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Saturday June 10

ACSQ Parliamentary submission: 'Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God'

“As Christians, we place a high value on peace. The Bible records Jesus of Nazareth saying: ‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God’…We believe that the implementation of the Voice through the proposed constitutional amendment wording will advance peace and the ongoing Reconciliation process, thus helping to foster healing and unify our country,” say Aunty Dr Rose Elu, Canon Bruce Boase, The Very Rev’d Dr Peter Catt, Anglicare’s Sue Cooke and the Anglican Schools Commission’s Sherril Butterworth in their recent Parliamentary submission

40 Anglican archbishops and bishops urge special intake of Afghan refugees in open letter to PM ahead of the Budget

Forty Anglican Church of Australia episcopal leaders have co-signed an open letter to the Prime Minister ahead of the Budget, calling on the Federal Government to create a special intake of 20,000 additional places for Afghan people seeking safety – find out how you can help

Anglicare Australia hails Senate vote to scrap charity attacks

Anglicare Australia has thanked Opposition, Greens and crossbench Senators for voting to scrap rules that would attack charities. The rules meant that charities could have been shut down for speaking out or for taking part in protests

Celebrating #WearTheScarf

“As we have gifted these scarves to our Federal MPs and Senators, we have asked our nation’s leaders to take seriously the issue of climate change…We have also asked them to listen to and be led by those most impacted by our warming world, Aboriginal peoples, Torres Strait Islander peoples, and our neighbours – peoples of the Pacific Island nations,” says the Common Grace team, led by Wakka Wakka woman and Evangelical Christian, CEO Brooke Prentis

2021 Brisbane Peace Lecture

“Our geo-strategic situation begins at home. We live with the world’s oldest continuous culture. This culture has been in existence for over 60,000 years. It is significantly older than all other cultures and intellectual traditions handed down to us over the centuries,” says Professor Chris Barrie in his St John’s Cathedral International Day of Peace address

Over 300 organisations, businesses and community groups call on all Parliamentarians to respond to the crisis in Afghanistan

Over 300 organisations, businesses and community groups have signed a joint letter to all Federal MPs and Senators calling on them to take urgent action on the devastating situation in Afghanistan, including Anglican Board of Mission

Have your say now on the proposals for an 'Indigenous Voice'

Find out how to have your say on the proposals for an ‘Indigenous Voice’ in Federal Parliament and at local levels and help provide a way for our First Nations peoples to provide advice and input on matters that are important to improving their lives

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