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Information and Action Resources
Issues Paper: Tackling Climate Change: Ensuring our Future
part of the National Assembly's 2010 Federal Election resource
Fact Sheet: Emissions trading in Australia
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Fact Sheet: Putting Equity Back in the Climate Change Debate
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The Climate Institute, 2006, includes a statement from the Uniting Church
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Changing Climate, Changing Creation: Remaining a People of Hope
Australian Conservation Foundation 2005, endorsed by UnitingJustice
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A Citizen's Guide to Climate Refugees
Friends of the Earth Australia, endorsed by UnitingJustice
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The Nuclear Fuel Cycle
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Prayers and Worship Resources
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For the Sake of the Planet and All its People |
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Your world, O God, grows warmer |
Submissions
Submission to the Senate Standing Committees on Economics
Minerals Resource Rent Tax Bills 2011
January 2012
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Inquiry into Australia’s Clean Energy Future Legislation
Joint Select Committee
September 2011
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Comments on the proposed carbon pricing mechanism
Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
May 2011
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Inquiry into the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 and related bills
Senate Standing Committee on Economics
June 2009
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Senate Select Committee on Climate Policy
April 2009
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Inquiry into the exposure drafts of the legislaiton to implement the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
Senate Standing Committee on Economics
March 2009
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Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Green Paper
Department of Climate Change
September 2008
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News and Media Releases
Media release: Uniting Church Commends Australia’s Clean Energy Future
11 July 2011
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Civil society statement on a credible plan on pollution and climate change
1 September 2010
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Government backdown on climate change action a failure of moral leadership
29 April 2010
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Uniting Church opposes further weakening of CPRS
22 October 2009
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Planet's future worth more than political points
13 August 2009
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Pitiful pledge bolsters industries' polluting ways
5 May 2009
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We must put a price on carbon
13 February 2009
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Government refuses to face the heat
15 December 2008
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No 'winners' and 'losers' in climate change debate
7 July 2008
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Uniting Church calls for green dollars
18 September 2004
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Drowning Pacific nation abandoned by Australia
4 May 2003
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Christmas Island chaplaincy: a light in the darkness
Christmas Island is a tiny speck in the Indian Ocean, yet it will seem vast compared to some of the tight spaces Rev Christine Senini worked in. And she won’t have to sleep in a bunk bed.
The President of the Uniting Church in Australia, Rev. Alistair Macrae has added his name to the list of prominent Australians calling for reform to our asylum seeker policies. UnitingJustice has continually advocated for a more compassionate approach to these vulnerable members of our society.
UnitingJustice and the Uniting Church in Australia Assembly has joined the chorus of voices calling for Constitutional recognition of the unique contribution that First Peoples have made to this country. Amendments to the Australian Constitution should also include removal of racist and discriminatory language and clauses. The open letter was accompanied by a submission to the Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition made by UnitingJustice.
UJA Reference Committee member, Professor John Langmore, discusses the political momentum behind and the public benefits of introducing a financial transactions tax.
Rethink Refugees - watch UJA National Director, Rev. Elenie Poulos, reflecting on her work in refugee advocacy as part of Amnesty's information campaign
Preamble posters and Covenanting resources
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Position Vacant: Senior Media Officer
The Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia seeks to appoint an experienced media professional to the role of Senior Media Officer. Read more...
Churches solid on poker machine reform
The major Christian churches in Australia have reaffirmed their commitment to the Government’s proposed poker machine reform this morning in the face of Catholic priest Father Chris Riley’s apparent support for the inaccurate, well-funded industry campaign. Read more...