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I am not sure what I should be more upset about: the newspaper for publishing an underdone article on racism on Australia Day or the pernicious racism that gives the article legs? The comments quoted in the article are sufficient substantiation of the deep seated antagonism to asylum seekers and refugees but this issue is clouded with appeals [...]

Australia Day call from Australia’s Roman Catholic bishops to limit the detention of asylum seekers to a maximum of 3 months and Urging the (political) parties to develop a joint approach, so humans do not become  political pawns, the bishops said: “To honour the Australian sense of justice  and compassion, there must be a defined limit to [...]

A sad day for our nation as our Prime Minister breaks another promise and further distances truth from our life. Listen to Andrew Wilkie as he tells of the “Prime Minister’s failure to honour her agreement” on pokies reform: “Consequently I regard the Prime Minister to be in breach of the written  agreement she signed, leaving [...]

Today, good news in what has become a darkening cloud over the reform of poker machine gambling in recent days: The Pro-pokie-reform Stop the Loss coalition went live today. The release states in part, “High loss poker machines are known to be addictive and Australia has the fastest, highest loss machines in the world… Hundreds [...]

I think it’s worth posting these Barnabas Fund comments because they certainly provide a coherent anti-thesis to the currrent anti-Assad tirade from the Western media. See what you think: Syria pivotal in regional power battle Several expert commentators (see below) are calling into question the narrative being spread by Western media about the nature of the [...]

Who: Dr Ken Parry,  Macquarie University What: Conference on Eastern Christianity, more info: Eastern Christianity Flyer (no registration required) Where: Tabor College 45 Melville Street Hobart When: Saturday 25th of February 2012 starting @ 10am-2:30pm How: hosted by AFES and Tabor College I strongly encourage you to attend these lectures, it will be a great [...]

ANGLICAN MEDIA TASMANIA Tuesday 17th of January 2012 MEDIA RELEASE: The Anglican Bishop of Tasmania, John Harrower, is today making the following comment with regards to Poker Machine reform. “I am very concerned that the health of Australian Society, and the safety and livelihood of many Australian families, is being overtaken by parliamentary opportunism. “The [...]

Bishop spreads a message of peace Following an extended interview of the Bishop of Egypt concerning his seminar on the context and consequences of the ’Arab Spring’, an excellent article by JAYNE RICHARDSON of 14 Jan, 2012 04:00 AM in The Examiner: THE Anglican Bishop of Egypt is visiting Tasmania spreading a message of peace and acceptance.Brought [...]

I have been enjoying myself relocating my books into a renovated room In the process I have come across some delightful memories. The beautiful letter below and the Bible sent with it are one such treasured memory. Wednesday 3 November 2004 The Bishop of Tasmania Diocese of Tasmania GPO Box 748 HOBART TAS 7001 Attention: [...]

It’s good to have a plan and it’s even better to do it! My current Bible reading plan is the E100 Challenge. E100 is a Bible Reading Challenge that gets people reading the Bible they already own. It dares people to pick up their Bible, re-engage the scriptures and allow God to do something powerful [...]