Media Releases

Ban Cluster Bombs, as Well as Knives

Friday, 30 July 2010 00:00

from Act for Peace, the international aid agency of the National Council of Churches in Australia

Yesterday, the Labor and Liberal parties announced domestic armed violence reduction commitments. Act for Peace, the international aid agency of the National Council of Churches in Australia is encouraging both parties to follow this by announcing their international armed violence reduction commitments.

It’s Time for a Humane, Bipartisan Approach to the Treatment of Asylum Seekers

Thursday, 22 July 2010 00:00

from the National Council of Churches in Australia (download a PDF of this release)

Asylum seekers are people in need of care and not to be feared, say Australian Churches.

A Call for Justice, Security and Peace for Palestine and Israel

Tuesday, 20 July 2010 00:00

from the National Council of Churches in Australia (download a PDF of this release)

During its 7th triennial Forum last week, the National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) announced it will continue to add its voice to the call for an end to Israel’s occupation of Palestine and condemning all acts of terrorism.

Aid Flotilla Attacks Show Gaza Blockade Must Be Lifted

Tuesday, 01 June 2010 14:43

Act for Peace is calling for a full investigation and a decisive response from the United Nations Security Council after Israel’s disproportionate attack on a flotilla of humanitarian aid bound for Gaza, killing at least nine peace activists and injuring dozens more.

Churches in the Philippines Prepare for Elections Bloodshed

Thursday, 06 May 2010 00:00

from the National Council of Churches in Australia (download a pdf)

“The first automated election system, in the May 10 national elections in the Philippines, implemented with haste, is a recipe for social chaos and political crisis”, says Reverend Rex Reyes JR, General Secretary of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP).

Easter 2010 Messages from Australian Church Leaders

Monday, 29 March 2010 00:00

from the National Council of Churches in Australia (download a PDF of this release)

What does Easter mean for us in Australia?

Global Aid Alliance Launched in Australia

Wednesday, 24 March 2010 00:00

a joint media release from Act for Peace (NCCA), AngliCORD (Anglican) and Australian Lutheran World Service

Australian aid and development agencies today announced the launch of one of the world’s largest international relief and development alliances.

The new ACT Alliance will deliver AUD $1.6 billion in aid each year to combat poverty, injustice, and human rights abuses, and also provide support in the wake of emergencies.

ACT Alliance is made up of 100 organisations from across the globe working in 125 countries with people of all faiths for positive and sustainable change. ACT Alliance members work to provide emergency food aid, shelter, water and sanitation facilities, and community-based development programs in some of the world’s poorest countries.

NATSIEC Urges Senators to Stand Up for the Rights of Aborigines

Tuesday, 16 March 2010 13:26

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from the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ecumenical Commission (NATSIEC)

The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ecumenical Commission (NATSIEC) urges Senators to vote against the Bill currently before them on Welfare Reform and Reinstatement of the Racial Discrimination Act.

Visiting African Leader to Challenge Australian Thinking on Solutions to African Problems

Tuesday, 09 March 2010 13:27

From Act for Peace, the international aid agency of the National Council of Churches in Australia

Revd. Dr.  Andre Karamaga, General Secretary of the All African Conference of Churches (AACC), will present Australian audiences with an African perspective to the raging climate change and aid effectiveness debates which have divided Australians.

Karamaga will also alert the Australian public to the church’s role as a peace keeper in the wars that plague the African continent and draw from his personal experience as a Rwandan leader, who lost family during the Genocide. 

Churches Celebrate the Milestones of Unity and Mission

Monday, 01 March 2010 00:00

from the National Council of Churches in Australia

Thousands of Australian Christians are preparing to reflect and pray together as they celebrate the milestones of unity and mission.  This year the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity takes place in the context of the 100th anniversary of the landmark 1910 World Mission Conference in Edinburgh.  Appropriately the theme for this year has been prepared for churches around the world by a group from Scotland.