Media Releases

Good and Bad in Point Scoring Policies
6 June 2010
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Opposition leaves Christian values behind
27 May 2010
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No more land of the 'fair go' for asylum seekers
19 April 2010
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Uniting Church condemns suspension of Afghan, Sri Lankan visas
9 April 2010
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Church leaders voice concerns for wellbeing of asylum seekers on Christmas Island
2 March 2010
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Uniting Church urges constructive dialogue on asylum seekers
21 October 2009
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Stop political point-scoring on lives at stake
20 April 2009
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Detention report falls short of Government's own standards
2 December 2008

 

Uniting Church welcomes detention policy changes
29 July 2008

 

Uniting Church welcomes action to end suffering on Nauru
10 December 2007

 

Uniting Church condemns visa cancellation as undermining legal system
17 July 2007

 

Uniting Church rejects PM's comments on sick refugees
28 May 2007

 

Detention on Nauru: a breach of human decency
7 August 2006

 

Moral courage absent in Government response to asylum seekers
13 April 2006

 

Positive steps to recover our sense of decency and compassion
17 June 2005

 

New invitation-only visa is a rotten deal
13 May 2005

 

Removal pending bridging visas - much ado about nothing much
23 March 2005

 

Uniting Church responds to Laurie Ferguson, in the Age, 28 October 2004
28 October 2004

 

Deterrence is a failure: Uniting Church calls for new vision for refugees
23 September 2004

 

Stop juggling visas
25 August 2004

 

The land of the fair-go has disappeared
9 August 2004

 

New hope for refugees
13 July 2004

 

Detention figures only paint half a picture
6 July 2004

 

Uniting Church calls for immediate release of children from detention
10 June 2004

 

Uniting Church says the abuse must end now
14 May 2004

 

Service or Violence at Easter? Uniting Church condemns forced deportation of asylum seekers
8 April 2004

 

'One more lie in a long line of lies', say Uniting Church leaders
14 November 2003

 

Uniting Church condemns imminent deportation of Iranians
21 August 2003

 

Church calls for inquiry into immigration detention horrors
20 May 2003

 

Uniting Church condemns Iran agreement
13 March 2003

 

Labor's asylum policy heads in right direction, but a little more courage, please
2 December 2002

 

Uniting Church condemns Government's "use and abuse" of Bakhtiari family
22 July 2002

 

Government action to blame for detention centre riots
22 April 2002

 

Instead of sniping and criticising let us seek solutions
November 2001

 

Uniting Church calls for calm consideration of migration bills
24 September 2001

 

Uniting Church and Anglican refugee workers express outrage at Government attempts to change refugee rules
15 August 2001

 

New Uniting Church policy on refugees: 'end the discrimination and fear'
2 August 2001