National

Friday December 06

Call for unified national leadership on climate change

The National Council of Churches in Australia urges Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese to convene a roundtable on climate change, shaping a bipartisan approach and drawing in civil society leaders

Extra funds for aged care welcome, but only a start

Anglicare Australia has welcomed the funds committed to aged care this week, calling on the Government to build on this commitment in its next budget

Anglicare SQ A Place To Belong member Deborah, a Brisbane woman with a range of disabilities and challenges, who some years ago had been semi-homeless, is now on the casual payroll at the University of Queensland and she regularly contributes to different classes: “I used to live in institutions and hostels and I used to have to do things by the rules. I like living in my own house. I can see the city and I have my own clothesline. My support team and friends are helping me to learn the computer. It is difficult but I am better than I was.”

Putting relationships at the centre of services: Anglicare Australia launches 'Our Better Selves'

Anglicare Australia released its 19th ‘State of the Family Report, Our Better Selves’ yesterday – read the report and the stories shared by brave Anglicare SQ service users, including Deborah and Kathy

Bushfires in Queensland and in other parts of Australia

“The immediate need is to meet the challenges presented by catastrophic fires in what could be a very long bushfire season, including through prayer and practical support,” says Archbishop Phillip Aspinall

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Anglicans allocate $100,000 in mission grants

14 new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mission initiatives will receive a funding boost totalling just over $100,000 from ABM in 2020, with successful project grant candidates chosen by the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Anglican Council