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Grafton priest leads the way

Grafton priest leads the way

Clarence Valley celebrates the first Grafton woman to be accepted into the role of Archdeacon this morning as Reverend Gail Hagon of the Anglican Diocese of Grafton takes on the most senior position in the life of the church.

30 July 2012

Australian Anglicans visit Japan, hear stories of surviving the tsunami

Australian Anglicans visit Japan, hear stories of surviving the tsunami

Survivors of Japan’s triple disasters—earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear fallout—warmly welcomed a group of Anglicans who visited them from the Diocese of Riverina in Australian last week.

09 July 2012

Home brew dangers in Gulf dry community

Home brew dangers in Gulf dry community

An Anglican minister says a dry community in the Gulf of Carpentaria has become so overrun with home brew that children as young as 11 are risking theirlives mixing and drinking potent concoctions made from fruit juice and Vegemite.

02 July 2012

Multi-Faith service to honour perished asylum seekers

Multi-Faith service to honour perished asylum seekers

A multi-faith service to honour asylum seekers who have died seeking asylum in Australia will take place on Sunday July 1 at the Pilgrim Church at 4pm.

26 June 2012

Anglican Overseas Aid's Ethiopian partner wins International Humanitarian Award

Anglican Overseas Aid's Ethiopian partner wins International Humanitarian Award

Australian nurse and midwife Valerie Browning, head of the Afar Pastoralist Development Association (APDA) in Ethiopia has won “The One” International Humanitarian award

20 June 2012

Archbishop accuses Commonwealth government over gambling

Archbishop accuses Commonwealth government over gambling

Anglican Archbishop Jeffrey Driver has accused the Commonwealth government of gambling with the future of young Australians as it considers changes to gambling regulations.

06 June 2012

Anglicans in Bathurst, Australia, sign a covenant with local Roman Catholics

Anglicans in Bathurst, Australia, sign a covenant with local Roman Catholics

Clergy from across the Anglican Diocese of Bathurst and their counterparts from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bathurst will gather in Bathurst on Thursday May 24 to witness the signing of a covenant between the two denominational groups.

21 May 2012

Adelaide Archbishop welcomes plan to house asylum seekers in Australian homes

Adelaide Archbishop welcomes plan to house asylum seekers in Australian homes

Archbishop Jeffrey Driver has welcomed the introduction of the Federal Government’s Community Placement Network initiative to temporarily house asylum seekers in Australian family homes.

08 May 2012

Very Revd Frank Nelson appointed as Dean of St Peter's Cathedral

Very Revd Frank Nelson appointed as Dean of St Peter's Cathedral

Anglican Archbishop Jeffery Driver is pleased to announce the appointment of The Very Rev’d Frank Nelson as Dean of Adelaide’s iconic St Peter’s Cathedral.

30 April 2012

Churches back Ballan caravan park evictees

Churches back Ballan caravan park evictees

As a refugee, Father Peter Kunen knows what it is like to be without a home.

30 April 2012