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Are Australians Dividing Further on the basis of race?

Understanding our Australian Constitution is important for the 14th October Referendum. Australia has always been divided on the basis of race. The Australian Government has the power to make laws on the basis of race; and has done so since 1901.

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World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel

The photograph accompanying this article is in Bethlehem and is a section of the Security/Separation wall which surrounds the Occupied Palestinian territory of the West Bank.

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Healing and Hope

Looking back: Looking forward. Self-determination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples has an element of looking back and addressing past injustices, dispossession and alienation. The call for truth telling in the Uluru Statement from the Heart is the chance to heal past hurts.

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Swords to Plowshares

Korea Peace Appeal is an international campaign that seeks to amplify voices calling for an end to the Korean War and a transition from armistice to peace on the Korean Peninsula. More than seventy international partner organisations, including the World Council of Churches (WCC), are supporting the Korea Peace Appeal.

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What's new at college?

The Uniting College for Leadership and Theology is now part of a national university, the University of Divinity (UD). Together with Pilgrim College, the UCAs College in Melbourne, we are experiencing the benefits of a broader ecumenical setting and a Higher Education Provider in close touch with national university sector trends and opportunities.

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What is Mission?

Despite ubiquitous usage, particularly in the titles of books and conferences over the past twenty years, we need constant reminding about mission.