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All in or not at all: the Future of Reconciliation is under threat

Posted on 29/05/2026 by John Sandeman
National Reconcilation week

NATIONAL RECONCILIATION WEEK · 27/5 – 3/6 2026 · “ALL IN” Written by Larissa Minniecon, ABM Truth-telling and Reconciliation Missioner After 29 years of asking, a First Nations Anglican voice calls the church to step off the sidelines and finally… Continue Reading →

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Do we need to reconsider the Aboriginal Child Placement Principle?

Posted on 24/05/2026 by Patrick Parkinson
aboriginal flag

Patrick Parkinson AM The tragic death of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby has led to vigorous debate about whether our policy settings are right in terms of protection of Aboriginal children. The NT government wants to amend the legislation. Prof. Megan… Continue Reading →

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Row over CofE £100 million slavery reparations fund is about whether church is collectively guilty

Posted on 24/01/2026 by John Sandeman
Official medallion of the British Anti-Slavery Society (1795)

Pushback against a Church of England plan to pay £100 million to benefit communities affected by the historic transatlantic slave trade, by historians and, most recently, conservative MPs, reflects a division about the effects of the British Empire. A letter from… Continue Reading →

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Prayers for domestic violence Sunday

Posted on 27/11/2025 by John Sandeman
Prayer

Many Aussie Anglicans observed Domestic Violence Sunday in May, the Sydney variety is observing it at the end of November. Whatever your branch of Christianity, here are some prayers that might help you pray about this very important topic. One… Continue Reading →

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A joint letter by Pope Leo and Pope Francis urges us to love the poor

Posted on 12/10/2025 by John Sandeman
Pope Leo XIV

Begun by Pope Francis, and added to by Pope Leo, “Delexi Te” (“I have loved you,” from Rev 3:9), a formal letter known as an Apostolic Exhortation, that urges all Christians to love and care for the poor was issued… Continue Reading →

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Making water safe with a sticker

Posted on 10/10/2025 by John Sandeman
safe water bottles

Safe clean water for some of the poorest peoples in the world is being made possible by an under reported Australian invention. Biologically infected water affects more than three quarters of a billion people Solar disinfection (SODIS) is a process… Continue Reading →

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A bold social housing goal

Posted on 24/09/2025 by John Sandeman
Anglicare Mt Druitt

Anglicare Sydney plans to quadruple their housing stock to serve disadvantaged members of the community, increasing their holdings from 1,000 to 4,000 units within a decade. Their new Group Executive – Housing, Rob Stokes, a former Cabinet minister in the… Continue Reading →

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A good news story – Mission Australia

Posted on 21/08/2025 by John Sandeman

Deep in the middle of Amos at church, the subjects of mercy, justice and care for the vulnerable have come up at church. So it was a good opportunity to interview a member of the 9 am congregation, Ian Hammond,… Continue Reading →

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Modern Slavery: Forced to have abortions due to Australia’s visa rules.

Posted on 23/06/2025 by John Sandeman
Modern Slavery

Temporary workers working in regional NSW, hired on visas through the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme have been forced to have abortions to meet visa requirements. From 500 or 600 women a year approaching local doctors in the Murranbidgee reason, 95%… Continue Reading →

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Compassion, the mark of knowing God

Posted on 08/06/2025 by John Sandeman
Sylvia Sandeman 2025

The Other Cheek remembers my big sister Sylvia Sandeman who died late last month: A Sermon on Amos 7: 7-17, Luke 10: 25–37 & Colossians 1: 1–14 by Sylvia Sandeman As I read the Lectionary passages for today one word… Continue Reading →

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