In a pastoral letter read out today in the churches of the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn the Right Reverend George Browning announced his intention to resign as Bishop of that Diocese
26 September 1999
Lay administration of the Lord’s Supper has generated more heat than any other issue in Southern Cross recently. If passed, new laws will allow lay people and those ministers ordained as deacons to lead or ‘administer’ the Holy Communion service.
23 September 1999
It is only a matter of time before women become bishops in Australia, according to Dr Muriel Porter, chair of the General Synod Working Group on Women Bishops.
23 September 1999
A little over $1 million worth of damage happened to Anglican churches and other church properties in the fierce hail storm that occurred, mainly in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, on Wednesday 14 April last, though other parts of Sydney were affected.
21 April 1999
The world's Anglican bishops have taken a stand on Australia's controversial debate over the ownership of lands claimed by indigenous peoples.
08 August 1998
"What are you going to do now you're in your late forties and your last child is about to leave home?" a friend asked Marion McCall six years ago.
30 July 1998
The Anglican Church of Australia in the Torres Strait Islands has lost many of its clergy and lay membership and all 20 students at its Torres Strait theological college in a dispute over the consecration of a bishop some locals say they do not want.
22 May 1998
Bishop Arthur Malcolm, the Chair of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Anglican Council (NATSIAC) has called on Church members to take an active part in the Week of Prayer for Reconciliation, from May 27th to 3rd June.
11 May 1998
(CT) The Australian General Synod has begun moves to open the episcopate to women. It will also look at alternative forms of episcopal oversight for those who would not accept women on the bench.
10 March 1998
(Credit to Paul Osborne. "Focus". Brisbane)The General Synod of the Australian Anglican Church this week unreservedly apologised to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for the part the Anglican Church of Australia played in the hurt and trauma caused by the unjustified removal of children from their families.
24 February 1998