Human Rights & the NT Intervention
SPC Forum 2010: Human Rights & the NT Intervention, with Hon Alastair Nicholson AO Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia 1988-2004. The...
2010 AGM
SPC 5th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1 DECEMBER 2010 Report by Peter Whiting SPC President. Welcome to this the 2ndAGM we have convened at the...
Asylum seekers – mandatory detention and release of children
Prime Minister Gillard’s announcement that the government will release from detention children and family groups seeking asylum in Australia is being welcomed by church...
What now for asylum seekers?
Asylum seekers arriving by boat make up a tiny percentage of our annual immigration, yet Australia has treated them very harshly. On 12 August...
Politics, Religion & Election Issues
Professor John Warhurst spoke to SPC on 4 August 2010 about religion and politics in Australian federal elections, including church lobbying, relations with parties and...
New Hope for Africa
Social Policy Connections, in association with Act for Peace, welcomed Revd. Dr. Andre Karamaga as guest speaker in the Study Centre of Yarra Theological...
Australia’s relationship with China: prospects and perils
As Australia’s prosperity becomes more closely tied into China with values so different from ours, the question of our responsibilities and opportunities looms large....