On Friday 12th of July, during Refugee Week 2024, Pastor Ray Minniecon joined the ERC webinar to address the following:

"Post-Referendum, the vision and leadership from our political and religious institutions appears to be completely eradicated for Indigenous peoples' future aspirations. We were hoping for recognition, respect and honour of our unique God-given identity as the original custodians of our lands and territories. We are now feeling dejected and unworthy to live with dignity and honour in our own country and communities. It seem like Our leadership politically, socially, spiritually and mentally has been muted. It will take years to recover.  We now have no vision and no leadership. Just dismay, anger and a bleak future. Where to now? What are the new barriers to true reconciliation?"

By 'Alopi Latukefu
Published by The Lowy Institute

Our Director, 'Alopi Latukefu, recently authored an insightful article for The Lowy Institute about the Albanese Government’s ‘First Nations foreign policy approach’. The risk of it being seen as a rubber stamping exercise versus a new age of enlightened foreign relations with the region is to be seen. Pictured is a quote from the article, which you can read here.

Twentieth Sunday of the Year

‘God is like … mama, who doesn’t think supper is over until the last child is seated and fed’.

Your God is too small.. and so is our notion of what God expects…. What is God thinking about in these times of war, when the gap between the haves and the have-nots is widening and our rulers have abandoned the ideals of equality and justice? In such times God’s heart aches and it is a sin to be silent.’

Janes A Forbes Jr, Whose Gospel?