Uniting Justice Australia

Welcome changes to the detention of asylum seekers

On July 29, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, announced a suite of changes to Australia's immigration detention system. Detention centres will now only be used as a last resort and detention of asylum seekers will occur for the shortest practical time.

This is a significant announcement for the Uniting Church. Our members, ministers and agencies have served those in detention centres for many years, advocating for an end to the policy of mandatory, arbitrary and indefinite detention.

Click here to read the Minister's speech announcing the changes

Find out more about the Uniting Church's work for refugees and aslyum seekers here

Climate Change News

On July 16, the Australian Government released its Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Green Paper. The Green Paper discusses options for emissions trading in Australia and outlines the Government's preferred position on an national emissons trading scheme.

Find out more about the Green Paper here

Find out more about the Uniting Church's work on climate change here