Border worship has produced an inhumane people trade
‘Cursed be anyone who deprives the alien, the orphan, and the widow of justice. All the people shall say, ‘Amen!’ (Deuteronomy 27:19)
Tag: politics
Mandatory detention has had its day
Today the Uniting Church in Australia has again called for an end to the policy of mandatory detention for asylum seekers who come by boat. Here is what we said:
A new parliament, a new chance to act on climate change
Today, the Uniting Church in Australia, together with 19 other major civil society organisations released a statement calling on the next Government of Australia to take serious, urgent and credible action to put a price on carbon.
Protecting ‘The Australian Way of Life’
A number of times I have heard Julia Gillard refer to the Labor Party’s commitment to protecting ‘The Australian Way of Life’. Every time she mentions it, it comes capitalised and in quotation marks.
Protecting 'The Australian Way of Life'
A number of times I have heard Julia Gillard refer to the Labor Party’s commitment to protecting ‘The Australian Way of Life’. Every time she mentions it, it comes capitalised and in quotation marks.
The campaign of the small
It seems like the debate (it really wasn’t) between Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott last night has induced a severe epidemic of despondency around the country – political commentators and theorists, historians, church and community leaders, me and my friends and I am assuming probably you and your friends too.
The ‘make a difference’ vacuum
A few days into the Federal Election campaign and all the Australian citizenry has been offered are poorly developed slogans and a series of disconnected policy announcements designed solely to unbalance the opponent. It’s been nothing more than scrappy fighting over a very small patch of turf. How dismal! How utterly depressing!
When living with a paradox can destroy lives
I’m usually always up for a good paradox. They challenge the mind and serve to remind us that the world is not always easily understood. But we are living with a paradox that is causing serious harm and damaging many lives.
It’s time to get tough!
Well, here it is – my first ever blog. And I have decided to write about something that has been bothering me for a very long time.
