about Indonesia’s resumption of the death penalty. President of the Uniting Church in Australia Rev Dr Andrew Dutney is one of 14 organisational leaders who have written to both the Indonesian ambassador to Australia and to the Australian minister for ...

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UnitingCare Australia welcomes more government support

QLD Synod Webmaster — Sun, 22 Feb 2015 23:31:18 +0000

The government has announced a new initiative consisting of $54.4 million in funding over four years for people with severe symptoms of dementia in residential care facilities. “It is very good news,” said Lin Hatfield Dodds, National Director of UnitingCare Australia. “Our agencies provide the largest share of aged care in the country and we ...

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UnitingJustice lodges submissions on immigration, Indigenous recognition

QLD Synod Webmaster — Sun, 22 Feb 2015 23:30:49 +0000

UnitingJustice submitted two reports to the federal government in January. The first, submitted to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, recommended Australia’s Humanitarian Programme intake be increased to at least 25 000 for 2015–2016 and increased over the following years to 50 000 annually. It also recommended that the offshore and onshore program intakes be de-linked, ...

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