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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

Anderson elected NT Bishop

Dr Greg Anderson has been elected the sixth Bishop of the the Northern Territory.

24 June 2014

Pacific Churches heard at C20 summit

Pacific Island Churches bring Climate Change concerns to global civil society summit in Melbourne

23 June 2014

A young Pakistani bombing survivor recovers in Australia

As a major military operation continues in north-west Pakistan against armed groups, one victim of an extremist attack in the region is quietly recovering in Melbourne after undergoing surgery.

17 June 2014

Celebrating Coming of the Light

1 July 2014 marks the 143rd anniversary of the ‘Coming of the Light’, the occasion that celebrates when the London Missionary Society first landed on Erub, also known as Darnley Island, in Torres Strait.

12 June 2014

Shock death of bishop

Anglican Bishop of Gippsland John McIntyre died on Friday night at Monash Hospital, Clayton, at the age of 62

10 June 2014

Parishes urged to welcome men as anti-violence advocates

​Parishes need to welcome men as important bearers of anti-violence messages to other men and boys, according to a report of the Diocese of Melbourne Violence Prevention Program

06 June 2014